"The U.S. May Soon Have the World's Oldest Nuclear Power Plants"
"Neighbors and scientists are worried, but operators argue there’s no better way to provide carbon-free energy."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 02/05/2020
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"Democrats’ Fracking War Heats Up As 2020 Voting Begins"
"As Bernie Sanders pushes a fracking ban and Joe Biden warns against abandoning it, the industry faces its own problems."
"Democrats are drilling down on opposite sides of the fracking divide, widening a schism between the party’s climate-concerned progressive wing and centrists who fear a hard-line stance against fossil fuels risks ceding critical swing states to President Donald Trump.
Source: HuffPost, 02/05/2020
"Biofuels: Policy Swings Shutter Iowa's Biodiesel Plants"
"Fifteen years ago, farmers produced so much soybean oil they couldn't figure out what to with it all. It was good for cooking and salad dressing — and not much more. ... Then came the renewable fuel standard in 2005, mandating the use of biofuels in the nation's fuel supply."
Source: Greenwire, 02/05/2020
Virginia Lawmakers Vote To Block Offshore Drilling In Rebuke To Trump
"Virginia Democratic-led lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill to block future oil and gas development off the state’s coastline, reflecting opposition to the Republican Trump administration’s efforts to open Atlantic waters to fossil fuel exploration."
Source: Reuters, 02/05/2020
"DOE: Records Raise More Questions About Rick Perry, Ukraine Ties"
"Documents released yesterday as part of a legal settlement show deep contacts between former Energy Secretary Rick Perry's department and Perry's longtime ally Michael Bleyzer as he sought to obtain natural gas contracts in Ukraine."
Source: EnergyWire, 02/05/2020
"State Of The Union: Trump Links Energy Boom To Economy's Success"
"President Trump in his State of the Union address last night claimed credit for making the United States the world's leading oil and natural gas producer but offered no major new energy proposals or environmental protection initiatives."
Source: E&E Daily, 02/05/2020
"Indiana House Backs Slowing Coal Power Plant Closures"
"The Indiana House narrowly endorsed on Monday a proposal aimed at making it more difficult for Indiana electric companies to close more coal-fired power plants."
Source: AP, 02/04/2020
"Race Is On To Find Uses For Wastewater From Fracking"
"In the Permian Basin, now the most prolific oil field in the world, hundreds of miles of plastic pipelines snake along dirt roads, drilling pads and the edges of farm fields. But they are not carrying oil. They’re transporting an another precious commodity in this arid region on the New Mexico-Texas border: water."
Source: Searchlight New Mexico, 02/04/2020
Japan Races to Build New Coal-Burning Power Plants, Despite Climate
"Just beyond the windows of Satsuki Kanno’s apartment overlooking Tokyo Bay, a behemoth from a bygone era will soon rise: a coal-burning power plant, part of a buildup of coal power that is unheard-of for an advanced economy."
Source: NY Times, 02/04/2020
Launching Climate Summit, UK Plans Ban On New Petrol And Diesel Cars
"Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, five years earlier than previously planned, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce on Tuesday as he launches a major U.N. climate summit due to take place in Glasgow in November."
Source: Reuters, 02/04/2020
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