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June 11, 2012

New Reports Show 2011 was a Banner Year for Renewable Energy

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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November 6, 2024

States Must Step Up

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

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August 13, 2024

Ask A Scientist: What Energy Solutions to the Climate Crisis Are Within Reach?

Guest Commentary

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July 1, 2024

Fossil Fuels Must Go: Re-inventing US Transportation

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
Senior Vehicles Engineer

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June 26, 2024

What UCS Said to Pennsylvania Legislators About Hydrogen Hubs and Climate Change

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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February 2, 2024

The Serious Risks Around Treatment of Biomethane in 45V

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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January 18, 2024

Proposed Electrolyzer Requirements for the Hydrogen Tax Credit: Strengths and Risks

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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December 10, 2023

Progress Possible at COP 28 Despite Fossil Fuel Industry Deception

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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November 16, 2023

Ask a Scientist: The US Has to Do More to Meet Its Carbon Emissions Reduction Goals

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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May 25, 2023

Biomethane Threatens to Upend the Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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April 24, 2023

Renewables Have Pulled Ahead of Coal. What’s Next?

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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April 13, 2023

Ask a Scientist: The Electric Car and Power Grid’s Shared Future

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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April 3, 2023

Without Sufficient Guardrails, the Hydrogen Tax Credit Could Increase Emissions

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

a group of people hold signs in support of climate action and limiting global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees celsius

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March 17, 2023

Can We Still Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C? Here’s What the Latest Science Says

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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March 14, 2023

Survey Shows Pathway To Speeding Up EV Adoption in Rural Areas

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
Senior Vehicles Engineer

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October 27, 2022

Latest UN, IEA, WMO Climate Reports Show Global Emissions Dangerously High, Emergency Action Required

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

House Oversight and Reform Committee

October 12, 2022

Congress Releases New Evidence of Big Oil Climate Disinformation

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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September 26, 2022

Is It Possible to Phase Out Petroleum and Transform our Transportation System?

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
Senior Vehicles Engineer

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June 30, 2022

Science Shows US Supreme Court Abortion, Guns, Environment Rulings Will Have Devastating Consequences

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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June 2, 2022

Corporate Climate Disclosure Rule Could Make the World a Little Less Dangerous

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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April 11, 2022

DOE’s New Hydrogen Hubs Program Comes With Risks—And Opportunities

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

a pair of hands holds up a sign reading "I want you to act as if your house is on fire, because it is" at a youth climate protest in NYC

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October 27, 2021

Fossil Fuel Obstruction Brought Us the Climate Crisis: Hard Questions Big Oil CEOs Should Answer

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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October 27, 2021

Fossil Fuel CEOs to Testify in Congress: Five Greenwashing Claims Debunked

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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September 24, 2021

Congress Must Provide a Lifeline to Energy Workers and Communities in the $3.5-Trillion Build Back Better Package

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor