Oil Firms Accused Of Scare Tactics Over Climate Lawsuits
"Attorneys for BP, Exxon and Shell claim city of Baltimore’s case over ‘deception and failure to warn’ could kill offshore drilling".
Source: Guardian, 01/26/2022
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Michigan Builders Push Back On Stricter New Home Energy Rules
"Updating Michigan standards last addressed in 2015, state officials are to consider a new, more energy-efficient home construction code this year ─ likely sparking a battle between home builders and environmentalists who back stronger energy mandates."
Source: Bridge Michigan, 01/26/2022
Canada Watchdog Says Funds For Inactive Oil Well Cleanup May Fall Short
"Funds allocated by the Canadian government to help clean up the country’s orphan oil and gas wells may fall short if the main oil-producing province of Alberta continues to allocate the money to financially viable companies, the parliamentary budgetary watchdog said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 01/26/2022
"DHS Warns That Right-Wing Extremists Could Attack Power Grid"
"Domestic violent extremists and racially motivated extremists have been developing plans to attack the U.S. electric sector, according to an intelligence bulletin from the Department of Homeland Security that was issued this week and obtained by The Daily Beast."
Source: Daily Beast, 01/26/2022
US Working To Avert Energy Shortage In Europe If Russia Invades Ukraine
"The Biden administration is engaged with European countries and major energy companies to prepare for a scenario in which a Russian invasion of Ukraine leads to a natural gas shortage in Europe, a senior administration official said Tuesday."
Source: The Hill, 01/26/2022
California Rooftop Solar War Heats Up As Regulators Pull Reform Proposal
"Ballot initiatives to protect the current system, which state regulators say steals from the poor to benefit the rich, are filed for 2022 election".
Source: San Jose Mercury News, 01/25/2022
"How Biden Could Close Coal Plants Without CO2 Regulations"
"EPA is preparing to Supreme Court-proof President Biden’s ambitions for a carbon-free power grid by looking beyond direct greenhouse gas regulation and relying on the knock-on effect of stricter air, waste and water rules."
Source: E&E News, 01/25/2022
"Aerial Surveys Detect Dozens Of Methane 'Super-Emitters' In Permian"
"Around 30 oil and gas facilities across the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico spewed large amounts of methane for three years, emitting the equivalent annual climate pollution from half a million cars, according to a report released on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 01/25/2022
ConocoPhillips’ Arctic Oil Plan Is a Defining Moment for Joe Biden
"After the Trump administration rushed through the Willow project in its waning days, a federal judge temporarily halted development pending additional review. Environmentalists want Biden to kill Willow once and for all."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/25/2022
Old-Fashioned, Inefficient Light Bulbs Live On at U.S. Dollar Stores
"A Trump administration weakening of climate rules has kept incandescent bulbs on store shelves, and research shows they’re concentrated in shops serving poorer areas."
"For years, Deborah Turnerbought her light bulbs at one of the many dollar stores that serve her neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio.
Source: NYTimes, 01/24/2022
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