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Climate Change is Challenging Our Mastery of Heat
of feeding climate change because of our demand for heat and our reliance on the carbon-based fuels that can provide it both cheaply and ... change, and its related energy restrictions, requires us to also consider
Unmasking Dark Money: How Fossil Fuel Interests Can Undermine Clean Energy Progress
utmost importance. While it is no surprise that Big Oil and Gas have ... for whom is the question we should be asking. Records unearthed by ... Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) on HB 507— groups notorious for their
Hurricane Harvey: Energy Markets Respond to the Flooding of a Major Energy Hub
days, and even weeks to come, is its impact on national and global energy ... with over 40 inches of rain, and it is expected that by Tuesday evening ... steady national demand for gasoline has sent prices to a two year high. As
Trump’s Energy Aspirations
federal funding for early stage research and development or deployment on ... team for the U.S. DOE. McKenna has lobbied on behalf of the Koch ... the agency and zero-out funding for specific, unfavorable programs
Breaking America’s Nuclear Waste Impasse
. And it stays radioactive for a long time. When fuel rods are used in a ... , it would be for something like yucca and it's been been used for that ... to blocking funding for Yucca. And it's out of fear that the Democrats
Con Edison Steam Pipe Explosion Prompts Evacuation
. Several of the buildings in the immediate vicinity were evacuated, but it ... systems of surrounding buildings will need to be tested for the presence of ... did not severely limit its use in buildings and infrastructure until the
Watching the Grid’s Heartbeat
generation their own electricity on-site). For references and to learn more ... working and pulsing together. Electrical current on the grid moves ... quickly detected and corrected. Until recently, grid operators relied on
The Net-Zero Governance Conveyor Belt
hard questions around, for example, how best to track and remove carbon ... principles on these and similar questions of operationalization, many key ... when regulation is strong on paper, it requires state capacity and
U.S. Sanctions Against Nord Stream 2 Pipeline: Strategic Hit Or Miss?
) imposed sanctions on Venezuela and Iran; c) faces immigration issues on its ... market, they will provide a “credible threat” and a price ceiling for ... rents from transit and secure below market parity prices, it is likely to
Solar Industry Growth Set to Slow
U.S. solar project owners and developers, as the prices for solar ... approved “safeguard tariffs” on imported solar equipment (e.g. cells and ... % cost increase, 6% increase for commercial projects, and 4% for