When it comes to “natural” gas, the fossil fuel industry has used variations of the same marketing pitch for decades: gas is a “bridge fuel” that can get us away from coal and oil until renewable energy is “ready.”
The fossil fuel industry doesn’t just drill for “natural” gas in remote areas, away from people.
You probably know what to do when you smell rotten eggs or sulfur in your home — get outside as soon as possible and call 911.
Clean energy is booming in Virginia, thanks to the Virginia Clean Economy Act that passed the state legislature in 2020.
It may be hard to believe given what you see on TV, but false advertising is a crime that can be punished with fines and jail time.
Oregon has made huge strides away from fossil fuels in recent years – from an ambitious statewide bill to transition to 100% clean electricity to cutting-edge city programs like the Portland Clean Energy Fund, which invests in all-electric appliances to lower the monthly bills and clean the air in communities of color.
If you pay a gas bill every month, it’s likely that you’re paying to make your neighbors dependent on methane gas for decades to come.
We know that the “natural” gas in millions of American homes is mostly methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that’s worsening the climate crisis.
It’s hard to ignore the headlines: Europe is facing a long, challenging winter, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and manipulation of its gas supplies has sent energy prices through the roof.
There’s a growing energy affordability crisis that is putting millions of Americans at risk of eviction and having their lights turned off by their utilities.
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