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The changing landscape of U.S. electric utilities

Nov 3, 2016

At the annual Duke University Energy Conference yesterday, I had the opportunity to hear four women – all holding top management positions in the energy…

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Climate Change: Action Without National Policy Will Only Get Us So Far

Sep 19, 2016

A “1,000-year” flood in Louisiana. A record-setting drought in California. The creeping northward spread of tropical, mosquito-borne diseases like Zika. People across the U.S. are…

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Why Should California Declare a Drought Emergency? To Convince Californians it’s Real.

Jan 13, 2014

While the Midwest and Northeast dug their cars out from under the polar vortex this past week, much of California roasted. Ski resort owners nervously…

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North Carolina City Votes to Phase Out Coal

Oct 28, 2013

Just last week, Asheville took a big step for Southern cities—it voted to transition off of coal to clean energy sources. In a unanimous vote,…

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Hurricane Sandy Reminds Us of the Shortfalls of GDP

Nov 19, 2012

Hurricane Sandy caused widespread destruction with 56 deaths in the United States, 4 million people without power, public transportation shutdowns, and is poised to be…

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Neither Presidential Candidate Saying Much About Climate Change

Oct 30, 2012

We saw some extreme weather during the middle months of 2012.  Strong heat waves affected millions of Americans, and the Midwest endured their most severe…

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The Federal Government should reevaluate wildfire policy in wake of deadly summer fires

Aug 9, 2012

Recent wildfires illustrate the need for a review of U.S. wildfire policy. Since January, over 2 million acres burned as a result of more than…

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Environmental Flip-flop Over Natural Gas

Mar 15, 2012

It was revealed last month in the New York Times that the Sierra Club secretly accepted $26 million in donations prior to 2010 from Chesapeake…

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Aftermath of Fukushima Now Reshaping Natural Gas Markets

Feb 24, 2012

The impacts of Japan moving rapidly away from nuclear power after the Fukushima Daiichi disaster are now being felt globally. As the Wall Street Journal…

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