Daphne Bramham: Ambassador looks to move Canada-U.S. ties beyond the 'four-year blip'

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 21:59:48 +0000

President Joe Biden’s appointee, David Cohen, is doing a lot explaining these days.

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New Study Of The Permian Basin — A US Oil-Drilling Hotspot Is Kicking Out Far More Methane Than We Thought

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 06:46:58 +0000

Methane Leaks, Map showing the location of the main gas pipelines and the main sources of methaneA new study of the Permian Basin in New Mexico shows it leaked the greenhouse gas methane at double the expected rate from 2018 through 2020. Article courtesy of MIT Technology Review. By Casey Crownhart One of the largest and fastest-growing oil production sites in the US is emitting far more methane than previously measured. It’s well known […]

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New Study of the Permian Basin, A US Oil-Drilling Hotspot is Kicking Out Far More Methane Than We Thought

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 06:46:58 +0000

Methane Leaks, Map showing the location of the main gas pipelines and the main sources of methaneA new study of the Permian Basin in New Mexico shows it leaked the greenhouse gas at double the expected rate from 2018 through 2020. Article courtesy of MIT Technology Review. By Casey Crownhart One of the largest and fastest-growing oil production sites in the US is emitting far more methane than previously measured. It’s well known that […]

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Reader: US Should Offer E-Bike Rebates To Starve Putin

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:55:30 +0000

Snapcycle R1 E-BikeWe recently had a reader e-mail CleanTechnica asking us to share an idea. In short, they said the United States government should offer $500 rebates on e-bikes or other forms of electric micromobility. The idea would be to get more people out of cars, especially gas-powered cars. Reducing demand for gasoline could not only drop […]

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83% of New Power Capacity in 2021 Came from Renewables — US Power Capacity Report

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 01:48:01 +0000

New US Power Capacity by Source Renewable energy power plants continue to dominate new power capacity additions in the United States. In December, approximately 80% of new power capacity in the country came from renewables, following an even bigger month of November in which the split was 90% for renewables. For the full year, renewables […]

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Eliminating the UK’s Reliance on Russian Oil

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 23:39:38 +0000

There is now a moral and energy security imperative to stop imports of Russian oil as quickly as possible. Here’s how it can be done. The UK is reliant on Russian diesel. Just under a fifth of the diesel we consume comes from Russia, and this costs the country over £3 billion a year. Furthermore, […]

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A Dereliction of Fuel Duty: Europe’s €9 Billion Gift to Putin & the Rich

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 19:30:03 +0000

Why cutting fuel duty increases oil dependence and funnels benefits to the very richest. We need a tax on Russian oil. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed fuel prices to recent highs. To appease drivers at the pump, half of EU Member States (14 of 27 — see our Fuel Duty Tracker) have reacted by […]

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