author Steve Hargreaves

Steve Hargreaves

Steve Hargreaves is the senior director of media and digital teams, helping coordinate reporter and social outreach among the various teams at Climate Nexus. He spent 11 years as a writer for CNNMoney, first as an energy reporter and later on the economy desk and special projects team. He covered stories including the frenzy over peak oil and record oil prices, the boom in U.S. shale production, and the BP oil spill and the rise of renewables. In 2011 he won a Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing award for a series on the military’s efforts to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. He also spearheaded the site’s coverage of urban innovation, including revitalization efforts in Detroit and a multi-month project on innovative cities.

Before joining CNNMoney he spent two years writing from Bangkok and Istanbul. He started his career at a now-defunct alternative weekly newspaper in Portland, Maine.

Steve Hargreaves

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A Tale of Two Texases

Steve Hargreaves X Courtney St. John X February 22, 2017

Two stories this week — both from Texas — illustrate the precarious nature of fossil fuel jobs and the economic power of renewable energy. The first, published in the New York Times, shows how oil production

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Where the Jobs Are

Steve Hargreaves X February 7, 2017

The latest numbers on jobs in the wind and solar industries are out, and they’re massive. A new report from the Solar Foundation shows a 25 percent jump in solar sector employment — the

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Wyoming’s Winds of Change

Steve Hargreaves X Courtney St. John X January 18, 2017

Climate action on the federal level is unlikely for the next four years, but states can do a lot on their own to reduce emissions and grow clean energy. Recent bipartisan compromises

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Solar Is Strong. Solar Stocks, Not So Much.

Steve Hargreaves X Courtney St. John X November 2, 2016

A colleague recently asked if now is a good time to buy solar stocks. She noted that shares in several solar companies are at or near their 52-week lows, and yet at

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Fear the Investor Death Spiral

Steve Hargreaves X October 18, 2016

Investor death spiral. Those are the words ratings agency Fitch used to describe what may happen to oil companies if electric vehicles continue to gain market share. Activists have long argued fossil

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For Clean Energy, the Future Is Now

Steve Hargreaves X Courtney St. John X October 11, 2016

Enthusiasm about the future of clean energy often comes in one of two varieties. Sometimes, the energy transition is nipping at our heels. Other times, it’s already here, transforming the world before

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Renewable Power

Steve Hargreaves X Courtney St. John X October 4, 2016

Renewable energy has long been derided a too-expensive, too-puny pet of the liberal elite. This week several stories prove that’s just not the case. In the last eight years, U.S. onshore wind

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The Biggest, Cheapest, Lowest Edition

Steve Hargreaves X Courtney St. John X September 22, 2016

Here at the Climate Nexus Energy Transition desk, we like superlatives that show the scale of the transition to a low carbon economy. So it was a good week when we heard

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Finding a Recipe for a Healthy Energy Mix

Steve Hargreaves X Jeremy Deaton X September 9, 2016

Over at the Energy Desk this week we’ve been thinking about diets. Energy diets, of course — but first, a metaphor. Imagine a doctor tells you your cholesterol is dangerously high and you need


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