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Science Purge Is Part of United States’ Echoing Of Mao’s Cultural Revolution

February 10, 2025 admin 0 Comments Canada, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Energy, Europe, events, Fossil Fuels, green economy, heat pumps, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2025 02:32:57 +0000

As Mark Twain is reported to have said, history doesn’t repeat but it rhymes. Trump 2.0’s actions are very much rhyming, albeit discordantly, and with a dismal period from the past of the United States’ proclaimed great enemy, China. Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, launched in 1966 and lasting until 1976, … [continued]

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Canada’s Hydrogen Bus Trials Canceled Due To High Costs & Emissions

February 7, 2025 admin Canada, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, Edmonton, electric buses, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Fossil Fuels, fuel cell, fuel cell buses, green economy, grid, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, winnipeg

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 04:32:16 +0000

For several months I’ve been digging through what’s going on with a Canadian transit ‘think’ tank, CUTRIC, and why it’s pushing hydrogen buses into city plans across the country. It keeps claiming hydrogen buses have been a success and are cheap, but cities keep canceling their plans for them as … [continued]

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If You Didn’t Think Elon Musk Was Insane Before …

February 6, 2025 admin clean power, clean transport, Coal, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Solar energy, tesla, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:23:50 +0000

This is absolutely bonkers. Even after a bonkers 12 months, or a bonkers 5 years, or a bonkers 9 years, they continue to shock. In particular, Elon Musk continues to shock. Regulations — Completely Gone, Eliminated, by Default Reportedly, Elon Musk said on a call early Monday morning, just after … [continued]

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LNG Bubble Is Going To Deflate Rapidly With Harsh US Impacts

February 2, 2025 admin carbon emissions, China, climate change, Energy, Energy Storage, Europe, Fossil Fuels, grid, investment, lng, lng terminals, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, renewable energy, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:26:15 +0000

LNG exports are a big US success story in recent years. The first large export terminal was commissioned in 2018, and only seven years later, the country is the largest LNG exporter in the world, providing about 20% of the global supply. The industry has had a lot of favorable … [continued]

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Talen, PJM Reach Agreement to Keep 2 GW of Coal, Oil Generation Online for Reliability in Maryland

January 30, 2025 admin brandon shores, Business, Coal, energy security, ferc, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, MARYLAND, news, Oil, pjm, power, Power Demand, reliability must run, rmr, talen, Technology, transmission, wagner

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:55:59 +0000

Talen Energy has reached an agreement with PJM Interconnection, the Maryland Public Service Commission, Maryland electric utilities, consumer representatives, and the Sierra Club to extend operations at its 1.3-GW coal-fired […]

The post Talen, PJM Reach Agreement to Keep 2 GW of Coal, Oil Generation Online for Reliability in Maryland appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Coal Continues to Lead China’s Record Levels of Power Generation

January 27, 2025 admin China, Coal, Hydro, International, news, Nuclear, Oil, power, renewable energy, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:28:55 +0000

China’s thermal power generation reached a record high in 2024, primarily due to the country’s coal-fired power plants, even as the country continues to add renewable energy resources to its […]

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U.S. Retail Gasoline Prices to Decrease in 2025 & 2026 with Lower Crude Oil Price

January 24, 2025 admin Fossil Fuels, gas prices, Oil, us gas prices

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:30:10 +0000

In our January Short-Term Energy Outlook, we now forecast U.S. retail gasoline prices through the end of 2026. We estimate U.S. average gasoline prices in 2025 will decrease by 11 cents per gallon (gal), or about 3%, compared with 2024. In 2026, we forecast a further decrease of about 18 cents/gal, … [continued]

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U.S. EIA Forecasts Lower Oil Price in 2025 Amid Significant Market Uncertainties

January 23, 2025 admin Fossil Fuels, Oil, oil prices, opec, us oil

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 04:58:46 +0000

We forecast benchmark Brent crude oil prices will fall from an average of $81 per barrel (b) in 2024 to $74/b in 2025 and $66/b in 2026, as strong global growth in production of petroleum and other liquids and slower demand growth put downward pressure on prices and help offset heightened geopolitical risks and … [continued]

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California’s Battery Storage Fire: Precursor Or Outlier?

January 21, 2025 admin air quality, batteries, battery storage, bess, California, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, demand response, Energy, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, grid batteries, grid storage, HEALTH, lithium-ion batteries, natural gas, Oil, renewable energy, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 21:27:08 +0000

A fire broke out at the Moss Landing Power Plant, not too far from San Francisco, on January 16, 2025, prompting the evacuation of approximately 1,500 residents and the temporary closure of Highway 1. No one was harmed in the incident. Given the massive growth in grid storage battery systems, … [continued]

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Why Is Paramount Plus Promoting Big Oil With Its Landman Series?

January 18, 2025 admin big-oil, climate change, elon musk, Fossil Fuels, Larry Ellison, Oil, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 21:27:30 +0000

“Landman” is a television series broadcast on Paramount Plus, the digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service. I’ve watched most of the other Taylor Sheridan series, somehow hoping that a romanticized Old West culture can be combined with positive representations of females. What I didn’t expect from him was a … [continued]

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