For decades, rolling blackouts and urgent calls for energy conservation were part of life in California — a reluctant summer ritual almost as reliable as the heat waves that drove …
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Tavares Strachan’s new LACMA exhibit fuses art, science, history and Afrofuturism
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTavares Strachan loves to blur the lines that separate art, science and historical reckoning — as well as past, present and future. A native of Nassau, Bahamas, he once carved …
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What does it cost a company when it’s no longer in the zeitgeist? For stockholders in Beyond Meat, perhaps as much as 99% of their money, if they bought at …
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California sues Trump administration over ‘Solar for All’ program cancellation
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia this week joined a multi-state coalition and sued the Trump administration over its cancellation of a $7-billion grant program designed to help low-income households install solar panels on their …
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How a speed climber topped 72 of nation’s highest peaks in 31 days
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesKilian Jornet, one of the world’s most accomplished mountaineers, did something this month that left even other elite athletes gasping: He climbed all 72 summits in the contiguous United States …
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A San José-based tech company that sells roof shingles with built-in solar panels is the latest to announce plans to leave the Golden State for Texas. GAF Energy will relocate …
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Global carbon levels rose by record amount in 2024, U.N. agency says
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCarbon dioxide emissions from human activities and wildfires rose last year, while the land and oceans’ ability to absorb carbon diminished, leading to a record surge in the amount of …
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Shipping braces for carbon charge and threats of tariffs from the U.S.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe world’s shipping regulator is on the verge of green-lighting a global charge on the industry’s emissions, something that has prompted the Trump administration to threaten tariffs in response. The …
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Nations meet to consider regulations to reduce shipping emissions
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe world’s largest maritime nations gathered in London on Tuesday to consider adopting regulations that would move the shipping industry away from fossil fuels to slash emissions. If the deal …
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Brookfield’s $5-billion deal spurs rally in Bloom Energy shares
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesShares of Bloom Energy Corp. soared 27%, the biggest gain in almost a year, after Brookfield Corp. agreed to invest up to $5 billion to deploy the company’s fuel cells …