Ross Macfarlane
Climate, clean energy, democracy. Likes to play outside. Former Director and Vice President with Sierra Club trying to retire for a 2d time. Friends are skeptical.
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Column: Good news for 100% clean energy. Geothermal has finally arrivedwww.latimes.com Superhot underground rocks can supply 24/7 clean power, combating the climate crisis.
The Long, Strange Success Story of America’s Biggest Clean Energy Projectheatmap.news The roughly 550-mile SunZia power line is crucial to America’s climate goals. Here’s how it almost didn’t happen — and how it was saved.
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How a drilling project and Israel-Hamas overshadow Biden’s climate record for young voterswww.latimes.com Many young voters don’t know much about Biden's climate record. And many activists who helped fuel his 2020 victory are angry about Gaza and a drilling project.
G.M. Will Retire the Chevrolet Malibu to Make More Electric Carswww.nytimes.com The gasoline-powered Malibu was the last sedan sold by Chevrolet, the General Motors brand, in the United States.
In Arizona, election workers trained with deepfakes to prepare for 2024www.washingtonpost.com ‘By the end of the second day, you’re like: Trust no one,’ said one Arizona county recorder who completed a first-of-its-kind exercise on the threat of AI in the coming election.
What Elon Musk's favorite game tells us about himopen.substack.com A review, of sorts, of Polytopia.
Exxon Criticized ICN Stories Publicly, But Privately, Didn't Dispute The Findings - Inside Climate Newsinsideclimatenews.org Congressional Democrats say newly released documents trace oil industry's pivot from denial to deception.
An Oil Price-Fixing Conspiracy Caused 27% of All Inflation Increases in 2021www.thebignewsletter.com The FTC just found evidence that American oil companies colluded with the Saudi government to hike gas prices, costing the average family $3,000 last year. The question is, what can we do about it?
EPA underestimates methane emissions from landfills and urban areas, researchers findphys.org The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is underestimating methane emissions from landfills, urban areas and U.S. states, according to a new study led by researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson S...
Tesla won the EV charging race. So why’s it gutting its Supercharger…www.canarymedia.com Elon Musk’s decision to slash the 500-person EV charging team could hurt automakers and charging companies building Tesla's technology into their future plans.
US appeals court says kids' climate lawsuit must be dismissedwww.reuters.com A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said a lawsuit filed by 21 young people claiming the U.S. government's energy policies violate their rights to be protected from climate change must be dismissed, this time for good.
The Environmental Victories Keep on Comin’www.sierraclub.org A cheat sheet for tracking the flood of good news from the Biden administration
Few have heard about Biden's climate policies, even those who care most about issue — CBS News pollwww.cbsnews.com Those who prioritize climate change feel somewhat unsatisfied — more of them feel Biden has done too little.
Clean Energy Transition Could Bring Job Growth to Northwest Stateswww.cleanenergytransition.org The Net-Zero Northwest (NZNW) Workforce State Analysis examines the jobs that would be created or displaced in the four Northwest states if the region were on the path to achieving net-zero emissions,...
Dems Trapped Between Israel and Gaza on the Campaign Trailwww.thedailybeast.com The outcry for Democrats to call for a ceasefire has placed the Democratic candidates running for Senate in a politically tough position—one Republicans have largely avoided.
Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?www.nytimes.com Blocking solar rays. Sucking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Ideas that sound like science fiction are now starting to become reality, raising concerns about safety.
On the Path to Clearer Skies and Healthier Communities: Legal Action Advances Regional Haze Protectionswww.sierraclub.org Every year, over 300 million of us pack our bags, lace up our boots, and set off to explore the vast, untouched beauty of America's national parks. Our checklists are filled with the trails we'll hike...
New England to be Coal-Free by 2028, Marking Significant Victory for Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaignwww.sierraclub.org BOW, NH. – Today, following negotiations with Sierra Club, The Conservation Law Foundation, and EPA, Granite Shore Power has committed to ending the era of coal in New England by retiring the coal-bur...
Sierra Club Amicus Brief Shows Harmful Consequences of Cryptocurrency Miningwww.sierraclub.org Since the rapid influx of large-scale cryptocurrency mining operations to the United States following China’s prohibition on such facilities, Sierra Club has been monitoring both the carbon and cost i...