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Carbon Removal

The Great Canadian DAC-Off

Deep Sky is running a carbon removal bake-off on the plains of Alberta.

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A Rare Earths Deal

On permitting reform optimism, GM layoffs, and LA’s H2 conversion

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Spin Doctors

On global emissions, Bill Gates on Chinese nuclear, and a geothermal breakthrough

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The Climate Tech M&A Boom Is Beginning

With Trump turning the might of the federal government against the decarbonization economy, these investors are getting ready to consolidate — and, hopefully, profit.

Hurricane Melissa.

Shaken by Melissa

On EV investments hitting the brakes, Google’s nuclear restart, and a new data center consensus

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Exxon Counterattacks

On China’s rare earths, Bill Gates’ nuclear dream, and Texas renewables

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Current conditions: Hurricane Melissa exploded in intensity over the warm Caribbean waters and has now strengthened into a major storm, potentially slamming into Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica as a Category 5 in the coming days • The Northeast is bracing for a potential nor’easter, which will be followed by a plunge in temperatures of as much as 15 degrees Fahrenheit lower than average • The northern Australian town of Julia Creek saw temperatures soar as high as 106 degrees.

THE TOP FIVE

1. Exxon sued California

Exxon Mobil filed a lawsuit against California late Friday on the grounds that two landmark new climate laws violate the oil giant’s free speech rights, The New York Times reported. The two laws would require thousands of large companies doing business in the state to calculate and report the greenhouse gas pollution created by the use of their products, so-called Scope 3 emissions. “The statutes compel Exxon Mobil to trumpet California’s preferred message even though Exxon Mobil believes the speech is misleading and misguided,” Exxon complained through its lawyers. California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office said the statutes “have already been upheld in court and we continue to have confidence in them.” He condemned the lawsuit, calling it “truly shocking that one of the biggest polluters on the planet would be opposed to transparency.”

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Baked Alaska

On geoengineering inching closer, Rivian writhes, and endless VC Summer

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Current conditions: Tropical Storm Melissa is gathering enough strength to potentially reach Category 5 status as the cyclone tracks northward toward Florida and the Bahamas • Up to six storms are barreling toward the Pacific Northwest, threatening flooding from up to six inches of rain on Saturday • Parts of South Africa’s coast are roasting in temperatures above 109 degrees Fahrenheit.

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1. Trump opens Alaskan Arctic coastline to energy development

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