"The annual must-pass National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, amends the Jones Act waiver process to require the request be made public, establishes a 48 hour holding period after publication, prohibits any ship with goods on waterways from obtaining the waiver and requires a presidential determination that the waiver is needed for national defense."
"Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) and state lawmakers are pitching a plan to mandate new natural gas generation to avoid future power crises in Texas. Patrick — who presides over the state Senate — suggested economic incentives for gas-fueled plants at the expense of wind and solar, similar to an unsuccessful bill he backed last year."
Renewable natural gas offers businesses, and governments an opportunity to reduce emissions while providing reliable power to consumers.
"Recharge reported in 2020 that Minnesota-based utility Great River Energy was planning to build a 1MW/150MWh grid-connected demonstration storage plant using Form Energy’s secret battery technology – providing 1MW of output for 150 hours straight – as it closes all but one of its fossil-fuel power plants."
"Ultimately, we should recognize the wonders of modern agriculture. The benefits of high-yield farming are apparent: We feed more people more sustainably, all while having to charge them less for it. For instance, we need 60 percent fewer cows yet produce twice as much milk as we did in the 1930s. We need to build on these types of successes to make our food system more efficient and sustainable."
"The houses, replete with everything from solar panels to heat pumps, will range from $490,000 to $600,000, and are designed to create 'a redundant power system,' Bridleman said. KB’s partners on the project include Schneider Electric, Kia, the Advanced Power and Energy Program at UC Irvine, Southern California Edison, SunPower, and the Department of Energy, which provided a $6.5 million grant to the project."
"The traditional energy companies’ investments of billions of dollars in clean energy and technology in recent years is more than simple 'greenwashing,' in which companies make token investments to look environmentally friendly. It’s part of a rapidly growing global trend."
"We should stop pretending that domestic mining is unessential. The best way to keep the competition for minerals from erupting into a conflict with China is for the U.S. to do what has served it so well for over a century: to offer a viable alternative to imports based on increased domestic mining. Congress should approve without delay a bill that would streamline the permitting process."
"However, the loss of Freeport LNG's supply at mid-year took away the U.S. chance to take the crown as top exporter in 2022. Freeport LNG said it expects to resume processing in the second half of January, pending regulatory approvals, which would tip the production balance back toward the United States."
Kevin D. Williamson writes about the importance of nuclear power in USA Today. “Nuclear power is not going to replace diesel, gasoline, or bunker fuel in the foreseeable future, and so it is not going to eliminate the pollution or the greenhouse-gas emissions related to transportation, which is a big piece of the climate picture....
