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"Biden Administration Recommends Major Alaska Oil Project"

"The Biden administration released a long-awaited study Wednesday that recommends allowing a major oil development on Alaska’s North Slope that supporters say could boost U.S. energy security but that climate activists decry as a “carbon bomb.”

Source: AP, 02/02/2023

"Maine Regulators Allow Wind, Utility Project To Move Forward"

"Maine utility regulators on Tuesday gave final approval to a wind power project that would provide enough electricity for at least 450,000 New England homes along with construction of a new transmission corridor in northern Maine to get the electricity to the regional power grid."

Source: AP, 02/01/2023

How Does The Deadly Nipah Virus Spill From Bats To Humans?

"It's dusk in central Bangladesh, in a community within the district of Faridpur. A 50-year-old man sits outside his home beside a rice paddy. His name is Khokon. A fiery beard, dyed a bright orange, rings his chin. He says the procession of disease and death all started in the spring of 2004."

Source: NPR, 02/01/2023

"Shell Is Selling ‘Carbon Neutral’ Fossil Fuels Again"

"Emboldened by new industry guidelines, natural gas companies are renewing their efforts to sell “carbon neutral” fossil fuels, a controversial practice of offsetting a shipment’s emissions to shrink its environmental impact."

Source: Bloomberg Green, 02/01/2023

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