"There is real momentum around rational solutions that can both solve the climate challenge and support a healthy economy. And we are not merely suggesting you give conservatives a chance on climate — you should be excited about their energy, climate and conservation policy agenda."
California must invest in forest management or risk squandering CO2 reductions
Kenneth Schrupp outlines why California should invest in forest management in The Orange County Register. “If California is serious about improving the environment, the state’s top priority ought to be preventing mass wildfires that make breathing worse than smoking cigarettes and cause asthma in children — not magic trains that won’t be completed before the...
For Energy, America’s Best Foreign Policy Is a Good Domestic Policy
Brigham McCown writes in RealClearEnergy about the importance of domestic energy security. “Likewise, the fervency of the fossil-only crowd is equally misguided. The critical mistake policymakers on both ends of the spectrum have made is the folly of choosing one form over the over. The answer is not whether it is fossil fuels or renewables...
U.S. Department of Energy Announces Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough
This breakthrough could revolutionize clean energy as we know it.
Energy giants, Bill Gates back effort to map ‘clean’ hydrogen
David Iaconangelo of E&E News reports on a new clean hydrogen working group. “The list of members in the initiative announced this morning include Gates’ Breakthrough Energy; investor-owned utilities such as National Grid PLC, Dominion Energy Inc. and Duke Energy Corp.; oil and gas producers such as EQT Corp., Shell PLC and Exxon Mobil Corp.;...
Seattle-area battery manufacturer Group14 lands $214M from Microsoft’s climate fund and others
"The company is part of a strengthening hub of battery innovation in the Pacific Northwest. That includes Alameda, Calif.-based Sila Nanotechnologies, which is also building a facility in Moses Lake to manufacture its silicon anode materials. Sila’s first commercial customer is Mercedes-Benz."
Slim majorities mean legislators have a bipartisan climate mandate
"Rather than creating a binary between alarmism and denial, our leaders should chart a path forward on durable, bipartisan climate policy that improves lives and the health of the planet that we call home. We know it can be done. Now it’s time to do it."
Chevron to create JV for U.S. geothermal projects
"The two companies have identified the first project in Weepah Hills, Nevada and will pursue development opportunities in Esmeralda County where previous geothermal research and advanced exploration already exist."
The ‘unprecedented’ risks facing our power grid this winter should be a wake-up call for government
"The United States is one of the top energy producers in the world, and Americans should not have to doubt their ability to stay warm and have reliable power this winter. We expect the power grid to keep the refrigerator humming, car charging, and economy running. It’s imperative the Biden administration nominates a FERC commissioner who can set our power grid up for success by prioritizing its safety, reliability, and affordability."