Fossil fuels

The battle to block Duke Energy’s new gas plant

In North Carolina, community members and advocates see a path — however narrow — to defeating a proposed gas plant that would threaten state climate goals.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 16 July 2024

The Mayo Coal Plant, located in Person County, North Carolina. (Duke Energy)

Fossil fuels

New York must chart new course for gas utilities to hit climate targets

They can’t keep spending on pipelines, and alternative fuels can't scale. But electric heat and thermal networks could save utility business models and jobs.

By Jeff St. John . 20 March 2023
Fossil fuels

Bay Area officials vote to ditch new gas furnaces and water heaters

Starting in 2027, San Francisco Bay Area regulators will require appliances to have zero emissions of nitrogen oxides, a move that effectively bans gas.

By Maria Gallucci . 17 March 2023
Fossil fuels

We know gas stoves have health risks. What about other gas appliances?

Amid the gas-stove hubbub, the health impacts of other gas appliances like furnaces, water heaters and dryers haven't gotten much attention. Here's a rundown.

By Sarah Wesseler . 13 March 2023
Clean energy

Chart: Clean energy to make up 84% of new US power capacity in 2023

Solar, wind, nuclear and grid batteries will account for nearly all power plant construction, with batteries beating gas for the first time.

By Julian Spector, Maria Virginia Olano . 10 March 2023
Podcast

What the oil and gas boom means for clean energy

Supermajors are doubling down on extraction and slowing investments in renewables. We try to make sense of the market shift.

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By Stephen Lacey . 8 March 2023
Podcast

Stunning new data on the economics of US coal vs. renewables

Only one coal plant in America is cheaper than new renewables. So why haven’t we ditched coal yet?

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By Stephen Lacey . 27 min . 22 February 2023
Guest essay

Gas stoves are a health hazard — and induction stoves just work better

Air-quality expert Brady Seals sums up decades of research and dispels some persistent myths.

By Brady Seals . 20 February 2023
Podcast

50 years of studies prove gas stoves are bad for you. What's next?

A half-century of research on gas stoves shows they are equivalent to living in a house with secondhand smoke.

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By Stephen Lacey . 27 min . 15 February 2023
Geothermal

Utilities may use their pipes for geothermal heat instead of gas

Several utilities in the Northeast already have pilots underway to explore a switch to networked geothermal. Will it help them ride out the energy transition?

By Lisa Prevost . 13 February 2023
Liquefied natural gas

Chart: LNG expansion plans threaten global climate progress

The gas industry aims to dramatically expand capacity for exporting liquefied natural gas. That would be very bad news for the climate.

By Canary Staff . 3 February 2023