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U.S. Crude Oil Export Surged to New Record in 2023

R-Squared Energy

as the world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter, this week the Energy Information Administration reported that the U.S. In December 2015 they got their wish when President Obama signed into law a $1.15 From 2004 through 2007, U.S. Fresh on the heels of a new U.S. oil production record and establishment of the U.S.

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As EU Weans Itself From Russian Energy, U.S. Shale Gas Industry Pushes New LNG Export Plant in Pennsylvania

DeSmogBlog

billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in her Pennsylvania hometown, she will be facing off against some of the most powerful fossil fuel interests in the United States. LNG boom threatens to release vast amounts of methane, a powerful climate pollutant that is the main component of natural gas.

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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?

GreenBiz

While California already has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 13 percent since their peak in 2004, many residents still suffer from high levels of air pollution — much of it produced by fossil fuels. And they have suffered collateral damage from the harmful pollutants produced by using fossil fuels.

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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?

AGreenLiving

While California already has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 13 percent since their peak in 2004, many residents still suffer from high levels of air pollution — much of it produced by fossil fuels. And they have suffered collateral damage from the harmful pollutants produced by using fossil fuels.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company has since whipsawed between its wholesale-energy legacy of fossil fuels and greener horizons. Gutierrez joined NRG from Dynegy in 2004 as an energy portfolio director. As for the slower-moving climate crisis, Poppe grabbed the opportunity of a generation to replace fossil fuels and phase in "modular" renewables.

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Fossil Fuel Advocates Spread Disinfo About Canada’s False Advertising Bill

DeSmogBlog

A member of the Canadian parliament has proposed a ban on misleading fossil fuel advertising. Taking inspiration from Canadian government bans on tobacco advertising that went into effect in the 1990s, New Democratic Party (NDP) MP Charlie Angus has proposed private members bill C-372, An Act respecting fossil fuel advertising.

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Where Does All The Radioactive Fracking Waste Go?

DeSmogBlog

“The oil and gas industry has been really good at painting the picture that they are not a radioactive industry,” said Melissa Troutman, an Earthworks analyst and author of a 2019 report on oil and gas waste, “when in reality it produces a massive amount of radioactive material.”. Lotus’s first international shipment was 65.5

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