Rural campesino groups return to land they allege was taken from them by palm oil corporations.
Energy and the Environment
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The Problem With Emission Reduction Models
They are partially based on what even some of the modelers acknowledge are faulty data, particularly on methane.
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Permitting Reform Is a Decoy for Ramping Up Gas
A new Manchin-Schumer deal is being marketed as a clean-energy hack, but it’s mostly about gas exports.
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Europe’s Energy Crisis
Is there a solution anytime soon? And what are the spillover effects on the U.S. and the global economy?
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An Eleventh-Hour, Hail-Mary Climate Remedy
The Inflation Reduction Act promises to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, but enables more pollution in Gulf Coast communities.
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The Biggest Permitting Reform Would Be More Money
Changes to permitting rules pale in comparison to actually funding the agencies that carry those reviews out.
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To Save the Climate, Hire More Civil Servants
Either we pay for more people to fix the climate crisis, or we pay for more cleanup after routine natural disasters.
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The Hank Hill Solution to Climate Change
What do we put in the future billions of air conditioners and heat pumps?
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Climate Law Could Clarify Uncertain Fossil Fuel Leasing Picture
The Inflation Reduction Act mandates that millions of acres of public lands be made available to oil and gas companies before the government can offer land for renewables.
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The Big Bet on Natural Gas Is Blowing Up in the World’s Face
It’s not clean, it’s not cheap, and it’s not a bridge fuel to anyplace good.
