Energy & Fuel

"Right Whale Population Grows 4% But Extinction Remains A Threat"

"One of the rarest species of whale in the world has increased slightly in population, encouraging conservationists to call on the federal government and the shipping and fishing industries to do more to bring the giant animals back from the brink of extinction."

Source: AP, 10/23/2024

"Faith-Based Environmental Groups Take On Fossil Fuels As ‘A Sacred Duty’"

"In mid-September, Val Smith, chief sustainability officer at Citigroup, one of the United States’ Big Four of banking, met with four religious environmental activists to discuss the company’s record on fossil fuel investment."

Source: Religion News Service, 10/22/2024

Top EU Countries Spend $45 Billion Subsidizing Fossil-Fuel Company Cars

"The EU's five biggest members spend 42 billion euros ($45.60 billion) annually subsidizing fossil-fuel company cars, according to a study commissioned by environmental group Transport & Environment (T&E), which called for more subsidies for EVs instead."

Source: Reuters, 10/22/2024

Maryland Law to Fix Retail Energy Market Faces Industry Legal Challenge

"A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court asked the court to overturn Senate Bill 1, which imposed new consumer protections and required energy companies to disclose if their products are truly “green.”"

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/22/2024

"Arkansas May Have Vast Lithium Reserves, Researchers Say"

"Federal and state researchers said there might be five million to 19 million tons of lithium, more than enough to meet the world’s demand for the battery ingredient." "Researchers at the United States Geological Survey and the Arkansas government announced on Monday that they had found a trove of lithium, a critical raw material for electric vehicle batteries, in an underground brine reservoir in Arkansas."

Source: NYTimes, 10/22/2024

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