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8:27pm Sep 15, 2020

Oil Demand Has Collapsed, And It Won't Come Back Any Time Soon

by Camila Domonoske

The pandemic massively reduced the world's consumption of oil. Now two influential reports suggest that this state of affairs will continue well into 2021 — if not longer.

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3:54pm May 13, 2020

Environment Environment Health & Safety

Pandemic May Prove Positive For The Environment

by Eddie Garcia

Experts from Duke University say that isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic is improving air quality and could reduce the global demand for energy.
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4:18pm Dec 02, 2019

National National Environment

As Climate Warnings Grow Dire, Energy Companies Face A 'New Frontier Of Threats'

by Avery Ellfeldt

Natural disasters, protests and stark scientific reports are heightening concern over climate change. And companies are under pressure from banks and investors to green their corporate images.
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4:40pm Sep 04, 2019

National National Economy

'It's The Stone Age Of Fossil Fuels': Coal Bankruptcy Tests Wyoming Town

by Cooper McKim

Hundreds of coal miners in Wyoming are still out of work two months after their employer declared bankruptcy. It's a moment of reckoning for a town some think relies too much on the energy industry.

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6:20pm Mar 13, 2019

National National Environment

In Midst Of An Oil Boom, New Mexico Sets Bold New Climate Goals

by Nathan Rott

New Mexico lawmakers passed a bill this week mandating state utilities use 100 percent renewable energy by 2045. Meanwhile, oil production in the southeast corner of the state is breaking records.

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5:23pm Aug 06, 2018

World News World News

Germany Bulldozes Old Villages For Coal Despite Lower Emissions Goals

by Esme Nicholson

Angela Merkel was dubbed Germany's "climate chancellor" for ditching nuclear power. But centuries-old villages are being bulldozed to make way for open-pit brown coal mines.

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6:16pm Jul 12, 2018

World News World News Environment

Ireland Expected To Become World's First Country To Divest From Fossil Fuels

by Colin Dwyer

The lower house of parliament OK'd the bill, which is likely to sail through the upper house too. "We are ready to think and act beyond narrow short-term and vested interests," one lawmaker vowed.
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4:35pm May 24, 2018

Science Science Environment

Asteroid Impact That Wiped Out The Dinosaurs Also Caused Abrupt Global Warming

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

The crash of the space rock that slammed into the Yucatan Peninsula also warmed up the Earth's atmosphere for 100,000 years. And scientists say it's a cautionary tale for people living today.

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7:35am Mar 16, 2018

National National Economy Environment

'Keep It In The Ground' Activists Optimistic Despite Oil Boom

by Jeff Brady

The U.S. is producing more oil than ever, even as calls to leave all fossil fuels in the ground grow louder. Now the "keep it in the ground" movement is taking its fight to the heart of oil country.
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11:49am Dec 13, 2017

World News World News Science Politics & Government Environment

Without The U.S. Government, The World Unites To Fight Climate Change

by Marcelo Gleiser

The One Planet Summit went on without President Trump Tuesday. But state and local leaders in attendance renewed calls for adherence to the Paris Agreement targets, says blogger Marcelo Gleiser.
3:52pm Oct 24, 2017

News News Science

New Study Links Climate Change To Increased Western Wildfire Activity

by Eddie Garcia

A recent study out of Appalachian State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro finds that climate change and the massive wildfires in California are related.

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6:29pm May 31, 2017

Science Science

Shareholders Push Exxon To Disclose Business Impact Of Fighting Climate Change

by Camila Domonoske

In a victory for environmental activists, investors have passed a nonbinding proposal calling for Exxon Mobil to publicly examine how efforts to cut greenhouse gases would affect its bottom line.