oil and gas
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U.S. Renewables Are Set To Generate More Electricity Than Coal For The First Time
This is set to be the year renewables take off. A new report from the Energy Information Administration shows that electricity generation from renewables is finally set to surpass that of coal, a major milestone in the efforts to a clean energy economy. The coronavirus is helping drive this shift.
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Anything Trump Does To Prop Up The Oil Industry Will Fail In The End
Oil had itself a day on Tuesday. Prices went negative as oil producers looked to pay people to take oil off their hands owing to an ongoing overproduction crisis.
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Fracked Up: Drilling Pollutant Could Mess With Testosterone
New research offers another potential downside of fracking: an increased risk of impotence and fertility problems in men, at least according to findings from cells in the lab.
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Five Of The World’s Largest Banks Are Pouring Billions Into The Amazon’s Destruction
These days, investment in planetary destruction is gauche. In recent months, major companies from Amazon to Microsoft have pledged to prioritise sustainability (though their plans to do so have been problematic at best). As environmental activists have targeted financial institutions for their investment in climate-warming activities, those firms have also made commitments to clean up…