A New Pipeline Could Undo America’s Influence In Asia
A China-Pakistan pipeline deal bodes ill for the US.
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With Coal’s Decline, Pennsylvania Communities Watch the Rise of Natural Gas-fueled Plastics
A growing chorus agrees the expansion of the natural gas industry, which feeds plastics and petrochemical plants like Shell’s, is moving the U.S. in the wrong direction to prevent catastrophic impacts from climate change.
Read more...Making Sense of Bolivia’s Discontent
Unpacking the many political and policy contradictions in Bolivia over the past decade.
Read more...Plastics Watch: Recycling, Raccoons, and Rubbish
Even a massive recycling campaign won’t make a dent in the plastics problem, as long as the industry ramps up production; some thoughts on raccoons, and rubbish.
Read more...The One Metric That Matters For Electric Cars
Looking at the hurdles electric cars have to surmount.
Read more...Ilargi: Energy vs Waste
Why the problem of human energy consumption is intractable.
Read more...Carbon Taxes and Carbon Pricing Are Not Solutions to the Climate Crisis
A short-form debunking of a popular but unsound idea for addressing carbon emissions.
Read more...Flip Flop: UK Halts Fracking in England, Effective Immediately, Over Earthquake Fears
UK halts all fracking in England with immediate effect. On its face, a big win, but will the Tories make the moratorium permanent?
Read more...‘Is This About the Oil Industry?’ House Oversight Hearing Explores Big Oil’s Role in Weakening Clean Car Standards
Oil industry lobbies to weaken emissions standards, deploying “public interest groups” that are mere mouthpieces for fossil fuel companies.
Read more...The Oil Mystery Undermining An Aramco IPO
Why might investors be skittish about Aramco’s oil reserve claims?
Read more...California Blackout: Turning the Lights Off
So first came the blackout….
Read more...Why Taking Responsibility for Our Carbon Emissions Means Promoting the Right to Repair
Back to the future means not just considering the ability to repair but more actively purchases of new goods just for the thrill of acquisition.
Read more...Climate Change: New York AG Takes Exxon to Trial This Week; Massachusetts Poised to Follow
New York begins climate change trial against Exxon Monday; meanwhile, Massachusetts is readying its own action.
Read more...Will the Public End up Paying to Clean up the Fracking Boom?
Justin Mikulka continues his excellent coverage of fracking for DeSmogBlog.
Read more...Unsustainable California: No Easy Remedy for PG&E Blackouts, Fire Risks
California prototypically lead the US. It’s PG&E infrastructure failure and lack of good remedies to escalating wildfire risks are the latest example.
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