What covers more than 70 percent of our planet? Our oceans! Anything that takes up that much surface area deserves recognition and every June 8th, recognition is given through World Ocean Day. This date serves as an important reminder that environmental problems do not just plague the other 30 percent of our planet—our oceans are...
How High Prices are Spurring Farmers to Adopt Eco-Friendly Fertilizers
Alternatives to synthetic fertilizers have been around for a while, but the war in Ukraine has recently made these alternatives more lucrative. Ammonia prices have tripled since 2020, and many farmers are looking for cheaper – and greener – solutions. Here are three companies that are changing the game.
What Europe’s ‘Due Diligence Proposal’ Gets Wrong
To truly tackle deforestation, we will have to work together constructively – the EU’s Due Diligence Proposal does not take us any closer to that goal.
Regulatory rush job will be a disaster for advanced nuclear energy
Ted Nordhaus and Adam Stein write in The Hill about nuclear power regulations. “Instead of moving forward with an ill-conceived rule to meet an arbitrary deadline, Congress and the NRC commissioners should instead insist that the NRC staff go back to the drawing board. There is no reason that a vastly simplified framework for licensing...
Cost-Effective Carbon Capture Has Arrived
A system that can both capture and convert carbon, costs less money to implement, and results in a new source of revenue? This is innovation at its very best.
Cruz Foam makes styrofoam alternative from shrimp shells and food waste
"The foam dissolves in a tub of water and can be poured over a lawn or garden to safely add some nitrogen back into the soil, Felts said. And it’s safe if your dog, or your fish, eats any of the foam."
EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund is Wasteful and Duplicative
To see true progress in underserved communities, lawmakers should look for ways to reduce permitting delays, unleash domestic energy production, and end wasteful government spending. Repealing the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund is a great place to start.
Energy decarbonization requires an all-of-the-above approach
"Yes, part of the solution is to transition energy forms from emitting sources to non-emitting sources. Clean sources of energy — from wind and solar to nuclear energy and geothermal — couldn’t be more important. At this time, however, a full transition is unrealistic and would lower quality of life for millions of people."
Tech Billionaires Bet on Fusion as Holy Grail for Business
"The Fusion Industry Association, based in Washington, D.C., has tracked more than $5 billion in private funding, with seven firms raising at least $200 million. Around 75% of fusion fundraising has happened since 2021, according to PitchBook."
Exxon Buys Pipeline Operator, Making Big Bet on Carbon
"By snapping up Denbury, Exxon will inherit 1,300 miles of pipelines used to move carbon dioxide from smokestacks to underground reservoirs, a prized asset as building new infrastructure to transport CO2 has often been met with local opposition. Denbury owns more than 900 miles of pipelines on the Gulf Coast running near the region’s manufacturing hubs."
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