"U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been a boon to Europe in recent months and will play an important role this decade. Washington and Brussels recently announced their joint aspiration for the United States to supply an additional 50 billion cubic meters per year of LNG by 2030."
"To make sure farmers and ranchers are taken care of, the state granted carbon sequestration rights to the surface owner—so they’ll collect 'rent' from the carbon dioxide molecules stuffed in the section of sandstone under their land. For a state that gets half its revenue from oil and half from agriculture, says Burgum, 'This ties it together.'"
"'Forcing markets to restructure at a pace faster than that of technological innovation drives up the cost of commodities like energy and, by extension, other goods and services, hurting the poorest Americans most,' they wrote. 'The [SFOF] and state leaders support policies to expand energy production and development, encourage conserving, and urge this Administration to change its policies toward American reliable energy sources in order to protect the U.S. economy, and provide energy security for American families.'"
"To speed the permitting process, the proposal seeks a two-year limit on licensing for certain projects at qualifying non-powered dams and a three-year licensing process for some closed-loop and off-stream pumped storage facilities. The proposal also aims to support new technologies, including by requiring FERC to investigate 'opportunities and challenges for expanding micro hydropower resources,' a summary of the proposal said."
David Frum writes in The Atlantic about how ethanol subsidies empower Putin. “Ending the ethanol mandates and subsidies will boost world food supply. More food supply will reduce price pressures. Less pressure on food prices will remove a Russian weapon of intimidation.” Read the full article here.
"In Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the thousands of plastic bottles thrown into the Ruzizi River routinely clog the hydropower station's turbines, shutting it down for months at a time and plunging the city into darkness."
"That temperature differential is what Assawaworrarit and his colleagues are taking advantage of. A device called a thermoelectric generator can capture some of the heat flowing from the warmer air to the cooler solar panel and convert it into electricity."
"We need to be energy self-sufficient — not just for oil, natural gas, and coal, but for the raw materials needed for nuclear, solar, wind, and batteries."
"The reports include an analysis of four federal expenditures that are expected to increase due to climate change, and they project future costs under several climate scenarios. Under each one, coastal disasters account for at least 75 percent of the total costs."
"'We believe we’re a leader, that we have a unique position to really drive innovation and impact in sustainability,' Rogers said. 'We think these investments make sense for building a company to last for the next 100-plus years.'"
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