Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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Can we afford to give a $40 billion gift to oil companies?
BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and pals have been pumping millions of barrels of oil from the Gulf of Mexico without paying a dime in royalties.
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BP testifies: We knew about ‘big risk’ of explosion
A top BP official tells the court that the company knew there was a "big risk" of a Deepwater Horizon disaster before it happened.
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Pesticides are killing off America’s birds
Pesticide use is the leading cause of a nationwide decline of grassland bird species, beating out habitat loss, according to a new study.
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Pro-fracking petition with fake signatures embarrasses gas association
The Colorado Oil and Gas Association wants to retract its pro-fracking petition after a newspaper revealed it was bogus.
