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John Oliver skewers utility monopolies like PG&E and Duke for ratepayer hikes, crushing solar

Stifling solar: Duke Energy’s long war against North Carolina clean energy
Duke Energy is asking North Carolina utility regulators to approve a plan that could stifle the growth of renewable solar power in the state while hiking ratepayers’ bills – the latest in the monopoly...

The local environmental disasters that inconvenience bitcoin’s apologists

Why is EWG talking about cryptocurrency and climate change?
The climate catastrophe affects almost every aspect of our life. EWG is talking about cryptocurrency because how we create it can have a significant impact on the climate.

The Netflix of solar: Save more money on your utility bills with novel renewable power

Using virtual power plants to spur energy equity, grid stability and fight the climate crisis
When a heatwave struck California last August, a private energy service company coordinated the solar arrays, battery storage, and smart appliances and thermostats of 150,000 homes – and helped...

Decarbonizing industries, transportation doesn’t require costly carbon capture
Fighting the climate crisis will require deep reductions in carbon emissions from industries and transportation, but new research and investments show that this goal can be met through novel clean...

Utilities fighting to stymie growth of California rooftop solar power

Why America can’t afford an ‘all of the above’ energy policy

Confronting the myth of carbon-free fossil fuels: Why carbon capture is not a climate solution

Biomass energy: The dangerous carbon shell game putting forests and climate at risk

Oil and gas: An industry in decline

Why Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Won’t Help Counter the Climate Crisis

None of the Above: The False Energy ‘Solutions’ America Doesn’t Need

There She Goes Again: Duke CEO ‘Not Prepared’ To Embrace the Renewable Energy Future

Nuclear Industry Politics: Bribes, Corruption and Lies
The U.S. nuclear industry knows it can't compete fairly on the open market with safe, clean, cost-effective renewable energy sources like solar, wind and storage batteries, so it's turning to illegal...

EWG News Roundup (8/13): Schools’ Tap Water in the Time of COVID-19, Nitrate Pollution in Minnesota, a Twitter Battle with BP and More
On Monday, EWG released an article on government officials' inadequate guidance about reopening schools safely as the coronavirus pandemic seems to worsen.

BP to EWG on Net-Zero Carbon Pledge: ‘No turning back!’ We’ll See.

In Pandemic-Triggered Economic Crisis, Millions of Americans Struggle To Pay Utility Bills
The economic meltdown triggered by the coronavirus pandemic means that legions of Americans are struggling to pay their utility bills. As with other impacts of the pandemic, the federal government has...

How the U.S. Can Have 90 Percent Clean Electricity by 2035
According to a new study, in just 15 years the U.S. can generate 90 percent of its electricity without coal-fired power plants or new natural gas plants – dirty energy sources that deepen the climate...
