"The bill, the work of three committees, would require the federal government to hold quarterly oil lease sales in Western states. It would speed up environmental permitting that GOP lawmakers complain drags on years longer than it should. The package would also allow for more hardrock mining in mineral-rich states like Minnesota and Idaho."
America Can Fix Its Highways Much Faster, If It Wants
"To put it bluntly: Bringing in a new guy — whether it’s an 'art of the deal' president or a US transportation secretary from McKinsey — won’t necessarily speed things up. Because the delay comes not from government incompetence but from the great mass of citizens who demand more voice, more procedure, more consultation and more review."
Is An Underground Hydrogen Boom Coming?
Hydrogen has already been proven to be a clean, efficient fuel source. Now, thanks to exploration for underground hydrogen reserves, use of this fuel may be even more widespread in the coming years.
Data-Driven Agriculture: Why Data Collection Can Improve Conservation Programs
Research and analysis of project data will help to implement better programs, such as outcomes-based conservation, and help conservationists implement more effective projects.
Climate Change or Forest Management? Both Are to Blame.
“Our ability to avoid disastrous situations like the one currently engulfing the Western United States is impeded by partisans on both sides refusing to acknowledge the complexities of the issue—one can push common-sense climate policies alongside repealing onerous government regulation. The two are far from mutually exclusive.”
The heavy lift of getting shovels in the ground
"The key is to drive down the green premium and make green product prices competitive against fossil-based product prices – and that’s going to require more than just government subsidies. Financing these projects requires thinking beyond the traditional market to overcome the investment risks involved. It’s going to require the public and private sector working together to deploy these projects."
SMR Developer X-Energy Completes Canadian Pre-Licensing Milestone, Projects Look Promising
"The reactor system employs a seamless process wherein more than 200,000 fuel pebbles are gravity-fed and continuously rotated through the core. The innovative fuel cycle enables uninterrupted operation for up to 60 years, according to X-energy. Helium circulates within the core, absorbing immense quantities of heat without becoming radioactive. This superheated helium is then employed to convert water into steam, subsequently propelling a turbine to generate a constant supply of carbon-free electricity."
EVs Are the Lowest Climate Priority
Holman W. Jenkins argues on The Wall Street Journal that electric vehicles should be the lowest climate priority. “EVs are wonderful for many reasons but not for the reasons that climate-sanctimonious politicians promote. I won’t repeat an earlier column on climate policies that might actually be worth pursuing. Notice that the one innovation that greens opposed, fracking,...
H2 to the Rescue: How Hydrogen May Soon Power Disaster Relief
H2Rescue may soon be able to provide the water, electricity, and communications needed to recover from and adapt to these events.
Exxon Mobil and Air Liquide agree to support production of low-carbon hydrogen
"Air Liquide, which supplies gases and services to industries, will build and operate four Large Modular Air separation units to supply 9,000 metric tons of oxygen and about 6,500 metric tons of nitrogen every day to the Texas facility to help produce low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia."