Climate change: ‘Unprecedented’ ice loss as Greenland breaks record
Scientists say the loss of ice in Greenland lurched forward again last year, breaking the previous record by 15%. A new analysis says that the scale of the melt was Continue Reading
Global Warming Could Unlock Carbon From Tropical Soil
Humble dirt could pack an unexpected climate punch, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. An experiment that heated soil underneath a tropical rainforest to mimic Continue Reading
DNC Pulls Fossil Fuel Language from Platform
Day three of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday featured meetings of the Black and Hispanic caucuses, the run-up to Senator Kamala Harris’s primetime speech, and delicate attempts by the Continue Reading
How Might Oil and Gas Fare Under a Biden Admin?
Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden’s stance on the issue of hydraulic fracturing has been unclear. During a March 15 debate with then-rival U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Biden said Continue Reading
California’s Heat Crisis Shifts to Fires Burning Across State -\
Californians already struggling with rolling blackouts and sweltering heat are confronting the next crises tied to extreme weather: wildfires and thick haze choking the air. More than 360 blazes are burning Continue Reading
‘Climate Donors’ Flock to Biden to Counter Trump’s Fossil Fuel Money
In 2009, the Obama administration’s environmental team called a group of climate activists to the White House to deliver a message: Climate change doesn’t sell and only provokes economic attacks Continue Reading
Three Atlantic weather disturbances may become tropical storms
A trio of disturbances are lined up one after the other in the Atlantic Ocean, and at least two of them will probably develop in the coming days and become Continue Reading
Democrats eye swift action on climate if Biden wins White House
If former Vice President Joe Biden wins the presidential election in November, a significant portion of voters will be expecting bold action to implement a federal climate policy and return Continue Reading
Palo Verde on-peak day-ahead power hits record $1,643.25/MWh, conservation urged
NV Energy and the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada are urging consumers to conserve energy as wholesale power prices in the state hit back-to-back record highs on the back of Continue Reading
DNC Reversed Position on Fossil Fuel Support, Angering Activists
Day three of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday featured meetings of the Black and Hispanic caucuses, the run-up to Senator Kamala Harris’s primetime speech, and delicate attempts by the Democratic Continue Reading