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The Conversation US Why is climate change’s 2 degrees Celsius of warming limit so important?The Conversation USIf you read or listen to almost any article about climate change, it’s likely the story refers in some way to the “2 degrees Celsius limit.” The story often mentions greatly increased risks if the climate exceeds 2°C and…

Fortune Trump Just Made Another Irrational and Short-Sighted DecisionFortuneDissolving the committee is short-sighed and irrational—all the more so given the pace at which the climate is changing and the urgency with which action is needed. A portion of the forthcoming National Climate Assessment, the Climate Science Special …The Military’s Battle Against Climate ChangeWUNC all 8 news…

NPR Does ‘Sustainability’ Help The Environment Or Just Agriculture’s …NPRBrent Deppe is taking me on a tour of the farm supply business, called Key Cooperative, that he helps to manage in Grinnell, Iowa. We step though the back door … and more »

Washington Post The Energy 202: Eclipse tests growing power of renewable energyWashington PostRight now, the Energy Department is finalizing an overdue study asking whether the national electric grid can handle the lost of so-called “baseload” power plants as older coal and nuclear facilities are priced out of the electricity market by cheaper …Solar energy stocks tanked…

CNBC Berkshire Hathaway shares hit all-time high despite Buffett’s energy deal unravelingCNBCBerkshire’s $9 billion all-cash deal for power transmission company Oncor terminated after Sempra Energy emerged as the victor. Buffett’s conglomerate had been battling for Oncor with the hedge fund Elliott Management. Berkshire has a nearly $100 …Fine Print in Sempra’s Energy Deal Bears a…

Bloomberg Energy Transfer Suit Claims Greenpeace Incites Eco-TerrorismBloombergEnergy Transfer Partners LP accused Greenpeace International, Earth First! and other groups of inciting terrorist acts and vandalism to generate publicity and raise money for their causes while hampering the Dakota Access pipeline operator’s ability to …Energy Transfer sues Greenpeace over Dakota pipelineReutersEnergy Transfer sues Greenpeace, Dakota Access…

The Columbus Dispatch Murray Energy boss: Trump has broken a promise to coalThe Columbus DispatchPresident Donald Trump fires up the crowd at a rally last month in Youngstown. Trump met with Murray Energy CEO Robert Murray after the rally, where Murray urged Trump to invoke the U.S. Federal Power Act to keep coal-burning power plants…

Forbes Russia Buys Into Indian Energy: 5 Things To KnowForbesRussian oil giant, Rosneft, announced Monday that it finalized the purchase of 49% of Essar Oil Limited, an Indian refinery. Another 49% was purchased separately by a joint effort by commodities trading firm, Trafigura, and by United Capital Partners, … and more »

CNBC Photos from the 2017 solar eclipseCNBCThousands of scientists, space enthusiasts and sun worshipers flocked to cities and towns along the path of the total solar eclipse that streaked across the United States. The eclipse began Monday in the Northwest, starting in Oregon and charting a …Did you miss yesterday’s total solar eclipse? Here’s your…

NPR In Solar Trade Dispute, Will Proposed Tariffs Cost Industry Jobs?NPRMark Holohan, solar division manager at Wilson Electric, stands in his company’s warehouse outside Phoenix, Ariz. Solar installers say a proposed tariff could sink their business model, while several solar manufacturers say they need shelter from an … and more »