Shannon Osaka
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Seattle, WA, United States
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Past articles by Shannon:
How climate change spurs megadroughts
The curious connection between the sky’s “thirstiness” and dry spells. → Read More
Heat pumps can help save the planet. But can they save you money?
Trying to ditch your gas or oil furnace? Here's what you need to know about switching to a heat pump. → Read More
The Supreme Court's EPA decision could have been much, much worse
The decision will limit — but not prevent — the EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. → Read More
Where have all the climate activists gone?
With legislation stalled, a mass protest movement is struggling to find its place. → Read More
The emptiness of Republicans’ new climate strategy
The plan is heavy on fossil fuels, light on detail. → Read More
Democrats and the endless pursuit of climate legislation
Amid overlapping crises, has Congress missed its moment to act? → Read More
From the North Pole to the Amazon: 4 new documentaries, reviewed
At the Mountainfilm Festival, docs explore melting ice and disappearing forest. → Read More
How ‘USA-first’ failed the solar industry
Solar tariffs were supposed to save the U.S. solar industry. They slowed it down instead. → Read More
Europe has a plan to get off Russian gas. Energy experts say it is not enough.
The strategy, known as REPowerEU, "fails to disrupt our fossil gas habits." → Read More
Heat pumps do work in the cold — Americans just don't know it yet
The "most overlooked climate solution" can now work in freezing temperatures. → Read More
Batteries are getting cheap. So why aren't electric vehicles?
In 2015, the average price paid for an EV was around $36,000. Now, it's over $63,000. → Read More
Why high gas prices aren't necessarily good for the climate
Price spikes alone don't change our driving habits. → Read More
The world's 1.5-degree climate goal is essentially out of reach
Even in the IPCC’s most optimistic models, the chances of holding global warming to less than 1.5 degrees is essentially out of reach. → Read More
Inflation is at a 40-year high. Is clean energy the solution?
Fact-checking Biden's claims about inflation, renewables, and domestic manufacturing. → Read More
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has left a hole in the global energy market
Will countries fill it with more oil and gas, or with renewables? → Read More
Europe's next climate challenge: Getting off Russian natural gas
Europe is in a natural gas disaster. Is the clean energy transition to blame? → Read More
This senator thought he had given his last speech on climate change. He was wrong.
With climate action stalled, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse just revived his "Time to Wake Up" speeches. → Read More
California's plan to slash solar subsidies seems backwards. It's not.
The so-called 'solar tax' could be a boon to low-income families. → Read More
Should the world ban solar geoengineering? 60 experts say yes.
Solar geoengineering technology, they say, poses an “unacceptable risk” to the planet’s environment, climate, and most vulnerable people. → Read More
Nobody is listening to climate scientists. What if they went on strike?
The most successful strikes and protests manage to withhold something necessary from those in power: labor, goods, smoothly operating infrastructure. → Read More