Category: Climate change
LNG Canada’s True Cost: 2.2 Billion Tons Of CO₂e Over 50 Years
LNG Canada, the massive liquefied natural gas facility at Kitimat, British Columbia, is on the verge of ramping into full operation. Its commissioning marks a pivotal moment for Canada’s energy and climate policy. Promoted as a cleaner alternative to coal and a model of low-emissions LNG infrastructure, the project is … [continued]
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IMO’s Crucial Moment: How Shipping Finally Started Tackling Climate Change
In the wake of the International Maritime Organization’s vote to price carbon in shipping fuels, I had the opportunity to sit down with an insider and expert on maritime decarbonization, Tristan Smith. He’s the director of a maritime advisory services consultancy, UMAS, and professor at University College London. This is … [continued]
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Experimental forecast hopes to warn when toxins from algal blooms in Lake Erie approach
An experimental forecasting method developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could help warn of approaching toxins from algal blooms in Lake Erie.
Inside The Iberian Grid Collapse: What Really Went Wrong
On April 28, 2025, the Iberian Peninsula experienced a dramatic blackout. At exactly 12:33:30, a cascading failure disconnected the grids of Spain and Portugal from the wider European electricity system, plunging millions into darkness. We now have not the hot takes of the usual anti-renewables rabble, but the 192-page report … [continued]
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As work to restart Palisades nuclear plant continues, nearby residents have concerns
Hundreds of workers are busy trying to make the Palisades nuclear plant the first decommissioned plant in the U.S. to ever come back online.