Seattle is involved in a slow-motion catastrophe, as construction of a new car-centric tunnel grinds to a halt and cost overruns loom.
https://grist.org/cities/seattles-unbelievable-transportation-megaproject-fustercluck/
I'm leaving Grist, but I'll continue to support it -- and I hope you will too.
Establishment Republicans are moving away from denialism, but they’re not about to start promoting climate solutions.
Each person views climate change from their own idiosyncratic angle — and that could be the key to making progress in fighting the problem.
https://grist.org/climate-energy/everybody-needs-a-climate-thing/
The author argues in a New Yorker essay that our climate obsession is dooming birds, which is pretty much all wrong.
The CCS project in Saskatchewan, Canada, is providing cheap CO2 to oil fields but expensive power to ratepayers.
A new paper argues that it's now possible to bring power to those who lack it in a way that reduces climate pollution.
Quit with the linguistic navel-gazing. What actually counts is power. (As explained in a dozen tweets.)
https://grist.org/climate-energy/climate-change-vs-global-warming-it-really-doesnt-matter/
Political reporters still treat climate denialism as though it's a normal campaign position. What's the alternative?
https://grist.org/climate-energy/how-american-journalists-deal-with-climate-deniers/
Not even behavioral change to reduce energy use.
Tribe, a long-time Obama advisor and liberal in good standing, is taking Peabody Coal money to testify against the EPA's power plant regulations. And his arguments suck.
Electric utilities are facing increased competition at both the wholesale and retail levels, so they're turning to Big Government for help.
The president has given up on working with intransigent Republicans. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is talking about "a nice warm purple space.”
https://grist.org/politics/obama-finally-understands-political-polarization-does-hillary/
Rep. David McKinley is pushing legislation that would prohibit the EPA from even considering landmark climate reports when it’s working on climate pollution.
PR maestro Richard Berman serves the interests of the wealthy, but he’s just one cog in a machine. The attack on Obama's power-plant rules illustrates how.
https://grist.org/politics/what-we-can-learn-from-dr-evils-attack-on-obamas-carbon-rules/
Richard Berman, hired henchman for fossil fuel companies, fights hard and dirty. Does anyone fight as hard and dirty for the climate?
https://grist.org/politics/dr-evil-is-defending-big-oil-is-anyone-defending-climate-the-same-way/
A total solar eclipse is headed for Europe on March 20. How is it going to affect the region's solar power?
https://grist.org/climate-energy/what-will-a-solar-eclipse-mean-for-solar-power/
Here's the coolest thing happening in the electricity world right now: communities banding together and buying their own (cleaner) power, bypassing utilities.
https://grist.org/climate-energy/california-communities-seize-control-of-their-energy-futures/
A new report contains interviews with 14 key figures in the development of British Columbia's carbon tax. They share what they've learned.
https://grist.org/climate-energy/what-we-can-learn-from-british-columbias-carbon-tax/
Clean energy advocates often rage against the behavior of power utilities. It's time to look beyond them to the regulators who shape their decisions.
https://grist.org/climate-energy/why-are-we-yelling-at-utilities-and-not-their-regulators/