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Replace fossil fuels — with more fossil fuels? That’s one major utility’s plan.

DeSmogBlog

Austin Wall was attending an environmental law conference at the University of Tennessee not long ago when, during a discussion of natural gas pipeline projects, a map appeared on the screen and gave him a surprise. I’m like, hold up, that Google Maps looks really familiar to me,” the 25-year-old law student said. “I

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Replace fossil fuels — with more fossil fuels? That’s one major utility’s plan.

DeSmogBlog

Austin Wall was attending an environmental law conference at the University of Tennessee not long ago when, during a discussion of natural gas pipeline projects, a map appeared on the screen and gave him a surprise. I’m like, hold up, that Google Maps looks really familiar to me,” the 25-year-old law student said. “I

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Part 2: Revisiting the Key Findings of an influential Carbon Trading and Environmental Equity Study – Additional Details

Low Carbon Prosperity

The largest and one of the fastest emissions growing sectors in the study, power sector emissions were skewed by low availability of zero-carbon resources, including below average hydropower availability and the unexpected shutdown in 2012 of the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant.

Carbon 52
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Part 2: Revisiting the Key Findings of an influential Carbon Trading and Environmental Equity Study – Additional Details

Low Carbon Prosperity

The largest and one of the fastest emissions growing sectors in the study, power sector emissions were skewed by low availability of zero-carbon resources, including below average hydropower availability and the unexpected shutdown in 2012 of the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant.

Carbon 52
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Inflation Reduction Act: 10 ways it will turbocharge US climate action (and one way it won't)

Business Green

Barring any late Congressional dramas, President Joe Biden could sign the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law before the week is out, triggering a multi-billion dollar green investment bonanza that promises to drastically accelerate US emissions reduction efforts. And advanced nuclear power production tax credits of 1.5