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How the White House can make digital assets more energy efficient
Digital assets that rely upon a process known as “proof of work” use a lot of electricity.
Why is EWG talking about cryptocurrency and climate change?
Climate change affects almost every aspect of our life. EWG is talking about cryptocurrency because how the industry generates new cryptocurrency and validates those transactions can significantly...
John Oliver skewers utility monopolies like PG&E and Duke for ratepayer hikes, crushing solar
Stifling solar: Duke Energy’s long war against North Carolina clean energy
Duke Energy is asking North Carolina utility regulators to approve a plan that could stifle the growth of renewable solar power in the state while hiking ratepayers’ bills – the latest in the monopoly...
The local environmental disasters that inconvenience bitcoin’s apologists
The Netflix of solar: Save more money on your utility bills with novel renewable power
Using virtual power plants to spur energy equity, grid stability and fight the climate crisis
When a heatwave struck California last August, a private energy service company coordinated the solar arrays, battery storage, and smart appliances and thermostats of 150,000 homes – and helped...
Decarbonizing industries, transportation doesn’t require costly carbon capture
Fighting the climate crisis will require deep reductions in carbon emissions from industries and transportation, but new research and investments show that this goal can be met through novel clean...
Utilities fighting to stymie growth of California rooftop solar power
Why America can’t afford an ‘all of the above’ energy policy
Confronting the myth of carbon-free fossil fuels: Why carbon capture is not a climate solution
Biomass energy: The dangerous carbon shell game putting forests and climate at risk
Oil and gas: An industry in decline
Why Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Won’t Help Counter the Climate Crisis
None of the Above: The False Energy ‘Solutions’ America Doesn’t Need
There She Goes Again: Duke CEO ‘Not Prepared’ To Embrace the Renewable Energy Future
Nuclear Industry Politics: Bribes, Corruption and Lies
The U.S. nuclear industry knows it can't compete fairly on the open market with safe, clean, cost-effective renewable energy sources like solar, wind and storage batteries, so it's turning to illegal...
EWG News Roundup (8/13): Schools’ Tap Water in the Time of COVID-19, Nitrate Pollution in Minnesota, a Twitter Battle with BP and More
On Monday, EWG released an article on government officials' inadequate guidance about reopening schools safely as the coronavirus pandemic seems to worsen.
BP to EWG on Net-Zero Carbon Pledge: ‘No turning back!’ We’ll See.
In Pandemic-Triggered Economic Crisis, Millions of Americans Struggle To Pay Utility Bills
The economic meltdown triggered by the coronavirus pandemic means that legions of Americans are struggling to pay their utility bills. As with other impacts of the pandemic, the federal government has...