DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

City leaders touted the new law , which is intended to tightly restrict future use of natural gas-powered heating and cooling in new construction, as an important part of the city’s plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2030.

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POWER Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

Can a requirement that only applies to big companies, or companies that do business in California, actually impact […] The post Get Ready For California’s Three Sweeping New Climate Disclosure Laws appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 25, 2024

“It’s a very, very exciting day, today – we are starting the construction of the UK’s first geothermal power plant,” said Ryan Law, CEO of Geothermal Engineering Ltd. To learn more about GEL and their geothermal projects, check out this interview with GEL CEO Ryan Law.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 6, 2021

laws and regulations as of May 2021, and incorporates existing international laws. The report forecasts that renewable energy will be the primary source for new electricity generation, but power from natural gas, coal, and batteries will continue to meet load and provide grid stability. "As

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2020

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced it was suspending its enforcement of environmental laws in response to the crisis, informing companies they would not be pursued for environmental infractions during the outbreak. The government said the policy was temporary, but provided no end date.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

billion Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub (HyVelocity) State Involved: Texas Key Features: Large-scale hydrogen production from natural gas with carbon capture and renewables-powered electrolysis Job Creation: Approximately 45,000 direct jobs (35,000 construction jobs and 10,000 permanent jobs) Funding: Up to $1.2

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Global Renewable News

JUNE 29, 2023

Highlights Wide-ranging plan is proposed under the Natural Gas Innovation Act, a recent landmark state energy law Proposed projects expected to reduce carbon emission.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

Utility Dominion Energy is planning a major shift toward renewable energy and batteries as it looks to comply with Virginia's ambitious new clean energy law. Under the law, Dominion Virginia and the smaller Appalachian Power Co. Retreat from natural gas not enough for environmental advocates.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 28, 2020

Read time: 21 mins Just over a year ago, the city of Berkeley, California, passed into law a first-in-the-nation ordinance prohibiting natural gas hookups in new buildings, a move that alarmed the gas industry.

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Energy Central

MAY 25, 2022

A few weeks after I wrote about rising natural gas prices, Dominion Energy Virginia asked the SCC for permission to raise the price of electricity by about $9 per month for the average residential customers, citing higher fuel costs. Virginia law allows utilities to pass through its fuel costs to customers, without a profit.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 10, 2020

Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) recently filed a lawsuit against the California Energy Commission, a state energy policy and planning agency , for allegedly aiming to “substantially eliminate” gas use in the state and violating a California natural gas law.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2021

per cent of voters strike down federal government’s plans to hike taxes on petrol diesel, heating oil and natural gas. Urban regions including Geneva, Basel, and Zurich voted in favour of the so-called CO2 law, believed to be the first time a carbon tax has been put to a public vote, but 51.6

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Oregon law generally requires communications with commissioners about a pending permit to be disclosed publicly, so that those from the other side can respond. Tags: Jordan Cove LNG Oregon liquefied natural gas (LNG) Coos County Commission Melissa Cribbins Pembina

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 29, 2020

Alongside a big boost in its energy efficiency efforts, TEP says the plan would allow it to avoid building any new natural gas plants. These decisions come as state leaders are considering a push beyond its mandate for 50 percent renewables by 2030 and 90 percent by 2050 signed into law last year.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The diversity in their approach – from leveraging natural gas with carbon capture to harnessing renewable and biomass energy sources – showcases the multifaceted potential of hydrogen. These hubs are set to revolutionize the way we produce, store, and use hydrogen, paving the way for its commercial-scale deployment.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Pritzker's desk to be signed into law, which he has indicated he plans to do. The bill will keep three Excelon nuclear plants open for five years while requiring the state's coal and natural gas plants to decarbonize or close by 2045. The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act heads to Gov.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 25, 2022

The groups are represented by lawyers from Earthjustice and the Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School. Some sections included safety information and tips on energy conservation, but many others promote natural gas, describe its benefits, or position gas as a clean alternative to dirtier fuels.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2023

This story is part of a DeSmog series on the influence wielded by the gas lobby in Europe BERLIN, Germany — Germany’s push to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 could, by some projections , soon turn the vast network of natural gas pipelines powering the country’s homes and industry into one of Europe’s biggest stranded assets.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 12, 2020

million natural-gas customers across six states in the Southeast and Midwest. Despite near-term headwinds, Duke stood behind its long-term plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, starting with a target of 50 percent greenhouse gas reductions by 2030. Duke is among the largest U.S. power utilities, with 7.4 Supreme Court.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Most of the balance was provided by natural gas (2,327 MW) coupled with very small contributions from oil (19 MW) and coal (11 MW). By comparison, net growth for natural gas will be only 14,535 MW. There were also small additions in 2021 by hydropower (28 MW), geothermal (25 MW), and biomass (14 MW). .

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 23, 2024

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 Fresh on the heels of a new U.S. oil production record and establishment of the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 11, 2024

He compared it to the Indian Act of 1876, a notorious federal law that attempted to erase the culture of First Nations peoples. In British Columbia where Marsden is based, misleading oil and gas advertising is rampant , she said, including ads falsely claiming that liquefied natural gas is a climate solution.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 13, 2021

But last year, Holsum Dairies changed course, upgraded the two digesters and began producing renewable natural gas for California’s burgeoning renewable fuels market. Renewable natural gas from landfills, wastewater sludge and food and green waste all have a lower carbon intensity than any form of fossil fuel gas.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2019

NextEra continues to invest in natural gas — on Monday the company announced the signing of an agreement for the 50-mile Lowman pipeline in Alabama and discussed plans to acquire the Meade Pipeline Company. ” Natural gas challenges, solar growth, Hurricane Dorian recovery costs. gigawatts in 2015 to about 7.3

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 26, 2023

In response to the federal government’s new plan to prepare workers for the energy transition , Premier Danielle Smith replied , “We are not going to be shutting down our oil and natural gas industry. The problem is that, while such words may pay lip service to Albertan oil and gas workers, they don’t serve them in reality.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Cities all over California, as well as in Washington, Colorado, Massachusetts, and New York, are heeding the call and passing or considering laws that limit gas-powered heating and cooking appliances in new buildings. Making the electric grid more resilient to extreme weather is urgent, regardless of decisions about gas.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 28, 2023

The lonely well pad houses four natural gas wells that records show were initially drilled in 2011 but sat inactive for years after that. Though it has applied for them, the company behind this operation has yet to receive the permits it is required by law to construct or operate the engines to power a cryptocurrency mine.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 26, 2020

There are also compensation packages for workers in mines and power plants who lose their job as a result of the coal exit laws. Maximilian Boemke, a partner at the German office of law firm Watson Farley & Williams, thinks that the calculation of the flat-rate lignite compensation will be key to the European Commission’s decision.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 17, 2023

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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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 31, 2020

Yet, as the original purposes of these laws has been largely achieved, states can now accelerate deeper progress towards want we really what: a 100 percent clean electricity grid that is also affordable and reliable. Some of the choices include coal and natural gas, but those resources emit carbon. Puerto Rico, and the U.S.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

While not yet law, the bill now advances to the House of Representatives for further consideration. This includes electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure. On August 10, 2021, the U nited States Senate passed the much anticipated bipartisan infrastructure bill.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The number of operational clean hydrogen production projects worldwide is set to at least double in the next five years, according to research published on 23 October by law firm Pillsbury , with 108 set to start producing the gas by the end of 2028. Separately, data from Pitchbook reveals that, in 2022, private equity firms spent $3.1

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 24, 2024

Radium, they warned, was “a potent source of radiation exposure, both internal and external,” while the radioactive gas radon and its polonium daughters “deliver significant population and occupational exposures.” Radon is America’s second leading cause of lung cancer deaths and naturally contaminates natural gas.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

For the specialty vehicle segment, vehicles up to Class 7 will be able to operate on full battery-electric power, or perform extended missions with Wrightspeed’s on-board range extenders, which can use renewable/compressed natural gas (RNG/CNG) or hydrogen.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The community currently uses natural gas for heating and to produce electricity in its Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant. Penn South first engaged Egg Geo to explore strategies for building decarbonization in an urban environment that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help achieve compliance with Local Law 97.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law today not only makes critical investments in our core infrastructure, it creates several new programs to support the increasing electrification of the transportation sector. Specifically, the law: Allocates $7.5 Specifically, the law: Allocates $7.5

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 13, 2023

While visiting Philadelphia today, he’s expected to name seven locations selected for funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Methane, the main component of so-called natural gas , reacts with steam to produce hydrogen in a process that still releases carbon dioxide.

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