“With our abundant resources, cutting-edge technology and export opportunities, it is to our benefit that coal remains a part of our energy future.”
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $27 Million in Plastics Recycling Research and Development
“Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced over $27 million in funding for 12 projects that will support the development of advanced plastics recycling technologies and new plastics that are recyclable-by-design. As part of DOE’s Plastics Innovation Challenge, these projects will also help improve existing recycling processes that break plastics into chemical building blocks, which can then be used to make new products.”
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The Green New Deal Can’t Break The Laws Of Physics
“If all that weren’t enough, there’s also the roughly 20 to 100-fold increase in land use that comes with using green machines to replace hydrocarbons. And, of course, there’s the mother’s milk of a Green New Deal, the trillions of dollars in subsidies, necessarily funded by increased costs and taxes for all consumers."
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Suckered by Big Wind in the UK
"Because the government auctions off only as much capacity as it reckons the country needs, it will be forced to let Big Wind off the hook and allow it to charge what it wants. For wind investors, it’s a one-way bet – paid for by electricity consumers and the economy as a whole.”
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Communities Surrounding Closed Nuclear Power Plants Face Terrible Challenges Moving Forward
“Upon closure, the socioeconomic ripple effects are swift, severe and widespread, with local public services suffering significant cutbacks, especially to schools and emergency responders, fire and police.”
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BP Signals Imminent Hydrogen and Offshore Wind Plays
“BP is backing both blue and green hydrogen. A gas power plant in northeast England with carbon capture and storage capabilities will be the foundation of a low-carbon industrial cluster with blue hydrogen fed to industrial customers.”
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Oil and gas lobby moves to embrace green investors
The Independent Petroleum Association of America has launched The ESG Center and is embracing an environmental, social, and governance message to win back investors skeptical that fossil fuels have a future.
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Inside Clean Energy: A Steel Giant Joins a Growing List of Companies Aiming for Net-Zero by 2050
"'If the world is to achieve net-zero by 2050 it will require all parts of the economy in all regions of the world to contribute,' Aditya Mittal, ArcelorMittal's president and chief financial officer said last week at the Financial Times Commodities Conference."
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What the Coming Wave of Distributed Energy Resources Means for the US Grid
“Cumulative U.S. DER investments will eclipse $110.4 billion between 2020 and 2026. Solar, EV infrastructure, battery storage and grid-interactive water heaters sales growth will drive spending to a new peak in 2025.”
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Ocean plastic pollution is a huge — but solvable — problem
“Reducing the flow of ocean-bound plastic by 80 percent will require a society-wide effort. The good news is that it would benefit marine life, the planet and humans alike — and that it could happen within our generation.”