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Book Overview: “Fire Weather” — The Shocking, New Truth about Super-Charged Forest Fires
by John Craig A week or so ago I got the audiobook of the shocking, brilliantly written book “Fire Weather.” Author John Vaillant is, by...
‘Huge Win’: Court Finds EPA Approval of Bee-Killing Sulfoxaflor Unlawful
By Kenny Stancil In a major victory for pollinators and other wildlife, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Wednesday ruled that...
Climate Campaigners Demand Oxford, Cambridge Stop Taking Fossil Fuel Money
By JULIA CONLEY “This funding undermines climate justice, fueling the continued disproportionate harms of the fossil fuel industry on marginalized communities worldwide.” Arguing that accepting...
Why I Quit Being a Banker to Join Extinction Rebellion
By ANDREW MEDHURST by OpenDemocracy.net For almost 30 years, I worked on the trading floors of banks around the world—mainly in London, but also Hong...
Hot Planet Made Deadly South African Floods Twice as Likely: Climate Scientists
By JESSICA CORBETT “We need to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a new reality where floods and heatwaves are more intense and...
Spurred by Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Solar Soars by 50% in EU: Report
By Brett Wilkins Driven significantly by dramatically reduced fossil fuel imports following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, solar production soared nearly 50% in the European Union...
EU Approves Germany’s $30 Billion Green Energy Plan
By Kenny Stancil The European Commission [in December] approved the German government’s €28 billion ($29.69 billion) plan to rapidly expand clean energy production. According to Reuters:...
Energy Solidarity: A Southern Italy Solution to Energy Poverty
By DR. MIRIAM ACZEL In San Giovanni a Teduccio, a coastal suburb in Naples, a new people-driven project has become Italy’s first renewable “solidarity...
Leaders in Energy Year-In-Review 2022
This Year-in-Review highlights Leaders in Energy’s activities in 2022. Climate, Green Economy, and Energy Leadership LE representatives took part in attending and speaking at a...