Phred Dvorak

Journalist. Most recently @WSJ, writing about energy transition and climate. Experienced Asia hand, especially Japan.

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In an age of flooding, Hampton, VA learns to live with water.
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From the Netherlands to New Orleans, a meditation on living with water.
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Californians are getting painful electricity bills this summer, as utilities rebuild infrastructure and invest in renewable energy. https://t.co/mAycYjIzb5 via @WSJ

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As Heat Waves Grow Deadlier, Power Becomes a Must https://t.co/aPW5oxIO8V

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Extreme weather is putting power supplies around the U.S. to the test. Energy companies are racing to find answers. https://t.co/PuoFT9SjZZ via @WSJ

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Clean energy, religion, politics -- the struggle over Arizona's Resolution Copper mine has it all. https://t.co/gLRuHCwP63 via @WSJ

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They can fly autonomously. For months at a time. They’re solar planes and they can do things balloons and satellites can't. https://t.co/uxRH26ZhXr via @WSJ

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In western Utah, two caverns—each roughly big enough to house the Empire State Building—are being hollowed out of rock salt a mile underground https://t.co/5Nl2vjQhoP via @WSJ

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Even as the nation accelerates its push for clean energy, the market for rooftop solar is shrinking https://t.co/OwoNIr5MYI via @WSJ

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Republican Rep. John Curtis founded the Conservative Climate Caucus three years ago. Its main mission is to get its members comfortable with thinking and talking about climate https://t.co/fjkVEuzHJS via @WSJ

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Oil billionaire Tim Dunn, a self-described activist Christian, wants to shake up the national Republican Party much like he did the Texas one. The mission: to perpetuate Trump-era policies. https://t.co/PyMFxLXJd0 via @WSJ

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As demand for renewable energy explodes, the U.S. is trying to build its own solar-manufacturing supply chain almost from scratch https://t.co/pOwtpx7Y8H via @WSJ

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The Biden administration’s big push for clean-energy manufacturing in the U.S. has attracted a not-entirely-welcome group of investors: China’s solar giants https://t.co/UZF1Pb11Ym via @WSJ

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Goodbye to an amazing colleague: Rebecca Smith, whose reporting revealed corruption at Enron, has died https://t.co/wJdJKHUU1g via @WSJ

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Ammonia is high on the list of potential replacements for fossil fuels, and fertilizer companies are taking steps to cash in https://t.co/P1MM1acyya via @WSJ

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A green-energy spending binge in China is stymying attempts to build clean-energy manufacturing elsewhere, particularly in Europe https://t.co/oe7UtZA6jt via @WSJ

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The energy transition is getting a dose of reality https://t.co/WxqJwzjHZC via @WSJ

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There is bipartisan support for at least one type of energy—hydrogen https://t.co/NUcXKPYeoF via @WSJ

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Mike Korchinsky helped create one of the most popular tools for cutting carbon emissions, carbon offsets, but is fighting to keep that business alive amid a crisis of confidence in the industry https://t.co/23Yue6H7rP via @WSJ

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The fraying of U.S.-China ties stands to hurt science in the U.S., especially in critical areas such as biotech, clean energy and quantum communications https://t.co/YyV1McTanL via @WSJ