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Emerald Corridor Tries Flipping the Switch on C02 [1]

The latest entry in our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [2]” special report looks at what the Pacific Northwest is doing to mitigate climate change, including reducing carbon emissions, limiting sprawl and congestion, pushing energy efficiency and pursuing carbon sequestration. Read the new tipsheet, plus check out our earlier report on climate impacts [3] and our opening backgrounder. [4] 

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"Electricity: Utah Plans First-Of-A-Kind 100% Renewable Hydrogen Plant [33]

"Utah took a step forward yesterday in switching a coal plant to 100% renewable hydrogen — a plan that would allow Los Angeles to be the first U.S. city powered by the fuel."

Climate Change [9]
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National (U.S.) [28]
Source: EnergyWire [34], 03/11/2020
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Tiny Island Off Maine Coast May Hold Answer To Future Of Electricity [35]

"Living on an island forces one to be an innovator in ways large and small. For the 50 or so year-round residents of Isle au Haut, an island off the coast of Maine, innovation can look like using PVC pipe as a curtain rod because there are no real curtain rods at hand — or it can look like the future of the nation’s electrical grid."

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Source: Ensia [37], 03/11/2020
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Could Historic Dutch Methods for Mastering Water Save New Orleans? [38]

"Up close is not the best way to see the world’s biggest gate. Viewed from one end, where a three-story hinge links to a massive steel lattice, the Maeslant storm surge barrier resembles three crane towers toppled across one another."

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Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [41], 03/09/2020
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March 5, 2020

How to Protect Yourself Online: Digital Safety Tools & Strategies Against Abuse [42]

Join Future Tense, PEN America and the Freedom of the Press Foundation in Washington, DC, 6:00-8:00 p.m. ET, for drinks and a hands-on cybersecurity self-defense session. Get practical tools and strategies to both prepare for and respond to online harassment. This event is free and open to the public. Can't be there in person? Watch the livestream.

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An A-to-Z Guide to Emerald Corridor Climate Impacts [3]

In Part Two of our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [2]” special report, we take a look at the impacts of climate change on the Pacific Northwest region — and how best to cover them. Our A-to-Z Guide explores 26 neglected angles and stories, plus resource links to get you started. And check out our inaugural backgrounder [4] and watch in coming weeks for additional tipsheets and a toolbox.

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"Security: Cyberattack Shut Down Gas Pipeline For Days — DHS" [50]

"A recent ransomware cyberattack caused a natural gas company to shut down a pipeline for two days, according to an alert from the Department of Homeland Security."

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Source: EnergyWire [51], 02/20/2020
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Weather Data Privatization Poses Conflicts in a Changing Meteorology Landscape [52]

Weather reports are not just about donning galoshes. They can mean literal life or death for people and businesses, such as during a natural disaster. So, as the latest Issue Backgrounder details, the ongoing effort to privatize publicly funded weather data is a matter of real controversy. Find out what’s in the weather privatization forecast.

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"U.K. to Spend $1.6 Billion on World’s Best Climate Supercomputer" [54]

"The U.K. said it will spend 1.2 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) on developing the most powerful weather and climate supercomputer in the world."

Climate Change [9]
Science [25]
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Source: Bloomberg [56], 02/17/2020
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"Trump’s Path to Weaker Fuel Efficiency Rules May Lead to a Dead End" [57]

"Last April, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, proclaimed at an auto show ... that he would soon roll back President Barack Obama’s stringent fuel efficiency standards. ... Nearly a year later, the rollback is nowhere near complete and may not be ready until this summer — if ever."

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Source: NY Times [58], 02/14/2020
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