Energy & Fuel

Renewables: Shell Is Buying Clean-Tech Companies. What's Going On?

"Royal Dutch Shell PLC, one of the world's largest oil companies, gave fresh signals last week that it intends to be a purveyor of low-carbon electricity. It bought a battery company that will compete with Tesla Inc. and struck a partnership with Google to test an exotic wind generator."

Source: EnergyWire, 02/20/2019

"Arctic: Soot On Snow Speeds Up Warming. Here's Where It Comes From"

"Human emissions of greenhouse gases are driving rapid warming all over the globe — particularly in the Arctic, where temperatures are rising at about twice the global rate. But there's another form of carbon in the atmosphere that may also be playing a role."

Source: ClimateWire, 02/18/2019

"Security: FERC Chairman Reconsiders Cyber Rules For Pipelines"

"Neil Chatterjee, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, yesterday rebuffed calls for mandatory cybersecurity standards for natural gas pipelines, citing improvement in the industry's effort to strengthen its defenses."

Source: EnergyWire, 02/18/2019

"McConnell’s Opposition To Green New Deal Comes As He Backs Coal"

"Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to put Democratic presidential candidates in an uncomfortable position by forcing them to vote on the controversial Green New Deal being pitched by rising Democratic star Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But he also wants to promote his own long-held support for not-so-green measures."

Source: McClatchy, 02/18/2019

"Racketeering Lawsuit By Dakota Access Developer Dismissed"

"A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a $1 billion racketeering lawsuit that the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline filed against environmental groups and activists, saying he found no evidence of a coordinated criminal enterprise."

Source: AP, 02/15/2019

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