Supporters say harvesting trees would thin out the state’s overgrown forests; critics say the wood pellets for heating produce more carbon than coal.
Kern County wants to use billions in federal tax credits to collect and bury carbon. To do so, it would build new facilities to produce more of the most abundant greenhouse gas.
Emissions disclosure bill is testing the state’s climate resolve in the face of industry misinformation.
The poor would likely bear the costs of energy transition, but benefit from cleaner air and less warming.
Fossil fuel companies are pushing for investment in emission-reducing technologies critics say are unproven or even harmful.
Why climate advocates say funding the unproven technology is a costly mistake.
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