Category: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Three Mile Island Plans to Reopen as Demand for Nuclear Power Grows

The infamous plant, closed since 2019, is getting a new lease on life after Microsoft agreed to buy its electricity to supply a growing fleet of data centers.
Tyson Is Sued Over Labeling of ‘Climate-Smart’ Beef

An environmental group said the company, a major food producer, was misleading shoppers with its claims about eco-friendly practices.
Greener Steel at Britain’s Largest Plant Comes With Heavy Job Losses

The British government and Tata of India said they would invest 1.25 billion pounds in a plan to convert the steel mill at Port Talbot in Wales to an electric furnace.
Climate Change Is Making Glacier Tourism More Popular, and Riskier

More tourists are eager to visit vanishing glaciers and ice caves, but warming is also making the sites unstable.
Turbine Blades Have Piled Up in Landfills. A Solution May Be Coming.

Wind power has a waste problem that has been difficult to solve. Turbine blades made from a new plant-based material could make them recyclable.
Is This Massive Attack Concert the Gold Standard for a Green Gig?

Coldplay and Billie Eilish have tried to drive down carbon emissions while touring, but the British band Massive Attack has tried to take the efforts even further.
To Stay Relevant, a Spanish Energy Giant Turns to Waste

Repsol figures that there is still life in vehicle fuels as long as they can be portrayed as low carbon.
U.K. Climate Change Committee Urges Speed in Cutting Emissions

A report by a government body that oversees efforts to reduce greenhouse gases will help underpin the Labour Party’s plans to accelerate renewable energy and other measures.
J.D. Vance Is an Oil Booster and Doubter of Human-Caused Climate Change

He once said society had a climate problem but changed his position sharply while seeking Donald Trump’s endorsement in his Senate race.
Marathon Oil Agrees to Pay Record EPA Penalty

The company will spend $242 million to resolve allegations that it released methane, a greenhouse gas, and other pollutants in North Dakota.
Amazon Says It Reached a Climate Goal Seven Years Early

The company said it effectively got all of the electricity it used last year from sources that did not produce greenhouse gas emissions. Some experts have faulted the company’s calculations.
Britain Has Huge Clean Energy Ambitions, but Are They Realistic?

Analysts warn that the Labour Party’s proposals are unlikely to be cheap and could come at the cost of jobs in the oil and gas industry.