resource economics
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For Earth Day, Houston Public Media Is Promoting… Chevron?
One might not associate “public media” with “carrying water for the oil and gas industry,” but it’s 2022, and anything can happen. On Wednesday, Houston Public Radio, which encompasses the city’s NPR affiliate as well as its public broadcasting network, unveiled a series it produced with oil giant Chevron on the energy transition — and,…
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The Green Steel Revolution Is Picking Up Steam
We may be one step closer to seeing a worldwide revolution in making greener steel thanks to a new international agreement on tariffs.
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Should I Work Less for the Climate?
Welcome to Burning Questions, a new series where Earther answers the most common asks we get on how to address climate change. Many people want to do something, anything to help address the climate crisis. We answer your questions about how to help change your life — and the systems that will save us. Check…
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The U.S. Is Closer to a Zero-Carbon Grid Than It Seems
The U.S. has a lot of work to do to draw down carbon emissions. But a new report shows that when it comes to the energy grid, things are actually in better shape than researchers thought it’d be by this point.