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White House Calls on Defense Production Act to Bolster EV Battery Supply

April 21, 2022 admin batteries, biden, Commentary, Electric vehicles, evs, Legal & Regulatory, minerals

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 13:23:31 +0000

When the White House signed an executive order to get to 50% electric vehicle (EV) sales share by 2030 while relying on American manufacturing, there were some serious concerns about whether the U.S. could make that many EVs, and then create the infrastructure in time to support that many new EVs on the road. COMMENTARY […]

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Biden Administration Holds EV Charging Confab With Barra, Musk, Farley, & Others

April 8, 2022 admin biden, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, range anxiety

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2022 15:55:01 +0000

EV charging that is widely available and simple to use is a goal of the Biden administration.

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U.S. Agrees to Ramp Up LNG Exports to Europe, Actively Reduce Natural Gas Demand

March 30, 2022 admin biden, Business, energy crisis, EU, exports, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, imports, International, lng, Markets, news, Russia, u.s., Ukraine

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 17:02:15 +0000

The Biden administration and the European Commission launched a multi-pronged effort that will dramatically ramp up U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to the European Union (EU) but also reduce overall natural gas demand in the U.S. and EU through “accelerated market deployment” of clean energy measures. The measures are part of strategic energy cooperation […]

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Coal Use Rises, Prices Soar as War Impacts Energy Markets

March 8, 2022 admin ban, biden, Coal, exports, GERMANY, imports, Markets, natural gas, news, PRICES, Russia, u.s., uk, Ukraine, war

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 21:58:08 +0000

The war in Ukraine is having a global impact on energy prices, not only driving the cost of oil higher, but also sending coal prices to record levels as demand for the fuel grows during a period of diminished supply. The Newcastle (Australia) futures price of thermal coal for power generation hit $435/ton on March […]

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The State Of The Union Address About Climate We Wish We Had Heard

March 2, 2022 admin biden, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, policy & politics, renewable energy, state of the union

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 21:10:03 +0000

While President Joe Biden did refer a couple of times to climate, let’s envision a different State of the Union address that might’ve positioned the imminent environmental catastrophe front-and-center.

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SCOTUS Hears Arguments on EPA’s Purview Over Power Plant GHG Emissions

February 28, 2022 admin ace, biden, Business, Clean Power Plan, climate change, Coal, D.C. Circuit, Environmental, EPA, Gas, ghg, Legislative, news, Obama, Scotus, Supreme Court, Trump, west virginia v. environmental protection agency

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 16:19:31 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on a landmark case that could determine whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority to broadly interpret the Clean Air Act (CAA) to establish carbon emission standards for coal, oil, and gas–fired power plants. Arguments in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (No. 20-1530) presented to […]

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U.S. Details $5 Billion Plan for EV Charging Network

February 10, 2022 admin biden, charging network, DOE, DoT, Electric vehicles, ev chargers, evs, news

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 23:53:20 +0000

The promise of a nationwide network of charging stations to serve drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) received a major boost on Feb. 10, with two federal agencies announcing nearly $5 billion has been earmarked to support such infrastructure. The U.S. Departments of Energy and Transportation said the money will be made available under the new […]

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Infrastructure, Renewables, ESG Initiatives Lead Trends for 2022

February 3, 2022 admin biden, Business, Coal, Energy, Gas, Infrastructure, Markets, natural gas, offshore wind, oil and gas, Renewables, retirements

Credit to Author: George Koutsonicolis| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:15:04 +0000

The Biden administration has made clear its intention to promote the transition to clean energy, setting ambitious goals like carbon neutrality for the power sector by 2035 and for the entire country by 2050. A critical step toward these goals was congressional passage of the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which President […]

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