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Driving with electricity is much cheaper than with gasoline
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 6/2/22 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 6/2/22

Driving with electricity is much cheaper than with gasoline

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US coal use on the rise, but renewables continue rapid growth
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 2/25/22 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 2/25/22

US coal use on the rise, but renewables continue rapid growth

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2020 a COVID-year of major energy industry job losses
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 1/26/22 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 1/26/22

2020 a COVID-year of major energy industry job losses

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Young adults worldwide have blunt message for governments: ‘We don’t trust you.’
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 10/6/21 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 10/6/21

Young adults worldwide have blunt message for governments: ‘We don’t trust you.’

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How much do energy industry jobs pay? A look at the data
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 9/12/21 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 9/12/21

How much do energy industry jobs pay? A look at the data

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The number of lives that clean energy could save, by U.S. state
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 7/14/21 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 7/14/21

The number of lives that clean energy could save, by U.S. state

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Wind and solar energy are job creators. Which states are taking advantage?
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 4/7/21 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 4/7/21

Wind and solar energy are job creators. Which states are taking advantage?

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Canada’s oil sands industry is taking a big hit
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 3/5/21 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 3/5/21

Canada’s oil sands industry is taking a big hit

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Investors flee Big Oil as portfolios get drilled
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 1/14/21 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 1/14/21

Investors flee Big Oil as portfolios get drilled

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More CO2 in the atmosphere hurts key plants and crops more than it helps
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 12/13/20 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 12/13/20

More CO2 in the atmosphere hurts key plants and crops more than it helps

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Bleak views of melting Antarctic ice, from above and below
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 10/6/20 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 10/6/20

Bleak views of melting Antarctic ice, from above and below

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The video origin of the myth that global warming is good for agriculture
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 9/27/20 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 9/27/20

The video origin of the myth that global warming is good for agriculture

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We’ve been having the wrong debate about nuclear energy
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 7/28/20 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 7/28/20

We’ve been having the wrong debate about nuclear energy

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Coronavirus pandemic leads to profound cutbacks in fossil fuel use
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 4/30/20 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 4/30/20

Coronavirus pandemic leads to profound cutbacks in fossil fuel use

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A website about the U.S. electricity grid offers a mesmerizing way to pass the time productively
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 4/6/20 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 4/6/20

A website about the U.S. electricity grid offers a mesmerizing way to pass the time productively

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Burning fossil fuels heats the climate. It also harms public health.
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 3/13/20 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 3/13/20

Burning fossil fuels heats the climate. It also harms public health.

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Fossil fuel political giving outdistances renewables 13 to one
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 1/6/20 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 1/6/20

Fossil fuel political giving outdistances renewables 13 to one

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92% of Greenland’s residents believe climate change is happening
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 10/17/19 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 10/17/19

92% of Greenland’s residents believe climate change is happening

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A geologist’s front-row seat to Greenland glacial melt
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 9/20/19 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 9/20/19

A geologist’s front-row seat to Greenland glacial melt

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Fact check: No, the glaciers are not growing in Glacier National Park
Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 9/13/19 Climate and Energy Karin Kirk 9/13/19

Fact check: No, the glaciers are not growing in Glacier National Park

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