Climate activists and LNG developer Venture Global agree on only one thing: The ball is in President Biden's court on the nation's most closely watched fossil fuel project.
Why it matters: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in a 2-1 vote, yesterday approved Venture's CP2 project in Louisiana.
Electric grills are one of the hottest gadgets of the summer, but the jury's still out on whether they're worth the high price.
Why it matters: Americans are spending more than ever on home grilling — grilled cabbage, anyone? — but gas stoves and charcoal briquettes have been linked to climate and health risks.
The eastern Atlantic Ocean has opened for business unusually early this hurricane season, due to the much warmer-than-average ocean temperatures for this time of year.
The big picture: The National Hurricane Center is giving a tropical wave a 80% chance of developing into a tropical depression or named tropical storm during the next week, when it is still well east of the Leeward Islands.
Artificial intelligence is expanding in the heart of the U.S. oil patch, especially among larger firms.
Why it matters: AI's climate tech applications vs. its energy thirst gets lots of press, but new survey data underscores how AI helps incumbent industries too.
Amid a surge in wildfires in the planet's northern reaches, Canada accounted for nearly one-third of all the forest lost to wildfire last year, a new report finds.
Why it matters: While last year's wildfire season in Canada was an outlier, with some fires smoldering through the winter, it illustrated a trend toward more active seasons in the boreal forests that ring the Arctic.
