Taking the clean-energy debate to Capitol HillÂ
Nearly 30 Citizens' Climate Lobby volunteers from 14 districts in Florida will join over 800 other volunteers to advocate for ...
Tag: greenhouse gas emissions
The consequences of climate change: more heat, more hurricane impacts
Greenhouse gas emissions have warmed the globe by about 1 degree F over the last 50 years.
Communities should reconsider walking away from curbside recycling, study shows
The study concluded that recycling provides a return on investment similar to or better than other environmentally friendly strategies.
Sierra Club: JEA plan impractical, doesn’t do enough to reduce dependence on fossil fuels
JEA’s vision seems shortsighted and largely disconnected from the reality of global climate change.
Federal regulations fail to contain methane emissions from landfills, a new report concludes
A leading source of U.S. climate pollution could be curbed with more gas-collection systems and better emissions monitoring, a new ...
EPA’s crackdown on power plant emissions is a big first step – but strong certification needed to ensure captured carbon stays put
The U.S. can’t afford to pin a large chunk of its climate strategy on carbon storage without proof.
A simple way to prevent heaps of methane pollution: composting
A new study says composting could slash landfill emissions by as much as 84%.
What is carbon capture and storage? EPA’s new power plant standards proposal gives it a boost, but CCS is not a quick solution
In the past decade, power plant operators have had a rough time bringing CCS projects online in many parts of ...
Biden’s strategy for cutting carbon emissions from electricity generation could extend the lives of fossil fuel power plants
The proposed regulations attempt to thread the needle between meeting the Biden administration’s climate commitments and avoiding another court defeat
US support for nuclear power soars to highest level in a decade
Advances in nuclear technologies and new federal climate laws could be behind a shift in public opinion toward nuclear energy.
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