“The announcement is a significant step toward proving that small nuclear reactors, an emissions-free technology of a type that has never been deployed, can play a role in decarbonizing the grid.”
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Coronavirus Pandemic Speeds Shift to Cleaner Energy
“The world’s transition to cleaner sources of energy is gaining speed as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates a shift in investment away from fossil fuels, according to the International Energy Agency.”
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The Misguided Attacks on Natural Gas
Whether it is traditional pollutants or greenhouse-gas emissions, more natural gas is moving America in the right direction. Natural gas exports are even paying environmental dividends around the world because the LNG is cleaner than burning coal or Russian-piped gas.”
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The Green New Deal is awful but unlikely
“The adverse economic effects of a net-zero policy, even in its narrower dimension, would be huge, emerging sooner rather than later, and carrying with them serious political impacts. My estimate of the direct cost of only the electricity component of the Green New Deal is about a half trillion dollars per year, or about $4,000 annually per U.S. household, and that is based on a set of highly conservative assumptions.”
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California’s Failed Climate Change Policy
“This year’s record-breaking fire season demonstrates that the State needs to take a less doctrinaire and more pragmatic approach toward addressing climate change.”
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Scientists engineered plastic-eating ‘super-enzymes’ that can break down bottles in days
“These 'super-enzymes' were made by researchers at the Center for Enzyme Innovation in the UK and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado. They break down a type of common plastic known as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) — used in single-use bottles as well as clothing and carpets — into its chemical building blocks.”
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To Reduce Carbon Emissions, We Need to Support Innovation
“Luckily, there is abundant innovation happening in nuclear energy and across the carbon-free energy sector. We must continue to see policy support and investment demonstrated by initiatives like DOE’s Advanced Reactor Development Program.”
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GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck Auto Plant Is Now ‘Factory Zero’
“Factory Zero will be over 4 million square feet in size when it resumes operation, making it among GM’s largest. When it gets up to its full rated capacity of 270,000 vehicles annually, it is expected to employ about 2,200 people.”
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Hydropower 101
"After peaking in the 1960s, the stream of hydropower development gradually slowed to a trickle. One of the main reasons is the bureaucratic federal licensing process. Developers must navigate a licensing process that can take more than six years, spanning multiple state and federal government agencies."
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Equinor and Microsoft collaborate on Northern Lights carbon capture and storage value chain
“’Carbon capture and storage is a proven technology and has the potential to play a key role in decarbonising energy and industries across sectors to meet international climate targets.'"
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