Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:44:26 +0000
The new UK government has announced it will not oppose legal appeals that seek to halt oil and gas exploration in the North Sea.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:45:06 +0000
For close to twenty years, it’s been clear that electrifying everything is a key climate change wedge. Mark Z. Jacobson’s work in the USA and then internationally with his 100% Renewables by 2050 modeling laid much of the groundwork for this. Luminaries from around the world, such as Saul Griffith, … [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: 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: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 18:55:33 +0000
Civil unrest in Myanmar has led Singapore-based Sembcorp Industries to at least temporarily shut down operation of the 225-MW Sembcorp Myingyan natural gas-fired power plant in Mandalay. Sembcorp, part of […]
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Credit 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: 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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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 18:50:37 +0000
An Indiana electric utility has announced a $1.1 billion investment in that state that includes switching coal-fired units to run on natural gas, along with new solar power and battery […]
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Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2024 15:41:38 +0000
Recently I published on the International Maritime Organization’s commitment to introduce carbon pricing for all maritime shipping in 2028. One of the comments echoed something I’d seen elsewhere, the odd premise that this would drive freight to much higher emissions airplanes, and hence be counterproductive from a climate perspective. The … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2024 00:41:12 +0000
Big Oil could be in big trouble if Kamala Harris gets elected. She pursued them vigorously as the attorney general of California.
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