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Louisiana’s flagship university lets oil firms influence research – for a price | Oil and gas companies

For $5m, Louisiana’s flagship university will let an oil company weigh in on faculty research activities. Or, for $100,000, a…

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Biden administration moves to restrict oil and gas leases on 13m acres in Alaska | Alaska

The Biden administration said on Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13m acres (5.3m hectares) of…

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California the culprit for spike in little-known greenhouse gas more potent than CO2 | California

Levels of a potent greenhouse gas are quietly spiking in the atmosphere and increasingly worrying environmental groups that say its…

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Scottish ministers called ‘short-termist’ after scrapping carbon emissions pledge | Greenhouse gas emissions

Climate campaigners have accused Scottish ministers of being “inept” and “short-termist” after they scrapped Scotland’s target to cut carbon emissions…

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‘Step on the gas,’ ‘well-oiled machine,’ and other fossil-fuel phrases that pervade our language » Yale Climate Connections

Fossil fuels can be hard to quit. They’re woven into our society and are endemic in energy sources, plastics, and…

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Shell says it ‘lobbies for energy transition’ during climate ruling appeal | Greenhouse gas emissions

Shell has argued that it “lobbies for, not against, the energy transition” on the final day of its appeal against…

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Health

Colorless, odorless gas likely linked to alarming rise in non-smoking lung cancer

Although lung cancer is traditionally thought of as a “smoker’s disease,” a surprising 15-20% of newly diagnosed lung cancers occur…

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UK heat pump adopters open up homes to encourage others to ditch gas boilers | Renewable energy

UK householders considering swapping their gas boiler for an electric heat pump could see how they work by visiting an…

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Protesters slam gas group’s use of customers’ money to thwart climate efforts | US news

A group of advocates and Democratic senators gathered in Washington DC on Tuesday to decry utilities’ practice of spending customers’…

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Berkeley’s first-in-the-nation natural gas ban is dead. But is the battle over? | Environment

Four years ago, Berkeley made history when it became the first city in the US to ban natural gas hookups…

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