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Virginia Governor Tilting at Windmills, Releases Bogus RGGI ‘Report’

March 21, 2022 admin andrew wheeler, clean power, Coal, Fossil Fuels, market research, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE, Virginia

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 03:35:51 +0000

Incoming Virginia Gov. Youngkin in January tasked his Special Advisor and former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler with producing an assessment of Virginia’s overwhelmingly popular climate law — the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, also known as RGGI. But a funny thing happened to Wheeler’s RGGI “report,” released late yesterday, on its way to Gov. Youngkin’s desk. This key fact […]

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Youngkin Tilting at Windmills, Releases Bogus RGGI “Report”

March 20, 2022 admin andrew wheeler, clean power, Coal, Fossil Fuels, market research, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE, Virginia

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 03:33:51 +0000

Incoming Gov. Youngkin in January tasked his Special Advisor and former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler with producing an assessment of Virginia’s overwhelmingly popular climate law — the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, also known as RGGI. But a funny thing happened to Wheeler’s RGGI “report,” released late yesterday, on its way to Gov. Youngkin’s desk. This key fact didn’t make […]

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The Hydrogen Risks For Homeowners & Public Money — CleanTech Talk

March 19, 2022 admin boats, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, Coal, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, hydrogen, INTERVIEWS, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, paul martin, policy & politics, renewable energy, Shipping, subsidies

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 17:57:15 +0000

Hydrogen diffuses through pipes, explodes more easily and under more conditions, and takes 3 times the energy to ship or pipe.

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Whose Gas Will Europe Import Now? The Choice Matters

March 18, 2022 admin Fossil Fuels, grid, natural gas, Oil, Russia, russia natural gas, russia oil

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:55:11 +0000

Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has brought instability, violence, and human tragedy on a massive scale, with effects rippling across the continent and globally.

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Which Gas Will Europe Import Now? The Choice Matters to the Climate

March 18, 2022 admin Fossil Fuels, grid, natural gas, Oil, Russia, russia natural gas, russia oil

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:57:11 +0000

Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has brought instability, violence, and human tragedy on a massive scale, with effects rippling across the continent and globally. The crisis has also shaken up the energy sector. One-fourth of Europe’s energy comes from natural gas, nearly 45 percent of which is imported from Russia. RMI is committed to analyzing the […]

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Europe A Key Destination For Russia Energy Exports (Charts)

March 16, 2022 admin China, Coal, EU, Europe, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Russia

Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 03:55:37 +0000

In 2021, Russia was the largest natural gas-exporting country in the world, the second-largest crude oil and condensates-exporting country after Saudi Arabia, and the third-largest coal-exporting country behind Indonesia and Australia. Although OECD Europe received most of Russia’s crude oil and natural gas exports last year, countries in Asia and the Oceania region received most of Russia’s coal exports. Of […]

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Heat Pumps vs. Russia: EU Looks To Cut Reliance On Gas With New Investment

March 16, 2022 admin buildings, clean power, energy efficiency, EU, Europe, Fossil Fuels, heat pumps, natural gas, Russia, Ukraine

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 03:15:22 +0000

Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has brought instability, violence, and human tragedy on a massive scale, with effects rippling across the continent and globally. Beyond the immediate security impacts and the devastating toll on human welfare, the crisis has also shaken up the energy sector. One-fourth of Europe’s energy comes from natural gas, nearly 40 percent of which is imported from Russia. As European countries take swift action to de-risk their gas supply and ramp up alternative sources, the alternatives they choose will have significant climate implications.

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Court Case In Hawaii Against Fossil Fuel Companies Passes Major Milestone

March 15, 2022 admin chevron, climate lawsuits, climate science, exxonmobil, Fossil Fuels, Hawaii, Honolulu, lawsuits, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, shell, sunoco

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:36:13 +0000

History was made in Hawaii recently when a state judge ruled that a lawsuit seeking damages from major oil and gas companies for their climate disinformation campaigns can move forward in state court. The ruling sets an important precedent that the fossil fuel industry has been fighting to prevent in similar cases across the country. The case against ExxonMobil, […]