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AGU has accepted more than half a million dollars from ExxonMobil, a company that systematically attacks climate science.
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AGU Should Sever Its Ties with ExxonMobil

by M. E. Mann, N. Oreskes and K. A. Emanuel 24 October 201623 February 2023

AGU and its funders should be held to the same standards of evidence-based scrutiny that it expects of the scientists who publish in its own journals.

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Trump Touts "Clean Coal" in Second Debate

by Randy Showstack 10 October 201624 April 2023

The Republican presidential candidate also attacked regulation of energy production by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Renewable energy sources like these windmills in the town of Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain, will meet nearly a third of global energy demand by 2040.
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High Energy Growth, Fossil Fuel Dependence Forecast Through 2040

by Randy Showstack 13 May 201628 September 2021

By then, coal, natural gas, and renewables each will contribute about 30% of global net electricity, new report predicts.

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Oil, Coal Industry Leaders Fault Obama Policies at Energy Forum

by Randy Showstack 28 January 20166 December 2022

In a review of the energy industry, fossil fuel industry leaders said they are fighting federal policies. The solar industry recently benefited from a 5-year tax credit.

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How Biofuels Can Cool Our Climate and Strengthen Our Ecosystems

by E. H. DeLucia 22 December 201522 January 2024

Critics of biofuels like ethanol argue they are an unsustainable use of land. But with careful management, next-generation grass-based biofuels can net climate savings and improve their ecosystems.

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Supreme Court Hears Case About Regulating Power Plants

by Randy Showstack 27 March 20157 July 2025

In a case about power plant emissions, arguments focused on whether the Environmental Protection Agency properly interpreted a regulation and on dramatically different cost-benefit analyses.

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