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The Heat: World Economic Forum
World leaders, entrepreneurs and activists are in Davos, Switzerland this week discussing the global economy, the impact of the China-US trade deal and climate change. US President Donald Trump held a news conference Wednesday…
Billionaire climate candidates struggle to win over environmentalists
Tom Steyer and Mike Bloomberg can make the case that they’ve done more over the last decade to fight climate change than anyone else running for president, something that would seem to give them a leg up in a Democratic primary…
Climate-focused Democrats hope for November reward
House Democrats know that their “comprehensive” climate plans are unlikely to see the light of day in Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Senate and face vetoes by a president who has at times rejected the scientific consensus on global warming…
Could sand spread on sea ice help keep the Arctic cool?
Think of the sea ice of the Arctic Ocean as a reflective heat shield vital to a stable climate. Then consider that about 95 percent of multiyear ice, the older ice that’s crucial to this heat shield, has vanished in the last four decades….
Supreme Court weighs lawsuit pitting climate scientist against skeptics
The Supreme Court on Friday will consider whether to take up a prominent climatologist’s defamation suit against a venerated conservative magazine, in a case that pits climate scientists against the free speech rights of global warming skeptics…
The Energy 202: Some environmentalists aren’t thrilled about a potential Bloomberg 2020 run
Many environmentalists have celebrated Michael Bloomberg as a philanthropist who has generously bankrolled the fight against climate change, spending hundreds of millions of dollars of his own fortune on trying to close coal-fired power plants. But they’re not as excited about…
Senate defections show just how far Democrats would have to go on climate change
A SENATE REALITY CHECK FOR DEMOCRATS: The defection of three red-state Senate Democrats on a vote Thursday to block the Trump EPA’s gutting of the Obama Clean Power plan shows that Democrats still have work to do — a lot — to pass…
Climate crisis will not be discussed at G7 next year, says Trump official
The climate crisis will not be formally discussed at the G7 summit in June next year, Donald Trump’s acting White House chief of staff said on Thursday. “Climate change will not be on the agenda,” Mick Mulvaney told reporters, without elaborating…
How U.S. fossil fuels are tied to Ukraine and impeachment
[E&E subscription required to read article.] Ukraine, now at the center of a rapidly accelerating impeachment inquiry against President Trump, has been central to the president’s efforts to increase U.S. exports of fossil fuels…
Climate Change: Are we too late?
Europe has been experiencing record breaking heat waves; there are unheard of wildfires in the Arctic region; glacier melts are flooding out entire villages in Greenland; and it’s official: the World Meteorological Organization…
Will US Republicans Feel the Heat from Climate Change?
Francis Rooney is a Republican congressman from a conservative Florida district who opposes federal funding for abortions and supports President Donald Trump’s plans for construction of a wall along the Mexican border. But…
Even a Democratic Landslide in 2020 Won’t Guarantee Major Climate Action
Democratic presidential candidates are jousting over who best can save the planet. But even if one of them wins the White House, the Senate would threaten to scuttle any action to ease the effects of climate change. If Democrats…
The Energy 202: Bernie Sanders announces a $16.3 trillion Green New Deal
Bernie Sanders released a comprehensive plan to address a “climate crisis” on par with the threat America faced during the Second World War, vowing to declare the global buildup of planet-warming gases a national emergency…
Daily on Energy: Trump’s visit to petrochemical plant shows a Democratic ‘blind spot’ on fossil fuels
President Trump is touring a petrochemical plant in western Pennsylvania Tuesday afternoon to tout booming U.S. energy production and its ties to the economy of a swing state whose Democratic leadership is more embracing…
Climate Change: Are we too late?
Europe has been experiencing record breaking heat waves; there are unheard of wildfires in the Arctic region; glacier melts are flooding out entire villages in Greenland; and it’s official: the World Meteorological Organization declared…
The Energy 202: Key House Democrats propose eliminating climate-warming emissions by 2050
Key House Democrats are proposing a 2050 deadline to eliminate the country’s climate-warming emissions — a goal more ambitious than seen in past proposals from Democratic leadership in Congress but one that still falls short of…
House Democrats Unveil Climate Goal Short of Ocasio-Cortez’s
Democrats in the House unveiled a target to stave off climate change Tuesday, one that is a far cry from the controversial Green New Deal being championed by New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other…
Daily on Energy: Biden looks to farmland to cut emissions
Presidential candidate Joe Biden released a “plan for rural America” Tuesday that devotes considerable attention to combating carbon emissions from the agriculture sector, encouraging farmers to participate in the fight against…
Trump the Environmentalist?
With swing states worried about climate change and toxic algae, the White House is talking green—while still working to strip away environmental protections…
Climate hawks fear Tom Steyer’s presidential run could backfire
Environmentalists are not enthusiastic about California billionaire Tom Steyer’s late entrance into the presidential race and worry his campaign could backfire. “Eh. There’s no clamor for him to run,” said R.L. Miller, founder of the…
The Heat: World Economic Forum
World leaders, entrepreneurs and activists are in Davos, Switzerland this week discussing the global economy, the impact of the China-US trade deal and climate change. US President Donald Trump held a news conference Wednesday…
Billionaire climate candidates struggle to win over environmentalists
Tom Steyer and Mike Bloomberg can make the case that they’ve done more over the last decade to fight climate change than anyone else running for president, something that would seem to give them a leg up in a Democratic primary…
Climate-focused Democrats hope for November reward
House Democrats know that their “comprehensive” climate plans are unlikely to see the light of day in Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Senate and face vetoes by a president who has at times rejected the scientific consensus on global warming…
Could sand spread on sea ice help keep the Arctic cool?
Think of the sea ice of the Arctic Ocean as a reflective heat shield vital to a stable climate. Then consider that about 95 percent of multiyear ice, the older ice that’s crucial to this heat shield, has vanished in the last four decades….
Supreme Court weighs lawsuit pitting climate scientist against skeptics
The Supreme Court on Friday will consider whether to take up a prominent climatologist’s defamation suit against a venerated conservative magazine, in a case that pits climate scientists against the free speech rights of global warming skeptics…
The Energy 202: Some environmentalists aren’t thrilled about a potential Bloomberg 2020 run
Many environmentalists have celebrated Michael Bloomberg as a philanthropist who has generously bankrolled the fight against climate change, spending hundreds of millions of dollars of his own fortune on trying to close coal-fired power plants. But they’re not as excited about…
Senate defections show just how far Democrats would have to go on climate change
A SENATE REALITY CHECK FOR DEMOCRATS: The defection of three red-state Senate Democrats on a vote Thursday to block the Trump EPA’s gutting of the Obama Clean Power plan shows that Democrats still have work to do — a lot — to pass…
Climate crisis will not be discussed at G7 next year, says Trump official
The climate crisis will not be formally discussed at the G7 summit in June next year, Donald Trump’s acting White House chief of staff said on Thursday. “Climate change will not be on the agenda,” Mick Mulvaney told reporters, without elaborating…
How U.S. fossil fuels are tied to Ukraine and impeachment
[E&E subscription required to read article.] Ukraine, now at the center of a rapidly accelerating impeachment inquiry against President Trump, has been central to the president’s efforts to increase U.S. exports of fossil fuels…
Climate Change: Are we too late?
Europe has been experiencing record breaking heat waves; there are unheard of wildfires in the Arctic region; glacier melts are flooding out entire villages in Greenland; and it’s official: the World Meteorological Organization…
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