How Can You Tell Fossil Fuel Executives Are Lying? Their Lips Are Moving!
Fossil fuel companies have been lying to the public for more than 50 years. It’s time we stopped listening to them.
Natural Gas
U.S. Interior Department Takes Action to Protect Taxpayers from Offshore Oil & Gas Decommissioning Costs
Updated regulations for the offshore oil and gas industry will strengthen risk management and financial assurance requirements WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a final rule from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to protect taxpayers from covering costs that should be borne by the oil and … [continued]
U.S. Interior Department Finalizes Action to Ensure Fair Return to Taxpayers, Strengthen Accountability for Oil…
Final rule will improve responsible stewardship of America’s lands, better protect cultural and natural resources, and implement changes directed by Congress WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a final rule to revise the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) oil and gas leasing regulations, which will ensure a balanced … [continued]
The Short List Of Climate Actions That Will Work — India Edition Transcript
Today I presented again to a large Indian audience, hosted by the India Smart Grid Forum. The theme was Electrify Everything Everywhere All At Once. This was within the frame of the presentation I gave at the India Smart Utility Week on March 14th. In honor of the start of … [continued]
Germany’s CO2 Off 10%, Coal & Nuclear Down, Gas Networks Next, Oz Debates Nuclear
Recently I was engaged in an odd conversation online, one that spanned from Australia to Germany, almost exactly the opposite sides of the world. Australia is in the throes of a deeply odd energy conversation about whether nuclear generation is necessary or not (it isn’t). The leader of the Australia’s … [continued]
Pollution from 57 Companies = 80% of Post-Paris CO2
Just 57 companies are responsible for 80% of climate pollution emitted after the Paris Agreement, a new report shows. Using data from 122 of the world’s largest oil, gas, coal, and cement producers, reveals the Carbon Majors Database, shows 65% of state entities and 55% of private-sector firms have increased … [continued]
A New EPA Rule Is Meant To Prevent Chemical Disasters, But Safety Advocates Say Loopholes…
On Nov. 27, 2019, the coastal refinery town of Port Neches, Texas, was rocked by a disaster. At a chemical plant owned by TPC Group, a petroleum product called butadiene accumulated in a dead-end section of pipe, forming popcorn-like clumps of plastic. The clumps built up so much pressure that the … [continued]
Barges Of Giant Hand Warmers Likely Won’t Be Heating London
This morning Dave Borlace of YouTube Just Have a Think fame reached out to ask me about a scheme to capture waste heat from a trash burning electricity plant, put it in thermal storage on barges and tow it 28 kilometers upriver to displace gas burning boilers in a district heating … [continued]
U.S. Interior Department Finalizes Rule to Reduce Oil & Gas Waste on Public & Tribal…
Will cut energy waste from venting, flaring and leaks; generate $50 million annually for American taxpayers The Department of the Interior yesterday announced a final rule from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that will curb the waste of natural gas during the production of oil and gas on federal and … [continued]
International Code Council Takes A Dive For American Gas Association
The International Code Council ruled against its own staff last week to give a big win to the American Gas Association.
