Climate Energy
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Where do we go from a crisis like the Texas winter freeze? 5 experts point the way.
A more resilient, flexible energy system is possible — and these Fixers are working to make it a reality.
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The key to passing climate policy? Rein in (or win over) utilities monopolies.
Investor-owned utilities — yes, IOUs — dominate the system and wield enormous political power. Only the feds can change that.
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![Liability roadmap for suing fossil fuel companies]()
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The key to beating fossil fuel corps? Global collaboration.
As lawsuits by U.S. cities and states mount against industry for its climate impacts, litigants need to model the strategy that brought down Big Tobacco: Share everything.
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Can we really end our reliance on natural gas? These moms have a plan — and the ear of utilities.
Massachusetts nonprofit HEET wants to turn leaky infrastructure into district-wide geothermal heat-pump systems that it hopes will create a “post-gas world.”
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How activists successfully shut down key pipeline projects in New York
In the past half-decade, grassroots opposition in New York has led to the cancellation of four major interstate pipelines — a total of 931 miles — that would have cut through communities and ecosystems.
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He thinks we’re on the cusp of a green building boom
BlocPower CEO Donnel Baird predicts that electrification and energy efficiency -- especially in cities -- will play a key role in our COVID and climate response.
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![Nathaniel Smith, Atlanta skyline]()
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He’s helping Georgia move away from its polluting past
2018 Fixer Nathaniel Smith joins the leadership council of Drawdown Georgia, which hopes to “crowdsolve” innovative ways of cutting the state’s carbon impact.
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He’s bringing solar power to Puerto Rico — and political power to its people
In its latest project, Arturo Massol-Deyá’s nonprofit is helping small businesses produce their own energy and rebuild the local economy on their own terms.
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This prof is shedding light on energy injustice — and how to fix it
Not every household has the same access to clean, efficient energy. Professor Tony Reames has a plan to correct that.
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Why do some neighborhoods get hotter than others?
Keep yourself (and the planet) cool with these lessons on extreme heat.
