<p>Industry documents obtained by ProPublica reveal how NW Natural, Oregon’s largest natural gas company, pursued an approach that ended up perpetuating its core fossil fuel business while the company painted a picture of going green.</p><p>(Published Sept. 2024)<br><a href="https://propub.li/3PlzCQ7" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/3PlzCQ7</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#Energy</a> <a href="/tags/green/" rel="tag">#Green</a> <a href="/tags/cleanenergy/" rel="tag">#CleanEnergy</a> <a href="/tags/fossilfuels/" rel="tag">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#Oil</a> <a href="/tags/gas/" rel="tag">#Gas</a></p>
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<p>Oregon liberals, opposed to nuclear power in the 1970s, created a complex process for getting new energy projects approved.</p><p>It’s now being used to stall developments in wind and solar — with a 76-year-old activist leading the charge.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/irene-gilbert-oregon-solar-green-energy-policy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/irene-gilbert-oregon-solar-green-energy-policy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ire</span><span class="invisible">ne-gilbert-oregon-solar-green-energy-policy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#Energy</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/solar/" rel="tag">#Solar</a> <a href="/tags/oregon/" rel="tag">#Oregon</a> <a href="/tags/cleanenergy/" rel="tag">#CleanEnergy</a></p>
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<p>Coal power is finally retreating in the world’s two largest markets. For the first time since 1973, both China and India saw coal generation drop in 2025 thanks to a relentless clean energy boom. We are witnessing the beginning of the end for the coal era. <br><br><a href="/tags/climateaction/" rel="tag">#climateaction</a> <a href="/tags/renewables/" rel="tag">#renewables</a> <a href="/tags/coaldecline/" rel="tag">#coaldecline</a> <a href="/tags/cleanenergy/" rel="tag">#cleanenergy</a> <a href="/tags/coal/" rel="tag">#coal</a> <a href="/tags/fossilfuels/" rel="tag">#fossilfuels</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/coal-power-generation-falls-china-india-since-1970s" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/coal-power-generation-falls-china-india-since-1970s"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/business/2</span><span class="invisible">026/jan/13/coal-power-generation-falls-china-india-since-1970s</span></a></p>
<p>China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months.</p><p>* Down in 2025<br>* Still below Mar 2024<br>* Clean energy wave a key factor</p><p>It’s very likely that China’s co2 emissions have peaked. Years ahead of schedule!</p><p>The largest industrial power in human history has decoupled development from carbon emissions. It's the climate story of the century.</p><p><a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-21-months" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-21-months"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-c</span><span class="invisible">hinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-21-months</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#china</a> <a href="/tags/cleanenergy/" rel="tag">#cleanenergy</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a></p>