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$775 Million from “Investing in America” Agenda for States to Plug Orphaned Oil & Gas Wells

August 18, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, deb haaland, Department of the Interior, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, investing in america, investment, Joe Biden, justice40 initiative, natural gas, Oil

Credit 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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Wasted Money & Sunken Assets: Subsidies and Financing for Fossil Fuels

August 12, 2024 admin air quality, Canada, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, divestment, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, fossil fuel subsidies, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, HEALTH, India, india solar power, investment, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Solar energy, subsidies, usa, wind energy

Credit 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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Myanmar Gas-Fired Plant Shut Down Amid Civil Unrest

August 12, 2024 admin burman, Gas, International, Japan, mandalay, Military, Militias, Myanmar, myingyan, natural gas, news, power, sembcorp, Singapore, unicharm

Credit 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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U.S. Fire Departments Spent Over Half a Billion Dollars on Gas Leak Responses in 2018, Study Finds

August 12, 2024 admin air quality, buildings, Fossil Fuels, gas leaks, natural gas, research, SCIENCE

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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New England’s Offshore Wind Resource Is A Winter Powerhouse

August 9, 2024 admin clean power, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, Massachusetts, massachusetts offshore wind, natural gas, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, union of concerned scientists (ucs)., us offshore wind energy, Water, wind energy

Credit 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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AES Indiana Switching Last Coal Units to Gas, Adding Solar and Storage

August 8, 2024 admin AES Corp., aes indiana, battery energy storage, bess, Coal, Energy Storage, Gas, indiana, irp, natural gas, news, petersburg, power, Solar, Wind

Credit 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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No, Carbon Pricing Maritime Shipping Won’t Push Freight To Airplanes

August 6, 2024 admin Aviation, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, carbon tax, cargo, cargo shipping, China, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Fossil Fuels, green economy, heat pumps, investment, Logistics, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Shipping, supply chain

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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Environmentalists Think Kamala Harris May Go After Big Oil For Climate Crimes

August 6, 2024 admin big-oil, department of justice, Fossil Fuels, kamala harris, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, sheldon whitehouse

Credit 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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Natural Gas Expansion Goose Cooked By Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub

August 5, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean hydrogen, clean power, Fossil Fuels, gas pipelines, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, natural gas, New Jersey, new jersey offshore wind, offshore wind energy, pipelines, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:00:54 +0000

Instead of getting more natural gas from elsewhere in the US, New Jersey is growing its own offshore wind industry and a new clean hydrogen hub, too.

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Carbon Pricing Is Coming To Maritime Shipping

August 5, 2024 admin air quality, boats, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, cargo shipping, China, clean power, clean shipping, clean transport, climate change, Coal, container shipping, electric shipping, Fossil Fuels, green economy, India, investment, marine energy, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Shipping

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 16:05:28 +0000

In my regularly iterated Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work, there’s a big broom: Price Carbon Aggressively. In the maritime shipping world, it would be a big trawler net that scoops up emissions regardless of technology, allowing the market to figure out the cheapest way to achieve decarbonization. … [continued]

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