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'Run Oil Industry In Reverse': Fighting Climate Change By Farming Kelp [1]

"One startup in Maine has a vision that is drawing attention from scientists and venture capitalists alike: to bury massive amounts of seaweed at the bottom of the ocean, where it will lock away carbon for thousands of years."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NPR [9], 03/02/2021
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Not Just Texas: Entire Energy Grid Needs An Upgrade For Extreme Weather [10]

"The Texas blackout is another reminder that more frequent, climate-driven extreme weather puts stress on the country's electricity grid. It came just months after outages in California aimed at preventing wildfires."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Technology [12]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NPR [13], 03/02/2021
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Biden Admin To Consider Carbon Border Tax As Part Of Trade Agenda: USTR [14]

"The Biden administration said on Monday it would consider carbon border adjustment taxes to help cut greenhouse gas emissions in global trade and to combat China’s use of forced labor among Uighur Muslims in its western Xinjiang region."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [16]
Asia [17]
Source: Reuters [18], 03/02/2021
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New Deal Electric Coops Struggle to Democratize and Make Green Transition [19]

"FDR program to electrify rural America is now beset by expensive coal plants and often-hidebound governing boards, as members clamor for transparency and renewables."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Inside Climate News [21], 03/02/2021
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Austin Had A Bold New Climate Plan – Until A Gas Company Got Involved [22]

"When the city of Austin drafted a plan to shift away from fossil fuels, the local gas company was fast on the scene to try to scale back the ambition of the effort." "The fossil fuel industry is using the same playbook to fight city climate plans around the country".

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Floodlight [23], 03/02/2021
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"More States Follow California's Lead On Vehicle Emissions Standards" [24]

"An increasing number of states are looking to follow the precedent set by California and adopt stricter vehicle emissions standards as the Biden administration appears poised to green light those efforts."

Air [25]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [26]
Transportation [27]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [28], 03/02/2021
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"Democrats Eye Climate In Big Infrastructure Push" [29]

"President Biden and congressional Democrats are already bracing for the next big legislative fight — a major infrastructure package that may aim to bolster clean energy."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Transportation [27]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [30], 03/01/2021
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"Biden Reverts to Obama-Era Method of Valuing Climate Change" [31]

"The Biden administration is reverting to an Obama-era method of calculating the cost of greenhouse gases—a move that industry is almost certain to challenge."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Studies [32]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [33], 03/01/2021
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"Who Will Clean Up The 'Billion-Dollar Mess' Of Abandoned US Oilwells?" [34]

"As oil companies go out of business, they are leaving a legacy of abandoned wells that leak huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere".

Air [25]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [35]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Guardian [36], 03/01/2021
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"Global Action Is ‘Very Far’ From What’s Needed to Avert Climate Chaos" [37]

"New climate pledges submitted to the United Nations would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by less than 1 percent, the world body announced." "The global scientific consensus is clear: Emissions of planet-warming gases must be cut by nearly half by 2030 if the world is to have a good shot at averting the worst climate catastrophes."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [38]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [20]
Public [7]
International [16]
Source: NYTimes [39], 03/01/2021
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