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White House photo by Amanda LucidonChina plans cap and trade, Shell bails on Arctic drillingby Seth Zuckerman on
Low-carbon fuel standards make headway in OR and CA, climate pledges fall short of 2˚ goal but buy time for further progress, renewables surpass coal as UK’s #2 power source, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions
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Exxon and VW concealed impacts of their productsby Seth Zuckerman on
Sweden sets goal of going completely fossil-free, China to work with US on utility innovation and decarbonizing cities, union opposes coal port in Oakland, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions
- Solar adding 1 GW a month, CA gets half a climate loaf
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California to require 50% renewable electricity by 2030, utility CEO says baseload is an outdated concept, France ends export credits for coal plants, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions
- California's next climate steps hang in the balance
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Obama brings climate road show to Alaska, solar industry ponders a future unsupported by tax credits, Citibank and IEA see clean energy reaching cost parity, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions
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New Orleans' incomplete recovery; global drive towards clean energyby Eileen V. Quigley on
Ten years later, the Big Easy is still recovering from Katrina; global traction for renewable energy; climate-friendly investments expand; and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
- Climate pledges fall short; activists swarm coal mine
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Solar prices dropping, global temperatures rising, wind farms producing more energy for every megawatt of capacity, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
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HeijmansKiwis go coal-free by 2018; Ikea to carry only LED bulbsby Seth Zuckerman on
Canadian candidates debate climate; Brazil’s oil company in multi-billion-dollar corruption scandal; German solar power outdoes its nuke plants; and more stories of the week in clean energy solutions.
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Final Clean Power rules tougher, less friendly to gasby Seth Zuckerman on
Second-largest U.S. coal company files for bankruptcy, small businesses can finance solar arrays on their property tax bills, UPS aims for 12 percent renewable fuel by 2017, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
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Mega-firms pledge $140 B in climate investmentsby Seth Zuckerman on
Wind and solar lead renaissance in Buffalo, NY; construction begins on first US offshore wind farm; France to quadruple its price on carbon; and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
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NE profits from carbon cap, King Coal's fall continuesby Seth Zuckerman on
Japan pledges 26 percent cut in climate pollution, Consumer Reports endorses the used Nissan Leaf, “yieldcos” offer key financing for solar projects, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
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United states (and a province) flex for climate progress
Major media outlets show an uncertain committment to climate and clean energy journalism; while the US stalls out on climate progress, Washington, California and Quebec collaborate to reduce pollution