Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 21:05:52 +0000
The elaborately outfitted OceanXplorer research vessel is a former oil industry asset repurposed for science, education, and the environment.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 10:31:57 +0000
Recently, I published a seven-part series on the Trump/Biden matchup, focusing on climate-relevant actions in Trump and Biden Administrations, and the campaign rhetoric and promises in 2024. Of course, Biden dropped out as the series was closing out and Harris became the candidate. Further muddying the waters, Tim Walz was … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 13:18:38 +0000
Our estimates of diesel consumption in China totaled 3.9 million barrels per day (b/d) in June 2024, a decline of 11% from the same month last year and the largest year-over-year decline in consumption for any month since July 2021. From 2020 to 2022, China’s government, businesses, and communities used … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 01:35:01 +0000
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding is addressing legacy pollution, spurring economic growth nationwide WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced the availability of $775 million for 21 states to clean up legacy pollution through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. These historic resources to clean up orphaned oil and gas … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 20:54:54 +0000
A man playing a cello in a public park near Citibank in New York faces 7 years in prison. This is the state of American justice today.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 18:23:47 +0000
Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. With the … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 15:14:58 +0000
Gas Leaks Cost U.S. Fire Departments Nearly Half a Billion Dollars Each Year Every three minutes, a fire department responds to a suspected gas leak in the U.S. Now, new research suggests these emergencies place a significant burden on first responders and taxpayers. The new peer-reviewed study from scientists at … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:25:21 +0000
Big Oil spends a lot of time fighting lawsuits, as dozens of cities and states over the last decade have sued these major climate polluters. Claimants want to hold fossil fuel producers accountable for their role in causing the climate crisis. Companies like Exxon and Chevron, the applicants argue, knowingly … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 05:00:40 +0000
Two recent accidents in the energy sector — an oil spill in Louisiana and a wind turbine failure in New England — have generated starkly different responses from the impacted communities and government agencies that regulate the industries. The distinctions, so far, are separated by geography, culture and wealth, among … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:29:26 +0000
It was a bitter cold day on January 5, 2018, and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker had no choice. An Arctic air mass had descended on New England, causing temperatures in Boston to remain below 20 degrees Fahrenheit for a week. Outside, the windchill was negative 15 degrees, and the regional … [continued]
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