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A Russian armoured fighting vehicle
Ukraine
Germans turn down the heat, drive less and take cold showers to use less Russian energy 
A coal-fired power station in Witbank, South Africa
Climate Change
World leaders agree to help South Africa phase out coal
A flare burns natural gas at an oil well on Aug. 26, 2021, in Watford City, North Dakota.
Critical State
Political climate: Part I
In this photo provided by the Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, greets US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry during the Green Initiative Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 25, 2021.
Climate Change
Oil giant Saudi Arabia says it wants to get to net-zero emissions by 2060. But critics question its roadmap.
In this July 27, 2018, photo the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun.
Environment
Fossil fuels cause 1 in 5 premature deaths worldwide, study says
A large red oil tanker is shown in the distance passing underneath two tall bridge columns.
In landmark decision, Denmark will phase out oil and gas by 2050. Here’s how.
For years, Shanghai has featured some of China's worst air pollution. Recent initiatives by the Chinese government, though, have begun to clean up some of the problem.
Economics
With the US pursuing fossil fuels, alternative, renewable forms of energy could be an even bigger boon to China
On Dec. 19, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a plan for the state’s common retirement fund to completely decarbonize its entire portfolio.
Economics
Big money is backing out of fossil fuel industry, moving into greener alternatives
Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of The Guardian newspaper, pictured at the International Journalism Festival in 2014. Rusbridger will step down in the summer of 2015.
Media
The Guardian turns to climate advocacy to force change
Rockefeller fund
Environment
The Rockefellers call it quits on oil, divesting themselves from fossil fuel industries
Coal Mining
Environment
Stanford University uses its purse strings to protest coal companies
Coal Mining
Environment
Stanford University uses its purse strings to protest coal companies
Gasoline shortages prompted by the Arab Oil Embargo hit this station near Interstate 5 in Oregon in October, 1973. The embargo roiled the US economy through the winter of 1973-74, before it was lifted on March 17, 1974.
Environment
40 years after the Arab oil embargo, America still loves its petroleum
Gasoline shortages prompted by the Arab Oil Embargo hit this station near Interstate 5 in Oregon in October, 1973. The embargo roiled the US economy through the winter of 1973-74, before it was lifted on March 17, 1974.
Environment
40 years after the Arab oil embargo, America still loves its petroleum
Environment
Most climate change gases can be traced to just 90 companies
Environment
At this month’s climate change conference, there’s a new tactic for reining in greenhouse gases
Oil and Honey
Environment
Environmentalists call for greater attention to methane leaks, to fight climate change
Environment
Collaboration could be the answer in U.S. energy debate
Environment
University students rally to get endowments out of fossil fuels
Environment
University students organize protests to call for divestment from fossil fuels
Environment
Coal country incensed at what it sees as Obama’s overreach on coal regulations
Environment
Environmentalist says global climate catastrophe is inevitable without intervention
Environment
Virgin’s Richard Branson joins fight against global warming
Environment
Fossil fuel subsidies and climate change
Oil Train Concerns in the Pacific Northwest
Shareholder Resolutions and the Carbon Bubble
Every Breath
Biomass, Climate Friend or Foe?
Climate Bill Hits Capitol Hill
Mercury Rising
Following the Paper Trail
Central Park Drilling
Budget Watch