"Solar Power Is About to Hit Texas Generators Where It Hurts Most"
"A boom in solar energy in Texas is about to spoil power generators’ favorite time of day."
Source: Bloomberg, 10/13/2016
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"Record Warmth Helps Shrink U.S. Carbon Emissions"
"As the first half of 2016 blew away temperature records, it also blew away some carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels in the U.S., a new U.S. Department of Energy report shows."
Source: Climate Central, 10/13/2016
"Leading Fossil Fuel Companies Fail Climate Responsibility Test"
"A comprehensive study by a science advocacy group gives poor grades in corporate responsibility to eight top producers. Exxon and coal firms ranked at the bottom."
"A methodical review of the world's dominant fossil fuel producers has documented their poor performance—in some cases, egregious failure— in taking responsibility for their emissions of greenhouse gases and moving effectively to confront climate change.
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/13/2016
"U.N. Calls For Deal To Cut Greenhouse Gases At Rwanda Talks"
"The world will not forgive leaders gathered in Rwanda this week if they fail to back a proposed agreement to cut greenhouse gases, a top U.N. official said on Thursday, calling the deal an easy one to achieve."
Source: Reuters, 10/13/2016
"Documentary Filmmaker Arrested At Canada-U.S. Pipeline Protest"
"A documentary maker who was filming as environmental protesters attempted to shut down the flow of oil through pipelines carrying crude from Canada to the United States was arrested and her footage confiscated, activists said on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 10/13/2016
Newly Leaked: CRS Explainers To Help Environmental Journalists
The Federation of American Scientists' Project on Government Secrecy publishes leaked copies of Congressional Research Service research papers. Here are a few recent ones of use to environmental journalists.
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Reporters Committee, Others Launch FOIA Wiki Beta: Help Is on the Way
A promising new resource has begun helping reporters trying to use the Freedom of Information Act to pry loose government information relevant to their stories. The "FOIA Wiki" is a collaborative and explanatory collection of information meant to help you.
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NFOIC Meets Amid New Open-Government Challenges of Digital Revolution
Investigative journalism is hardly about paper documents anymore. The cutting edge today is more likely to be requests for emails, as well as text messages, chats and other electronic communications such as Slack. This big challenge was front and center at the recent meeting of the National Freedom of Information Coalition.
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Investigative Journalism Lives! — CMD Exposes GOP on Clean Air Plan
Patience, attention to detail, and public-records requests can still get you a bombshell story on the environmental beat. One recently tied coal and oil company megabucks to Republican attorneys general challenging the Clean Power Plan (CPP) in court.
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