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."
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."
Why I Didn’t Pick a Gas Stove (and the Importance of Having that Freedom)
If a conservative from Oklahoman can opt for an electric range over natural gas, then policymakers should unleash American innovation and see what happens when consumers have more and better choices.
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.'"
Durable Climate Solutions Require Bipartisan Consensus
Cross-aisle cooperation is the path toward long-lasting acceptance of environmental stewardship and climate responsibility that is consistent with human flourishing and upward mobility.
How Wyoming’s Carbon County came to embrace renewable energy
Jason Plautz of E&E News reports on Wyoming’s leadership in renewable energy. “The onshore wind project supported by the TransWest line is projected to be the largest project of its kind in the country. The Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy project, under construction near Rawlins, will host about 600 turbines on 1,500 acres of...