Hudson Pacific achieves 100% carbon-neutral status at properties
Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. said all of its electricity consumption is carbon-neutral following a three-year renewable energy agreement with Calpine Energy Solutions LLC.
Oil majors impeding UN climate goals with $50B in new projects, report says
Oil majors could be left holding stranded assets as they continue to invest heavily in oil and natural gas while governments around the world look to cut emissions and meet the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change, according to a new report from climate-focused think tank Carbon Tracker Initiative.
Washington Week: US House to vote on drilling limits; FERC ready for busy fall
After a more than monthlong break, the U.S. Congress will reconvene and take up a raft of energy-related items, including voting on legislation to block oil and gas development in certain federal areas.
Scientists find climate change to curb snowfall in Pacific Northwest
By the end of the century, many locations in the Northwest where snowpack levels are monitored will see rainfall more often than snowfall if the world continues on its current greenhouse gas emissions trajectory, according to a new scientific paper in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
Southeastern US utilities avoid worst impacts of Hurricane Dorian
Electric utilities across the southeastern U.S. weathered the impacts of Hurricane Dorian without sustaining major damage, but companies are still taking precautions as the storm moves away from the Carolinas.
Seattle City Council to consider Berkeley, Calif.-style natural gas ban
Seattle will take the first step toward potentially banning natural gas in new buildings as an Emerald City lawmaker and environmental leader prepares to introduce legislation modeled after a Berkeley, Calif., ordinance adopted earlier this year.
Groups urge Business Roundtable CEOs to act on new corporate purpose declaration
Sustainability-focused groups are calling on the CEOs of major U.S. corporations who make up the Business Roundtable to act on their recent declaration that the companies should concentrate on providing benefits to all stakeholders rather than primarily on deriving profits for shareholders.
Conn. governor orders new actions on climate adaptation, clean energy
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has issued an executive order seeking to update the state's plans for adapting to climate change impacts and for getting the state to 100% zero-carbon electric supplies by 2040.
Democrats target fossil fuels, express nuclear worries at climate town hall
In a marathon seven-hour town hall Sept. 4, Democratic presidential candidates detailed their plans to fight climate change, many of which propose reducing or eliminating fossil fuel use in the U.S. power and transportation sectors.
Coal union calls for federal support, Trump tweet for miners' pensions
The president of the United Mine Workers of America called on President Donald Trump to tweet in support of preserving miners' pensions in a speech calling for greater federal assistance for the battered coal sector ahead of the 2020 election.
