Podcast
50 years of studies prove gas stoves are bad for you. What's next?
A half-century of research on gas stoves shows they are equivalent to living in a house with secondhand smoke.
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Fossil fuels
Batteries
A big battery is replacing this old Massachusetts fossil power plant
Thanks to a state program incentivizing cleaner peak power, a developer is building a 45 MW grid battery at the site of a fossil power plant shut down in 2022.
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Geothermal
Utilities may use their pipes for geothermal heat instead of gas
Several utilities in the Northeast already have pilots underway to explore a switch to networked geothermal. Will it help them ride out the energy transition?
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Liquefied natural gas
Chart: LNG expansion plans threaten global climate progress
The gas industry aims to dramatically expand capacity for exporting liquefied natural gas. That would be very bad news for the climate.
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Fossil fuels
Clean energy is cheaper than coal across the whole US, study finds
Almost every coal-fired power plant in the country could be cost-effectively replaced by local solar or wind and batteries, according to a groundbreaking new analysis.
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Liquefied natural gas
How the LNG export boom clashes with climate goals — visualized
Interactive graphics: The U.S. is about to become the global leader in exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG. What does that mean for the climate?
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Liquefied natural gas
Inside the high-dollar race to sell natural gas as low-carbon
Special report: Rival U.S. firms lob differing, and debatable, climate claims as they market “green” liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to a warming world.
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Video
Video: I measured pollution from my gas stove. There was a lot of it
Want to know how bad your gas stove really is? Put air-quality monitors in your home and then talk through your findings with an air-quality expert.
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Fossil fuels
Stuck with a gas stove? Here's how to protect your health
Some practical ways to reduce indoor air pollution and electrify some of your cooking.
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Fossil fuels
Chart: Here’s why everyone is freaking out over gas stoves
The performative outrage over a nonexistent ban on gas stoves is overblown. The clear proof of the harmful health impacts of fossil gas isn't.
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Fossil fuels
Why are gas stove bans in the news? Here's the sordid tale
A study found that gas stoves cause asthma. A federal official suggested the government might take action. The right wing freaked out. And more!
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