As the effects of global warming become irrefutable, it’s increasingly rare to encounter outright climate denial. Instead, it’s being replaced by "climate delayism" — a coordinated campaign to undermine climate solutions. This story was first published by @sierramagazine.bsky.socialbit.ly/3Tk0SjR
Climate-science deniers, far-right think tanks and fossil fuel interests are spreading misinformation online and stoking local opposition to wind and solar projects.
America’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm is finally finished, marking an important milestone in what’s shaping up to be a busy year for the emerging U.S. industry. bit.ly/3VfmBMn
South Fork Wind is complete after a tumultuous year for the offshore wind industry. The 132 MW wind farm can power 70,000 homes in New York.
It’s time to put the questions to rest: Drivers quickly cut their emissions footprint by going electric, and EVs are only getting cleaner. Learn more about the Chart of the Week: bit.ly/49TCnB0
As the California Air Resources Board considers changes to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, California’s mechanism for rewarding biofuels, some of CARB’s board members have asked it to consider how those fuels enable pollution and undermine the mission to combat climate change. bit.ly/48QoFNP
Members of the agency’s board have raised concerns about the role biofuels play in its Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Critics say CARB's staff hasn’t acted on them.
This week, CarbonCapture said it had raised $80 million from investors to begin deploying its technology for the first time. The funding represents one of the latest and largest infusions of private dollars into direct air capture. bit.ly/3wQCoHf
The aptly named startup just raised $80 million in private funding to try to prove out its “swappable” CO2-absorbing machines.
Climate scientist Michael Wara is worried that a key California climate regulator is about to lock the state into the mistakes of the past. And it’s largely because the agency — the California Air Resources Board — is putting too much faith in its ability to predict the future. bit.ly/49Ov8uc
State regulators have entered "speculative territory" in forecasting biofuel and EV needs into the 2040s, climate scientists say — and they want to see the data.
CenterPoint Energy, Minnesota’s largest gas utility, submitted a decarbonization "innovation plan" last summer to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. Climate and clean-energy advocates applaud the effort but say it falls short of what’s needed to meet the moment. bit.ly/43gOi9r
CenterPoint Energy’s "innovation plans" won’t put the state on track to achieve its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by midcentury.
Decisions made in the next few months by the California Air Resources Board could set California's decade-and-a-half-old Low Carbon Fuel Standard on one of two paths: one that helps the climate, or one that hurts it. bit.ly/48PS6jk
The California Air Resources Board is at a crossroads: It can stay the course on its widely criticized Low Carbon Fuel Standard — or transform it to meet climate goals.
Entrepreneur Chante Harris shares how to unlock the next wave of clean technology deployment, what startups should keep in mind as they transform into infrastructure developers and who’s scaling up successfully. bit.ly/3Tvk9Ql
Canary Media talks to Chante Harris about her most recent venture and why novel climatetech contenders need guidance to de-risk, win funding and survive the "valley of death."
If every American home with gas, oil or inefficient electric-resistance heating were to swap it right now for heat-pump heating, the emissions of the entire U.S. economy would shrink by 5% to 9%. bit.ly/43gMNrN
Installing a heat pump now is better for the climate, even if you run it on U.S. electricity generated mostly by fossil fuels. Here's why.