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    North America development fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 2, 2013

    Nearly Half of U.S. Fracking Sites Overlap with Water-Stressed Regions

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Asia North America
    Insights
    April 24, 2013

    Exploring Prospects for U.S. Coal Exports to China

    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • extractive industries
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • extractive industries
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 4, 2013

    Capturing the Fugitives: Reducing Methane Emissions from Natural Gas

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    North America
    Research
    April 3, 2013

    Clearing the Air

    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 2, 2013

    A Close Look at Fugitive Methane Emissions from Natural Gas

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 28, 2013

    New Data Reveals Rising Coal Use

    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • extractive industries
    • power plants
    • U.S. policy
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • extractive industries
    • power plants
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 13, 2013

    How to Turn State of the Union Address Commitments into Real Climate Action

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 12, 2013

    A Roadmap to Respond to the Climate Crisis

    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • electric grid
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • electric grid
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 6, 2013

    New Report Identifies Pathways for U.S. Administration to Reduce Emissions

    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa North America
    Insights
    January 18, 2013

    6 Top Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2013

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    Energy
    North America
    Data
    December 14, 2012

    Proposed Shale Gas Lifecycle Process Map

    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    Forests
    North America
    Data
    November 1, 2011

    Forest Cover Loss to Development By County in the Southern United States (2001-2006)

    • Forests
    • mapping
    • development
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • development
    • deforestation
    Energy
    North America
    Research
    February 11, 2011

    In Deep Water

    North America
    Data
    September 1, 2010

    Average Total Employment for Different Energy Technologies

    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    North America
    Data
    August 31, 2010

    Southern Forests: Protected Areas at Risk Due to Suburban Sprawl

    • Forests
    • mapping
    • development
    • protected areas
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • development
    • protected areas
    • deforestation

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