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Environmental group demands Spire halt ‘false and defamatory’ messaging about pipeline

The Environmental Defense Fund says it has received threatening messages because of Spire’s warnings about the potential fate of the pipeline.

By Allison Kite . 16 November 2021
Clean industry

Changing up the recipe to make low-carbon cement

Startup Brimstone Energy swaps in a climate-friendly replacement for limestone.

By Ingrid Lobet . 16 November 2021
Opinion

COP26 finance pledges are not as great as they seem

But where private-sector bankers faltered, public funders stepped up.

By Justin Guay . 16 November 2021
Climate crisis

Reason to have hope on climate: 'We are bending the curve'

A conversation on ‘Pod Save America’ about COP26, Build Back Better, super-apocalyptic eventualities avoided and more.

By David Roberts . 16 November 2021
Climate crisis

The top 10 climate commitments from COP26

Julia Pyper, host of the Political Climate podcast, on her key takeaways from the final days of the summit in Glasgow.

By Julia Pyper . 16 November 2021
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Poll: Majority of Massachusetts drivers expect to own electric vehicle soon

A new poll finds a slight majority of Massachusetts voters said they plan to buy an electric vehicle in the next five years. Advocates say the results suggest the state could be even more aggressive with its timeline to phase out gas cars.

By Sarah Shemkus . 16 November 2021
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Northern Minn. collaboration finds right combination for solar-storage project

After six years of twists and turns, a solar-storage project is finally nearing completion in a northern Minnesota city, where local leaders first fought, then collaborated with their electricity supplier to complete the project.

By Frank Jossi . 16 November 2021
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Virginia advocates make community solar a priority ahead of 2022 session

Virginia Democrats last year pushed Dominion Energy to create a solar-subscription program. Now, advocates are hopeful they can convince a bipartisan legislature to expand the concept to other utility territories.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 16 November 2021
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Commentary: Help Birmingham craft a Green New Deal for a prosperous, sustainable future

A Green New Deal for Birmingham offers opportunities to grow Birmingham in sustainable ways, write guest commentators Michael Hansen and Kirsten Bryant.

By Michael Hansen . 16 November 2021
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Minnesota bets on electric school buses to improve health and cut emissions

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's pilot project has awarded bus vendors and school districts $2.1 million of Volkswagen settlement money to buy eight electric buses.

By Yasmine Askari . 15 November 2021