Articles by Kate Sheppard
Kate Sheppard was previously Grist's political reporter. She now covers energy and the environment for The Huffington Post. Follow her on Twitter.
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Pipeline builder advised to gin up fake grassroots support
TransCanada has teamed up with the world's largest public relations firm to promote a proposed alternative pipeline that's entirely in Canada.
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Climate change is driving heat waves around the world
A new report pins the blame for a recent spate of heat waves on human-caused climate change -- but for the California drought, the evidence is murkier.
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Big greens are spending big green in 2014 midterms
A climate change super PAC, funded by billionaire investor Tom Steyer, backs up its sometimes zany stunts with a whole lot of cash.
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Nebraska utility is phasing out some coal units, and it won’t cost that much
The Omaha Public Power District announced that it will retire three coal units in the next two years -- thanks to public opinion and new regs.