Sharon Kelly

About

Sharon Kelly is an attorney and investigative reporter based in Pennsylvania. She was previously a senior correspondent covering energy and antitrust at The Capitol Forum and, prior to that, she reported for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, Earth Island Journal, and a variety of other print and online publications.

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Didnโ€™t have a chance to watch the all-day Congressional hearings on climate change and oil industry disinformation this week? Weโ€™ve collected video clips with some of the dayโ€™s most interesting moments.

Didnโ€™t have a chance to watch the all-day Congressional hearings on climate change and oil industry disinformation this week? Weโ€™ve collected video clips with some of the dayโ€™s most interesting moments.
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A โ€œNet Zeroโ€ carbon emissions approach, the keystone of many government and corporate strategies on climate change, is a pollute now, pay later strategy, a new report argues.

A โ€œNet Zeroโ€ carbon emissions approach, the keystone of many government and corporate strategies on climate change, is a pollute now, pay later strategy, a new report argues.
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Investigation surrounding sulfur dioxide pollution from a Port Arthur, Texas, plant owned by the โ€œotherโ€ Koch brother offers a test of the Biden administrationโ€™s environmental justice commitments.

Investigation surrounding sulfur dioxide pollution from a Port Arthur, Texas, plant owned by the โ€œotherโ€ Koch brother offers a test of the Biden administrationโ€™s environmental justice commitments.
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After a decade spent stoking demand for โ€œabundantโ€ natural gas, the U.S. now sits more exposed than ever to the fossil fuelโ€™s wild price swings. Oil and gas advocates want you to blame wind and solar energy.

After a decade spent stoking demand for โ€œabundantโ€ natural gas, the U.S. now sits more exposed than ever to the fossil fuelโ€™s wild price swings. Oil and gas advocates want you to blame wind and solar energy.
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An ultra-deepwater drill ship, damaged by Hurricane Ida, has lost a massive piece of equipment somewhere over a subsea maze of oil and gas pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico.

An ultra-deepwater drill ship, damaged by Hurricane Ida, has lost a massive piece of equipment somewhere over a subsea maze of oil and gas pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico.
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U.S. Coast Guard has dispatched cutter to โ€œdetermine whether crew is in immediate danger.โ€

U.S. Coast Guard has dispatched cutter to โ€œdetermine whether crew is in immediate danger.โ€
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If built, the plastics plant would pump air pollutants into surrounding communities and contribute more to climate change than three coal power plants. Corps announcement deals significant blow to project's backers.

If built, the plastics plant would pump air pollutants into surrounding communities and contribute more to climate change than three coal power plants. Corps announcement deals significant blow to project's backers.
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ExxonMobil and the American Petroleum Institute were top spenders in a $9.6 million election-year fossil fuel marketing blitz targeting U.S. Facebook users.

ExxonMobil and the American Petroleum Institute were top spenders in a $9.6 million election-year fossil fuel marketing blitz targeting U.S. Facebook users.
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Obama Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and major labor group AFL-CIO are behind the โ€œblueprintโ€ for a multi-billion dollar system to transport captured CO2 โ€” and offer a lifeline to fossil fuel plants.

Obama Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and major labor group AFL-CIO are behind the โ€œblueprintโ€ for a multi-billion dollar system to transport captured CO2 โ€” and offer a lifeline to fossil fuel plants.
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But FERCโ€™s business-as-usual approach to fossil fuel projects during the climate crisis looks increasingly shaky, casting new doubt on the industryโ€™s prospects.

But FERCโ€™s business-as-usual approach to fossil fuel projects during the climate crisis looks increasingly shaky, casting new doubt on the industryโ€™s prospects.