Articles by John Upton

John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.

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States struggling to understand frackquakes

Frackers are making the earth shake, prompting even frack-friendly states to put their heads together to try to figure out how to reduce the risks.

John Upton Climate & Energy
Congress successfully took the wind out of wind energy’s sails last year

Just 1 gigawatt of new wind energy capacity was installed in the U.S. last year -- down from 13 gigawatts the year before. Thanks, Congress!

John Upton Technology
Ohio lawmakers: All right, folks, we guess it’s OK for you to buy Teslas

Ohio lawmakers have backed away from a potential ban on Tesla's sales centers, but they will only allow three of the centers to operate in their state.

John Upton Technology
BP’s newly upgraded refinery just spilled oil into Chicago’s water source

An oil spill from BP's Whiting refinery was just the latest in a string of similar accidents across the U.S.

John Upton Technology