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New York private college to shift from fossil fuel heating to geothermal

ThinkGeoEnergy

Bard College , a private liberal arts college in the hamlet of Annandale-on-Hudson, New York State, will soon replace its aging, fossil fuel-fired heating and cooling system located in The Charles P. Stevenson, Jr Library with a new state-of-the-art system that will run on geothermal energy.

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These startups help busy contractors get electrification rebates faster

Canary Media

homes that still need to ditch fossil-fuel equipment to meet climate targets. Utilities already offer more than an estimated $2 billion in residential efficiency and electrification rebates across North America each year, which go to… Rebates are a cornerstone of the bid to electrify the roughly 115 million U.S.

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‘Wilful Ignorance’: Indigenous Delegation Incredulous At Bankers’ Attitude to Fossil Fuel Impacts

DeSmogBlog

Indigenous delegates said they had been amazed at the “wilful ignorance” they encountered when demanding global banks cease financing new fossil fuel projects on their ancestral lands in what is today North America. HSBC, Credit Suisse, and Barclays finance TransCanada, campaigners say. and Canadian emissions.

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Global Power Sector Embracing Renewables but Ditching Fossil Fuels Too Slowly

GreenTechMedia

A new study of 3,000 power companies across the globe has found that only a handful have been cutting their fossil fuel capacity over the last two decades. Even utilities with aggressive renewables programs still have large portfolios of fossil fuel assets.

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Engie Looking for More US Clean Energy Acquisitions: North America CEO

GreenTechMedia

where the company plans to ramp up its investments into grid-scale batteries, hybrid renewables projects and offshore wind, says North America chief Gwenaelle Avice-Huet. ” said Avice-Huet, who moved from France to Texas a year ago to oversee Engie’s 6,300-person North America division. ” No new U.S.

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Vast Majority of Global CO2 Emissions Tied to Just 57 Entities

DeSmogBlog

Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, a small number of fossil fuel entities — just 57 corporate and state producers — have been responsible for 80 percent of planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Only in North America were a slim minority of carbon majors — 16 of 37 — linked to rising emissions.

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The Pacific Northwest Has Defeated Dozens of Fossil Fuel Projects — But the Industry Still Wants to Quietly Expand

DeSmogBlog

New large-scale fossil fuel projects have become mostly unworkable in the Pacific Northwest, with dozens canceled over the past decade due to fierce opposition from local communities. A few high-profile defeats for the fossil fuel industry stand out. But the industry’s blitz is not yet over. ” – Emily Moore.