US Has Billions for Wind and Solar Projects. Good Luck Plugging Them In.
"An explosion in proposed clean energy ventures has overwhelmed the system for connecting new power sources to homes and businesses."
Source: NYTimes, 02/24/2023
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"This “Climate-Friendly” Fuel Comes With an Astronomical Cancer Risk"
"Almost half of products cleared so far under the new federal biofuels program are not in fact biofuels — and the EPA acknowledges that the plastic-based ones may present an “unreasonable risk” to human health or the environment."
Source: ProPublica, 02/24/2023
"Marine Commission: Whale Deaths Not Linked To Wind Prep Work"
"An independent scientific agency that advises the federal government on policies that could impact marine mammals said there is no evidence linking site preparation work for offshore wind farms with a number of whale deaths along the U.S. East Coast."
Source: AP, 02/23/2023
"Pay and Plug: Federal Funds Spur Cleanup of Lost Oil Wells"
"The National Park Service has started closing orphaned wells using money provided under legislation signed by President Biden."
Source: NYTimes, 02/23/2023
Feds Slash Gulf Wind Farm Areas To Make Room For Drilling, Shipping, Fishing
"A new wind energy lease sale plan released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management slashes the Gulf’s offshore wind energy development areas by two-thirds, potentially reducing the amount of jobs and clean energy the region’s leaders had hoped wind farms would generate in the coming years."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 02/23/2023
"Jimmy Carter, The President Who Tried To Save The Planet"
"He installed solar panels on the White House. He urged Americans to turn down their thermostats while sporting a sweater. And he pressured Congress into putting tens of millions of acres in Alaska off limits to development."
Source: Washington Post, 02/22/2023
"Russian Gas Out, Renewables In? Europe Clings To Green Goals"
"After Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, European nations faced an onslaught of crippling new challenges - including working out how to swiftly replace the Russian gas that supplied 40% of their energy needs and kept families warm in the winter."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 02/22/2023
"These Natural Gas Ads Are Full Of Hot Air"
"Gas companies say their clean energy claims are backed by science. They fail to mention the science is fossil fuel funded."
Source: HEATED, 02/22/2023
"A Sudden Rush to Make Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mainstream"
"A flurry of investments, policy changes and technological breakthroughs is giving a jolt of energy to the nascent market for sustainable aviation fuel, a low-carbon alternative to traditional jet fuel made from crude oil."
Source: NYTimes, 02/22/2023
"How Russia’s War Shattered Global Energy Routes"
"After a year of fighting, Europe’s gas reserves are bulging and its leaders are moving forward with ambitious plans to green their economy. But it’s starkly different thousands of miles away, where poor Asian countries are scrounging for fuel after liquefied natural gas cargoes were rerouted to wealthy European markets."
Source: E&E News, 02/21/2023
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