New Report: Carbon Capture & Storage Serves California Communities, Environment, & Economy

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 14:53:42 +0000

LLNL and the Clean Air Task Force have released a new report “Sharing the Benefits: How the Economics of Carbon Capture and Storage Projects in California Can Serve Communities, the Economy, and the Climate,” that examines the costs of carbon dioxide capture, transportation, and geologic storage in California.

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President Joe Biden Saves USA’s Solar Energy Economy with Solar Tariff Veto

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 15:07:43 +0000

Official White House photo by David Lienemann.Message to the House of Representatives — President’s Veto of H.J. Res. 39 TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: “I am returning herewith without my approval H.J. Res. 39, a resolution that would disapprove the Department of Commerce’s rule titled ‘Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414.’ “For […]

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An A to Z Of Fossil Fuel Industry Deception

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 17:55:23 +0000

This year has brought new evidence of what major fossil fuel companies knew and when about the role their products play in climate change, as well as what they did in spite of what they knew. The evidence builds on revelations from the US House Committee on Oversight and Reform’s investigation during the last Congress […]

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What’s Coming With Chile’s National Lithium Strategy?

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Tue, 09 May 2023 12:54:03 +0000

Gabriel Boric, president of the world’s second largest producer of lithium, Chile, announced on April 20 that the country was adopting a “National Lithium Strategy.” And … that was pretty much it. I wish there was more to it. I wish I could say that the media exploded, that omens for the inevitable destruction of […]

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Forests In The US Face An Unclear Future Due To Climate Change

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:35:32 +0000

When you take a hike through any US forests, you might not notice that carbon is all around you. Photosynthesis allows plants to absorb carbon from the atmosphere, which is then stored in every branch, leaf, inch of the trunk, and invisible root tendril. And as long as it remains contained inside that forest, it […]

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Why Frankfort, Kentucky, Set A 2023 Clean Energy Goal

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2023 16:35:45 +0000

In October 2021, the city of Frankfort, Kentucky, set a very accelerated and ambitious clean energy goal: to supply 100% clean, renewable electricity to city government operations by the end of 2023. “We need that pressure to hold ourselves accountable,” Frankfort City Commissioner Kelly May said. “Had we not hired the National Renewable Energy Laboratory […]

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Germany Threatens To Derail EU Green Deal Over Fossil Car Phaseout

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023 20:27:01 +0000

The “Climate Chancellor” needs to draw a line between national disputes and what has already been agreed with Germany’s international partners.

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