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...
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."
How environmental groups fuel forest fires
"Too often, their work is made much more difficult — if not impossible — by far-left environmental groups who use strategic lawsuits to prevent forest management activities from taking place. It’s time that elected officials in the nation’s capital put an end to these abusive lawsuits or, at a minimum, roll back some of the worst impacts."
Green Ammonia
"Green ammonia is emerging as a potential enabler of the green hydrogen economy, as a sustainable fuel in maritime transportation and other applications, and as a replacement for synthetic ammonia in agricultural applications. With a market demand expected to almost double in the next 7 years and the quest for novel, sustainable production processes, it also presents a significant opportunity for venture investments."
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."
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.
Is China really leading the clean energy revolution? Not exactly
"Scratching through the big numbers, two issues deserve the world’s deeper understanding. The first is that China’s successful clean technology campaign has more to do with its economic strategy than its climate commitments. The second is that, alongside its impressive achievements in renewable energy, China is also one of the world’s biggest polluters. Neither is likely to change imminently."
By not updating offshore leasing plan, Biden undercuts conservation projects
"The LWCF supports the preservation of our country’s most cherished outdoor areas, and we are calling on the Department of Interior to move swiftly to implement a new 5-year offshore leasing program to protect the LWCF, and with it, the thousands of parks, pools, and recreational centers that allow us to enjoy the great outdoors in all its glory."
A Mineral Strategy for American Security
"Beijing’s domination of critical minerals gives it the power to disrupt our daily lives and threaten our national security. Rather than drag our feet as China progresses, let’s work together to make a change."
A German Heating Law Hits the Climate Limit
"It’s all too much even for environmentally conscious Germany. A survey this week, taken before the court ruling, found some three-quarters of respondents would prefer that Parliament postpone passing the law. Respondents in another poll opposed banning old-style heating systems 'in the foreseeable future” by a margin of 49% to 45%, and 67% of respondents worried the government’s proposals would “overwhelm them financially.'"