“A recent ruling by a federal judge dictates that oil companies must contribute to the roughly $7.2 billion in cleanup costs of decommissioning oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico. The ruling marks a significant turn in the bankruptcy case of Fieldwood Energy LLC, who are seeking to pass the buck on cleanup costs … [Read more…]
“This piece was originally published in Grist and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Solar panels are an increasingly important source of renewable power that will play an essential role in fighting climate change. They are also complex pieces of technology that become big, bulky sheets of electronic waste at the … [Read more…]
“Look north from a crest of the Logan County landfill and the wind turbines on the horizon appear like tiny pinwheels slicing bitter February gusts into a renewable and ever-larger share of Colorado’s electric power. Now gaze downward, into the chasm gradually filling with a combination of loose dirt, garbage and plastic bags — … [Read more…]