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Kate Aronoff: Oil companies are finally being honest about their feelings on renewable energy

BP CEO Bernard Looney and Shell CEO Wael Sawan have been candid recently: If wind energy makes them money, great. If it’s not as profitable as fossil fuels, screw it.

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U.S. bans Russian oil - Kate Aronoff opinion

Kate Aronoff: The U.S. bans Russian oil. Big Energy shrugs.

At a major annual fossil fuel conference in Houston, the price spike caused by Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has buoyed an industry facing an existential crisis.

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Trump administration moves to raise fees for solar and wind projects on federal land

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Plastic pollution may be accelerating global warming by disrupting Earth's carbon cycles

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Staff shortages at National Weather Service raise safety concerns ahead of hurricane season

Congress proposes major reforms to FEMA in bid to counter Trump cuts

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How fragile power grids and extreme weather combined to cause Europe’s biggest blackout in decades

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As regenerative agriculture gains momentum, report warns of “greenwashing”

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