"The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that solar power technicians make $43,000 and wind turbine technicians earn $53,000 annually. In other words, these new 'high-paying jobs' pay $60,000 to $70,000 less than their oil and gas counterparts. This is a significant wage gap to close by any standard.
Rule by Regulation
Andrew Stuttaford of National Review analyzes the Biden administration’s rule by regulation approach to clean energy and climate change. “The real aim of the emerging central-bank game is two-fold. Firstly, to increase the cost of capital for climate sinners by ‘discouraging’ banks from lending to them and secondly, by mandating disclosure of such risks (and...
Clean Energy to Make More Carbon-Negative Fuel Available for Transportation with bp
“'Carbon-negative RNG is being used today by thousands of vehicles with more and more fleets requesting it every week,' said Andrew J. Littlefair, CEO and president of Clean Energy. 'Taking this next step allows us to expand the availability of the fuel while providing dairy owners with a way to make a significant impact on the environment and create an additional revenue stream.'"
First Natural Foodware Brand Can Wrap A Burger And Restore The Oceans
“'We’re always looking at how we can create a more sustainable supply chain, from evaluating our packaging program to seeking out more sustainable solutions, which has enabled us to reduce our overall use of plastic across operations and delivery by 40% year-over-year.'"
FedEx to Invest $2 Billion in Bid for Carbon-Neutral Operations
"The moves by FedEx and its rival package carriers are accelerating competition among vehicle manufacturers to develop and produce the trucks and delivery vans that cargo companies are seeking to reduce their carbon emissions."
California’s approach to power pricing could discourage electrification, experts fear
"'The bottom line is at our current pricing, electric space heating and electric hot water heating and electric clothes drying are just not even close to competitive if you can get natural gas,' Borenstein added."
Big Oil Faces Off Against Clean-Energy Giants
"Oil and gas shares have fallen amid growing uncertainty about petroleum’s future profitability. Renewables are an obvious opportunity: Demand for clean power is expected to boom as economies decarbonize and transport and industry electrify."
Citigroup sets goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050
"'Net zero means rethinking our business and helping our clients rethink theirs. For banks, what some don't realize is that net zero includes not just our own operations but also our core business impacts – in other words, our financing.'"
More Green Blackouts Ahead
"The ice-cold reality is that grid regulators across the U.S. are struggling to keep the power on during extreme weather. They have been able to avoid more blackouts by ordering energy conservation. But Texas shows that conservation isn’t enough, as government mandates make America more reliant on electric power for everything from heating to cars."
Agribusiness announces $2 billion project to store captured carbon from ethanol in North Dakota
"Although final details and permits have yet to be worked out, an Iowa agribusiness company announced plans on Friday, Feb. 19, to build a $2 billion pipeline network that will carry liquefied carbon dioxide from ethanol plants in four states to underground storage in North Dakota."
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