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Energy & Fuel

"UK Regulator Trying To Block Release Of Shell North Sea Documents"

"The UK’s oil and gas regulator is coming under fire from environmental groups for using lawyers to try to prevent the publication of five key documents relating to the environmental impact of Shell’s activities in the North Sea."

Source: Guardian, 10/27/2023

"New House Speaker Champions Fossil Fuels and Dismisses Climate Concerns"

"Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana, the newly elected House speaker, has questioned climate science, opposed clean energy and received more campaign contributions from oil and gas companies than from any other industry last year."

Source: NYTimes, 10/26/2023

Pa. Gas Firms Used 160 Million Lbs. of Secret Chemicals From 2012 to 2022

"Oil and gas producers in Pennsylvania used some 160 million pounds of chemicals that they are not required by law to publicly identify in more than 5,000 gas wells between 2012 and 2022, according to research published on Tuesday."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/25/2023

Fossil Firms Spent Millions On Lawmakers Who Sponsored Anti-Protest Bills

"Fossil fuel companies have spent millions of dollars on lobbying and campaign donations to state lawmakers who sponsored anti-protest laws – which now shield about 60% of US gas and oil operations from protest and civil disobedience, according to a new report from Greenpeace USA."

Source: Guardian, 10/25/2023

Democrats Ask For Review Of Environmental Threat From ‘Zombie’ Coal Mines

"Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and seven House Democrats asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review potential environmental damages caused by idled coal mines."

Source: The Hill, 10/24/2023

"How the Israel-Hamas War Imperils Action Against Global Warming"

"Oil prices could surge. Disagreements between nations could worsen. The conflict complicates already fragile global diplomacy ahead of crucial climate talks." "Global efforts to address climate change are already clouded by bitterness and distrust among countries of the world."

Source: NYTimes, 10/24/2023

Navigator Cancels Proposed Midwestern CO2 Pipeline, Citing Regulatory Process

"A company on Friday said it would cancel its plans for a 1,300-mile (2,092-kilometer) pipeline across five Midwestern states that would have gathered carbon dioxide emissions from ethanol plants and buried the gas deep underground."

Source: AP, 10/23/2023

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