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Electrifying US Buildings by 2050 Would Be Like Taking 65 Million Cars Off Road: Report
Electric induction stovetops are more energy-efficient, healthier, and safer than gas ranges. (Photo: Dennis Schroeder via National Renewable Energy Lab).
'A Remarkable Story of Resilience and Hope': Renewable Energy Smashes Records in 2020
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
A view of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's Pine Tree Wind Farm and Solar Power Plant in the Tehachapi Mountains on March 23, 2021 in Kern County. (Photo: Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
"There is a huge amount to be done... The international community must look to this trend as a source of inspiration to go further."
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Forget 2030 or 2040, Says Greta Thunberg, World Must 'Reduce Our Emissions Right Now'
Jenna McGuire, staff writer
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is pictured during a "Fridays for Future" protest in front of the Swedish Parliament Riksdagen in Stockholm on October 9, 2020. (Photo: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)
The world needs "to stop focusing on dates and numbers" and recognize that...
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Solar Swells as Coal Collapses: Analysis Shows Rapid Shift to Renewables Underway
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
solar panels and wind turbines
"Cleaner and lower-cost wind and solar, coupled with battery storage, will...
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Wind turbines of the Block Island Wind Farm tower over the water on October 14, 2016 off the shores of Block Island, Rhode Island.
'Revolutionary Moment': Biden White House Announces Major Boost for Offshore Wind
Powerlines extend toward the horizon as the sun sets in the west. (Photo Matt Wiebe/Flickr/cc)
'Life and Death' Crisis as Utilities Cut Power to Over 765,000 Across 10 States During Pandemic
People hold signs calling for President Joe Biden to support a Green New Deal and end his support of pipelines and the fossil fuel industry in St. Paul on January 29, 2021. (Photo: Tim Evans/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Researchers Say 'True Climate Leadership' by US Would Be 60% Emissions Reduction by 2030
In North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, wind turbines stand adjacent to a coal-fired power plant on November 18, 2020. (Photo: Oliver Berg/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Cancel All Coal Projects to Have 'Fighting Chance' Against Climate Crisis, Says UN Chief
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), President Joe Biden's nominee for interior secretary, speaks during her Senate confirmation hearing on February 23, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Jim Watson-Pool/Getty Images)
After Trump Was Allowed to Let Lobbyist Run Interior Dept., Manchin Called to 'Do What's Right' and Confirm Haaland
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) thanked donors and volunteers for their "collective action when people need it most" on Sunday, February 21, 2021. (Photo: Twitter screengrab from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez)
NY Democrat 'Better at Being a Texas Senator Than Ted Cruz': AOC Spends Weekend Raising Millions, Delivering Aid
Linda McCoy throws wood on a fire for heat in her home in Houston on February 17, 2021. (Photo: Mark Felix for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Fossil Fuel Exec Brags of 'Hitting the Jackpot' as Natural Gas Prices Surge Amid Deadly Crisis in Texas
Junior Ceqara and Alexa Albare share a blanket to keep warm while standing in line to enter Fiesta supermarket on February 16, 2021 in Houston. (Photo: Go Nakamura/Getty Images)
Role of Climate Crisis 'Can't Be Hand-Waved Away': Scientists Say Freezing Texas Linked to Warming Arctic
A woman moves her belongings into a tent after a snow storm in Houston on February 15, 2021. (Photo: Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images)
'A Failed State': Power Outages Amid Freezing Weather in Texas Threaten Lives and Covid Vaccines
Flares burning off gas at Belridge Oil Field and hydraulic fracking site which is the fourth largest oil field in California. (Photo: Citizens of the Planet/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Fossil Fuel and Other Polluters Gave Tens of Millions in Campaign Cash to GOP Lawmakers Opposing Biden's Leasing Freeze
"How the hell are you supposed to wash your hands... when your water has been shut off?" Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) asked in April 2020. (Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
To Combat Ongoing 'Human Rights Crisis,' 600+ Groups Urge Biden to Enact Utility Shutoff Moratorium on Day One
Global scientists on Wednesday issued a new warming about the need for bold climate action on six key fronts. (Image: Oregon State University/YouTube)
One Year After Declaring Climate Emergency, Scientists Say 'Massive-Scale Mobilization' Necessary

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