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Energy independence – reality or myth?

by Scott Tong
Dec 21, 2016
Is it even achievable?
Shutting down California's offshore oil rigs would be costly.
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Trump has to do little to keep his climate promises

by Jed Kim
Nov 10, 2016
He's promised to roll back the fight against global warming and unleash coal, oil and natural gas.
Protesters rally about climate change outside the White House in Washington, DC on November 29, 2015. 
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Arctic climate change: less ice, more cruise ships

by Marketplace Contributor
Aug 18, 2016
A cruise ship carrying 1700 passengers is now able to cross the Northwest passage
The Crystal Serenity hours before leaving Seward, Alaska on Tuesday, August 16. It's the largest cruise ship by far to attempt the Northwest Passage. 
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Insurers lag in preparing for climate change

by Jed Kim
Aug 17, 2016
A pair of studies show insurance companies still have a lot to figure out.
New studies suggest that insurance companies have a long way to go in adapting to climate change.
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Natural gas leaks make natural gas dirtier

by Gigi Douban
Aug 17, 2016
Study of a methane plume over Southwest tracks back to natural gas fields.
Natural gas is flared off at a plant outside of the town of Cuero, Texas. The boom in natural gas drilling has led to an increase in the amount of methane emissions. 
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Rising seas could swamp crucial infrastructure

by Mitchell Hartman
May 31, 2016
A look at what climate change might mean for Los Angeles' built environment.
The view north from a bluff in Westchester down to the Ballona Wetlands, which is surrounded by dense residential and commercial development, crucial roadways, and a drainage channel to the Pacific Ocean several miles to the west. Los Angeles International Airport is nearby, as are active oil fields and the largest yacht marina on the West Coast.
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Investors want Exxon to account for climate change

by Jed Kim
May 24, 2016
ExxonMobil faces a shareholder resolution at its annual meeting
Oil covers a local resident's boot at Refugio State Beach in Goleta, California, May 19, 2015. 
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As fire season arrives, this could be hottest year ever

by Annie Baxter
May 17, 2016
Fire seasons now are two months longer than they were 50 years ago.
The Rocky Fire burns near Clear Lake, California, in August of last year.
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Oil companies are pressed to address climate change

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
May 12, 2016
A study says investors care more about climate change than corporate managers.
An oil rig in Taft, California extracts crude.
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To visualize climate change, think about water

by Jed Kim
May 4, 2016
Changes to the water cycle can have severe economic repercussions, a World Bank report says.
A boat dock is left in the dried bed of Huntington Lake, Californina, in 2014. A World Bank report says climate change could have a severe economic impact on some regions of the world.
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