Fossil fuels
Chart: US coal power generation rose in 2021, bucking a 6-year trend
Spiking natural-gas prices are the chief culprit.
By Canary Staff .
Fossil fuels
Fossil fuels
Booming power demand is slowing climate progress for US utilities
Sierra Club analysis finds that U.S. utilities are planning a huge expansion of fossil-gas plants — a shift that’s incompatible with climate goals.
By Jeff St. John .
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Clean industry
2021: When the hard climate stuff started looking doable
A roadmap is now emerging for decarbonizing the sectors that used to look most daunting, from steelmaking to shipping.By Julian Spector .
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Air travel
How do we clean up air travel? Fuel from fast-food grease is just the start
With demo flight, United Airlines helps chart a path for using 100% sustainable aviation fuels.By Maria Gallucci .
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Podcast
Your ‘carbon footprint’ is a marketing ruse
How an oil company built one of the most pervasive marketing campaigns in history — and how it’s still fooling us today.PlayBy Stephen Lacey .
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Podcast
The future of natural gas
This week on Catalyst, we explore the tech innovations that could decarbonize or demolish fossil gas.PlayBy Shayle Kann .
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Policy & regulation
Senate confirms Willie Phillips to FERC, giving Democrats a majority
The federal agency can now tackle its backlog of decisions to make on natural gas, transmission, interstate energy markets and more.By Jeff St. John .
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Opinion
COP26 finance pledges are not as great as they seem
But where private-sector bankers faltered, public funders stepped up.By Justin Guay .
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Climate crisis
Don't buy into the gloomy COP26 rhetoric
Momentum on climate action is picking up, and lots of efforts are heading in the right direction.By David Roberts .
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Clean energy
Google and others have committed to 24/7 carbon-free energy. What does that mean?
Here's your introduction to the hot new trend in clean-energy pledges.By David Roberts .
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Podcast
Why oil prices are surging
The pandemic proved we are still hooked on petroleum.PlayBy Stephen Lacey .
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