Energy Central

MAY 22, 2024

California’s relentless war against oil and natural gas companies is poised to increase costs not only in California but also in the battleground states of Nevada and Arizona.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Danish energy company Ørsted has sold off its LNG unit but will hang on to its gas trading business. The firm, previously known as Danish Oil and Natural Gas, sold its upstream fossil fuels business to Ineos in 2017 and is phasing coal out of its generation mix by 2023. The firm has 7.45

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Canary Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

American liquefied natural gas exports surged from basically nothing just eight years ago to a formidable force reshaping domestic and global politics. Now, thanks to the Biden administration’s recent pause on approvals of new LNG projects , it’s become the hottest topic in U.S. energy news. It’s also one of the most…

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Energy Central

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Hydrogen for Heat With around 23 million homes in the UK using natural gas for heating and cooking, generating nearly a quarter of the entirety of UK emissions, decarbonising the homes must remain at top of the political agenda. Heating UK homes is a real political issue.

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Grist

JULY 24, 2019

Natural gas has been touted as a green energy source by some because, when burned for fuel, it emits less CO2 than coal. But before that happens, leaks from across the natural gas supply chain — from the drilling process to gas stoves — can unintentionally vent methane into the atmosphere.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Amid escalating tensions between the United States/NATO and Russia, all eyes are on Ukraine, but Nord Stream 2, a pipeline built to bring Russian gas under the Baltic Sea directly to Germany, is an integral part of the story. Since the 1960s when Europe first began importing Russian gas, Washington perceived Russian energy as a threat to U.S.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 1, 2021

Today, most process heating in the United States is fueled by natural gas, which can be plugged into many technologies and which already enjoys a robust infrastructure. However, because hydrogen molecules are much smaller than methane molecules, today’s natural gas infrastructure is too leaky to hold or transport hydrogen.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 20, 2020

The rise of renewable energy isn’t the only notable change taking place in Texas, the state’s politics appear to be shifting too. What are the politics behind this rise? And what are the politics in Texas likely to be more broadly going forward? How did Texas become a clean energy leader?

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

They are often viewed as passive players in climate obfuscation, rather than active agents, which ignores the influential role they play in “conceptualization, design, and execution of communications and political campaigns,” the study said. PR firms intentionally try to remain invisible.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 20, 2021

Buildings are similarly opening their doors to being powered entirely by electricity, supplanting natural gas and other fuels for heating and cooling. Local jurisdictions are banning the use of natural gas in newly constructed (and, in some places, renovated) homes and commercial buildings. Are we up to the challenge?

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

I understand the tribalism of politics. It is horrifying and beyond politics. If you want to parse out which energy sources are to blame for the 35 gigawatt power shortfall, the most significant contributor was natural gas , the go-to fuel Texans use for power and heat during peak usage.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

"Sharp spikes in electricity prices in recent times have been causing hardship for many households and businesses around the world and risk becoming a driver of social and political tensions," said IEA executive director Fatih Birol. This is not a renewables or a clean energy crisis; this is a natural gas market crisis."

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Energy Central

APRIL 3, 2024

While 2024’s first quarter showed steady oil and gas activity, political and regulatory hurdles – most notably the administration’s recent pause on U.S. liquified natural gas (LNG) exports exports – have created widespread worry amongst exploration and production (E&P) firms.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

President Biden recently announced a “temporary pause on pending approvals of liquefied natural gas exports.” Natural gas, while much cleaner than coal, still emits greenhouse gases when burned. Some have also argued that prioritizing domestic needs for natural gas should come before exporting it.

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Energy Central

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The company’s push for new natural gas generation will generate new political heat. Georgia Power, the largest of Atlanta-based holding company Southern Co.

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Energy Central

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Hydrogen for Heat With around 23 million homes in the UK using natural gas for heating and cooking, generating nearly a quarter of the entirety of UK emissions, decarbonising the homes must remain at top of the political agenda.

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Business Green

JANUARY 7, 2022

Sarah Golden explores the critical political battles which could unleash a major new wave of US clean energy development. Bloomberg NEF pegs new solar capacity outstripping natural gas and coal combined. Here are three political stories that could make or break our clean energy future. Federal policy.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 6, 2024

The rest of Canada has become a favorite straw man for why Alberta has so little to show for extracting 36 billion barrels of oil and bitumen and 190 trillion cubic feet of natural gas collectively worth about $2.7 Let’s unpack this important question by first dispelling some cherished myths of Alberta politics.

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Energy Central

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Big questions will be answered today by the announcements: 1) Will there be a small number of large grants, or will DOE turn political and chop the money up into lots of smaller grants? 4) How much in the way of natural gas infrastructure will be involved? 2) Will blue hydrogen get funded, or only green?

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Energy Central

MAY 18, 2022

Reducing dependence on Russian gas is the need of the hour. LNG terminals for liquid natural gas will soon also play an important role in Germany. building import terminals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the German coast is several years old. The idea of ??building

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

The event aims to bring together policymakers and liquified natural gas (LNG), natural gas, and hydrogen players to explore new avenues for fossil fuel expansion. A coalition of environmental groups opposed to the expansion of the liquified natural gas export capacity along the Gulf Coast.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 5, 2020

And they consume fossil fuels such as natural gas or propane to power furnaces, boilers, and water heaters. In the United States, buildings account for roughly 40 percent of the country’s energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, and nearly half of homes rely on natural gas as their primary heating fuel.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 4, 2020

Read time: 4 mins It is increasingly unlikely that Ireland will develop new infrastructure to import liquefied natural gas ( LNG ) produced from fracked wells in the US , after the plans suffered a series of potentially fatal legal and political setbacks. Tags: Liquefied Natural Gas Ireland

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Then, natural gas is suddenly in the hot seat. For gas-only utilities, one pathway is clear. And how will the battle over natural gas connections play out? What caused the politics to turn around so suddenly? Recommended reading: Vox: The False Promise of Renewable Natural Gas.

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Energy Central

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Editor's Reflections: A Swedish Nightmare Its name is —Recep Tayyip Erdoğan— Any political decision that involves the gift of a Natural Gas Hub has significant weight. ” Where the end.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 15, 2024

The company, it was noted, needed to “carefully consider tone and content of campaign given new political environment. According to a 2017 priorities review, the biggest risk to BP’s reputation had shifted away from 2010’s Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico to “the policy and politics of climate change.”

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 27, 2022

He continued: “The BEIS-funded Hy4Heat programme has shown that the use of 100% hydrogen can be made as safe as natural gas when used for heating and cooking in the types of houses that were studied.”. “[The It is not lack of political will that is holding us back.”.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 5, 2020

utility group Dominion Energy agreed Sunday to sell most of its natural gas business and abandon its multi-billion dollar Atlantic Coast Pipeline project with Duke Energy meant to supply its home-state market of Virginia. a natural gas utility serving Utah. for about $9.7 for about $9.7

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GreenBiz

APRIL 27, 2021

Proponents of electric vehicles forthrightly acknowledge the many technological, management, political and consumer challenges that lie ahead. As America transitions to a white plurality rather than a white majority nation, powerful anxieties and fears have surfaced across culture and politics. culture war?

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GreenBiz

APRIL 9, 2021

Looking at it as a technology, there is a ton to like about renewables across the political spectrum. . This hasn’t escaped political conservatives outside the beltway. The point is that the concept of energy independence — be it from other nations or your own government — is an attractive idea across the political spectrum. .

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Energy Central

OCTOBER 6, 2022

the Machiavellian war strategy in the supply chain of the natural gas market. Hopefully, …the economic giant of the East will wake up and use the unique key that its economic and political power confers on it to find a definitive way out of this situation that is wreaking havoc on the global economy.

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GreenBiz

JULY 2, 2021

The Biden administration’s infrastructure plan, which continues to wind its way through the political process, includes billions of dollars for power grid investments and the creation of a new Grid Authority to oversee power infrastructure upgrades. Here are three priorities to ensure the grid is resilient as the climate gets chaotic. .

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

It is also more popular with supporters from every political party—including, by a small margin, Conservative voters. David Coletto, Chair and CEO, Abacus Data “Climate change and the affordability crisis are two political mountains that, far from being at odds, must be climbed together.

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The Guardian: Energy

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Biden has another opportunity to curb the fossil fuel industry’s relentless expansionist agenda and affirm his climate credentials in this election year at an upcoming meeting of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

climate talks in Egypt demanded European governments halt a “dash” for the continent’s natural gas. At least nine gas deals have been struck so far on the sidelines of the negotiations – known as COP27 – five involving Africa. percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. We cannot be Europe’s gas station.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The report notes that, under existing government policies global fossil fuel fuse is set to peak this decade, as coal use falls back in the coming years, natural gas demand reaches a plateau by the end of this decade, and oil demand levels off in the mid-2030 as the transition to EVs gather space.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 20, 2021

Natural gas bans are the newest flash point in the energy transition. What does it mean for the electrify-everything movement -- and the gas industry’s public relations battle? Resources: Mother Jones investigation on gas industry front groups. Then: how do we build back better for everybody?

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