A ballot measure would convert two investor-owned power companies into a public nonprofit. Unionized utility workers aren’t sold.
Energy and the Environment
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Energy Insufficiency
With a mission to create green jobs and bring green-energy loans to the poor, BlocPower has gained powerful backers in tech, finance, and government. Where are the results?
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Big Ag Opens Another Vein of Public Funding
Money from the Climate-Smart Commodities program, designed to reduce agriculture emissions, is going disproportionately to multinationals.
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In London, ULEZ Is a Dirty Word
A climate backlash over the expansion of emission fees on older vehicles simmers in Britain.
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How Private Monopolies Fuel Climate Disaster and Public Corruption
Investor-owned utilities have been at the forefront of numerous political scandals and ecological disasters. There is an alternative.
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Renewables Are Both Necessary for Carbon Reduction and Cheap
New research shows that renewable power like solar and wind is now affordable enough to shut down the debate over cost.
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Amazon’s Quiet Role in the Green Hydrogen Debate
The e-commerce company is a principal member of the trade group lobbying the Treasury Department for looser rules on the emerging fuel.
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Activist Hedge Fund Turns the Screws at NRG Energy
Elliott Management is asking FERC to let it purchase up to one-fifth of the common stock in a Texas utility.
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The Unholy Alliance Between ‘Certified’ Clean Natural Gas Producers and the Certifying Companies
An independent report casts doubt on the credibility of a major gas certification company.
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Green Industrial Policy in Deep-Red Georgia
In the former carpet capital of the world, a solar manufacturing boom is taking hold. Will conservative residents credit Biden’s industrial policy?
