Lawmakers control the purse strings, and that gives them the power to drive positive change. By slashing through red tape and encouraging environmental innovation, they can improve American policy and help deliver a cleaner environment.
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Westinghouse secures contract extension to fuel U.K. AGRs
"EDF Energy’s current fleet of operating AGR plants includes the two-unit Hartlepool in Durham, the co-located two-unit Heysham 1 and two-unit Heysham 2 in Lancashire, and the two-unit Torness in East Lothian. This March, EDF Energy announced that it intends to keep the Hartlepool and Heysham 1 stations in operation to March 2026—two years past their previously scheduled 2024 retirement dates. The estimated March 2028 closure dates for Heysham 2 and Torness remain unchanged."
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What the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Means for Ag Innovation and Progress
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research leverages public and private funds to accelerate innovative breakthroughs.
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Asia must reach net zero before the world can do so, says Petronas CEO
"'Unfortunately, the narrative to date has been driven by idealists. Extremists who believe there’s a binary switch that overnight we can turn from System A to System B,' he said, referring to System A as the inherent fossil fuel backed economy, and System B as decarbonizing to zero carbon overnight.'"
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Nuclear Power’s Next Big Event
"Nuclear power growth will end with the next radiation release unless we replace regulators with people who observe facts and consequences. The near century of concessions changing 1934 radiation limits from 40 microSv/hour to 0.001 Sv/year has not reduced harm one bit, but has increased public fear because the more restrictive limits have no evidential justification. Fear of nuclear power has killed many more people than radiation."
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Why Kenya could take the lead in carbon removal
"Because the earth’s crust is thinner than usual along the rift, it has vast geothermal potential. The American government reckons Kenya alone could generate 10,000mw of geothermal power, more than ten times the amount it currently produces. A by-product of such power stations is plenty of waste steam, which can then be used to heat dac machines. Moreover, since close to 90% of Kenya’s power is renewable, the electricity these machines consume does not contribute to more global warming."
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EPA methane rules need flexibility, balance to achieve lower emissions
Bernard L. Weinstein writes about the EPA’s methane rules in The Hill. “Companies would not be prohibited from using technologies other than OGI, but under the rule, they would be required to follow up with a blanket OGI survey anyway. Because of cost duplication, this requirement would discourage oil and gas producers from adopting potentially more...
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Direct air capture pact gets bipartisan backing
"Wyoming’s accessible permanent geologic storage and existing infrastructure and Colorado’s developing policy environment to 'evaluate the regulatory, economic, technological, and research opportunities in the carbon dioxide removal and direct air capture area,' are cited as driving forces behind the partnership."
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DOE lab boosts flow battery capacity, life using starch derivative in breakthrough research
"The breakthrough could lead to the scale-up of long-duration fluorenone-based flow batteries, which PNNL unveiled in 2021, according to PNNL. Flow batteries store energy in liquid electrolytes."
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Economic Cooling Won’t Stop Global Warming
Public focus on extreme weather and heat waves shouldn’t be a problem for conservatives but an opportunity to win the argument about what to do next.
