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The U.S.’s Biggest Miner Union Is Ready for a Transition to Clean Energy
On Monday, the nation’s largest union of coal miners announced that it’s down for the shift to renewable energy as long the transition includes aid — and new jobs — for workers laid off from their sector. It’s the latest sign that workers aren’t buying the fossil fuel industry’s narrative that it’s a great protector…
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BP Says We’ve Already Reached Peak Oil
BP is saying the quiet part loud: In the 2020 Energy Outlook report the energy giant published this week, it said that the world may have reached peak oil.
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BP CEO Calls Plan to Lay Off 10,000 Workers the ‘Right Thing’
The coronavirus pandemic has been a wild ride for the oil industry as it struggles to grapple with cratering demand for its main product. The biggest hits have been to small firms and middle-tier oil companies, but Big Oil is feeling the impacts, too.
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The Closure Of The West’s Largest Coal Plant Could Be A Test For The Green New Deal
The sun has set on the Navajo Generating Station, which burned its last pile of coal earlier this month. Economics finally caught up with the West’s largest coal plant, forcing it to shutter as cheap natural gas and renewables made it irrelevant to the energy grid.