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Trump Administration Abandons Fight Against Wind Energy as Clean Energy Output Surges - Inside Climate NewsThe clean energy sector is showing resilience despite challenges thrown at it by a hostile White House, a recent report found. A string of legal victories has further dampened the Trump administration...insideclimatenews.org“Essentially, the sand battery technology operates as something akin to a giant thermos with heat-storing material” Lots of cheap safe locallly-sourced examples like this, such as industrial kiln bricks used the same way.
Jan RosenowPornainen, Finland (pop 5,000) is now heated by a silo of crushed soapstone. I spoke to CNBC about it. 100 MWh, charged when power is cheap, emissions down ~70%. Days to weeks of storage, no critical minerals. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/25/f...
“Ultimately, the administration’s efforts to censor scientific consensus will not only fail, but be viewed as a shameful chapter in this nation’s history.” Amen Chris Marchesano @csldf.org www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
Trump threatens National Academies with debarment. Here's what it is.The president invoked an obscure process to review the institution's federal grants over what he says is "climate fraud."www.eenews.net
1/ If you’re trying to understand why Governor McKee is rolling back Rhode Island’s clean energy agenda, pay attention to one name inside the administration: Reily Connaughton. He’s become one of the key voices shaping the governor’s budget, energy, and climate policy.
Nancy LavinIn declaring a state of emergency over rising energy prices, Gov. McKee simultaneously declared war on the environmental groups, lawmakers and state regulators who he alleges are standing in the way of relief for struggling families. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/07/23/r...
This is phenomenal reporting, @corbinhiar.bsky.social Depth, context, clear writing. The stakes are so high as oil and coal interests attack scientists and the @nationalacademies.org This panel’s work is fundamental to our understanding. Report is out now. www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
Inside the campaign to discredit a key climate science reportAn emerging field of research that can measure how much climate change has worsened individual disasters is under attack by friends of the fossil fuel industry. Billions of dollars are at stake.www.politico.comThis is a big deal. www.desmog.com/2026/07/20/h...
How Big Oil Spent Decades Selling the Myth of ‘Clean’ Natural GasA new report reveals oil and gas companies knew as early as the mid-1970s that methane fueled climate change while launching massive PR campaigns to promote natural gas as clean energy.www.desmog.com37 years ago I was researching for my doctorate in the Brazilian Amazon. It was the same story--the town I studied was surrounded by mines like this. There will be wildcat "garimpeiro" miners as long as the price of gold is high, but the government can't support www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘It’s total devastation’: inside the Amazonian war against illegal gold miningThe Guardian goes on the ground with Brazilian forces fighting to eradicate mining that has destroyed protected areas of Indigenous landwww.theguardian.com
The climate crisis is fueling an onslaught of dirty air, and it's making our communities sick. As the first and only lung doctor in Congress, I know we can't separate climate policy from public health. The climate crisis is a public health emergency.
Wildfire Updates: Smoke Pushes Air Quality to Dangerous Levels for MillionsDense smoke from Canadian wildfires is choking a vast stretch of the Northeast and Upper Midwest. Officials encouraged residents, including in New York, to stay indoors.www.nytimes.com
A reminder: The US, by being the largest historical CO₂ emitter, has caused $10 trillion in global climate damage since 1990. A quarter of this impact is felt domestically, but it disproportionately affects poorer countries.
US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research findsUS, top carbon emitter in history, has ‘a lot of responsibility’ for causing ‘substantial’ harm globally, scientist sayswww.theguardian.com
“We think Exxon and their allies’ conduct was the most consequential corporate deception of all time”.. This shows how low they'll go to stop accountability for their actions, knowingly destabilizing our climate. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
US trial could reveal who paid hackers to target Exxon climate critics: ‘on the edge of our seats’Oil giant has denied involvement, but climate activists are closely watching court case against Israeli private investigator for answerswww.theguardian.comHere they come, #Europe, watch out. 'The goal when it comes to companies that support climate-focused investing, he went on, “is to torture them psychologically until they stop doing it.” ' www.desmog.com/2026/07/14/l...
Leonard Leo's Anti-Climate Network Makes a European DebutLeo-linked operatives were among a who's who of the international right that gathered for the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in June.www.desmog.com