The Top Energy Stories Of 2020
Some years there is an energy story so big that there’s no question it belongs at the top of the list. The Deepwater Horizon oil...
Congress might pass a huge energy bill, and it’s actually pretty great
Some years there is an energy story so big that there’s no question it belongs at the top of the list. The Deepwater Horizon oil...
Climate Change Legislation Included in Coronavirus Relief Deal
In the waning days of the 116th Congress, lawmakers have authorized $35 billion in spending on wind, solar and other clean power sources while curtailing...
Can we see the impact of COVID-19 confinement measures on CO2 levels in the atmosphere?
Average daily CO2 emissions from 5 February to 6 May 2020 (red area) and average of the previous years during the same period (grey area)...
Prisons Faulted As Virus Surge Exposes Flaws
Within a substance abuse treatment facility in the state prison system in Kings County, David Kosen spent nearly five weeks on a hunger strike and...
Carbon dioxide levels continue at record levels, despite COVID-19 lockdown
The lockdown has cut emissions of many pollutants and greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. But any impact on CO2 concentrations - the result of cumulative...
Pandemic points to needed cooperation on the climate crisis
In a time of multiple and unprecedented challenges to individuals and societal well-being, our nation badly needs to pull back from the growing acrimony that...
Coronavirus is Not Helping to Slow Down Climate Change
The same level of emissions cuts reached during the pandemic would need to be repeated each year to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement...