Community colleges are offering clean energy degree programs as climate-related jobs expand across America

DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) — On Chicago’s South Side, students are learning to work on Rivian electric pickup trucks and SUVs through a new technician program at Olive-Harvey College. About 150 miles south, students at Danville Area Community College in Illinois learn how to troubleshoot enormous wind turbines dozens of feet tall, along with climbing and … Read more

What is ‘new denial?’ An alarming wave of climate misinformation is spreading on YouTube, says Watchdog

If you’ve been on YouTube lately, you may have come across someone claiming that wind and solar energy don’t work, that rising sea levels will help coral reefs thrive, or that climate scientists are corrupt and alarmist. These are all false and misleading statements taken from a handful of thousands of YouTube videos analyzed by … Read more

Climate denial is taking a turn on YouTube

The voices denying climate change have chosen a new refrain. Instead of rejecting the fact that the Earth is warming, they are now targeting skepticism about climate solutions, as well as scientists and activists and the idea that climate change will cause harm, according to a new report from the Center for Countering Digital. Hate, … Read more