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A Dangerous, Even if Expected, Opinion on Climate
of time for dread and suspense to mount. Prognosticators suggested that the opinion might be “the Earth’s nightmare” and worried that it might ... included “a sigh of relief” and a reflection that the opinion is “about as good
Can Norway’s State Oil Company Be A Climate Champion?
the century, and generates nearly all of its electricity from hydropower ... provides key revenue for the government and its generous social welfare ... , state-controlled Equinor, which has produced oil and gas from North Sea
Tackling Climate Technology Investment Risk
-free energy technologies and infrastructure. This volume of investment marked a ... equaled investment in the global oil and gas industry. Yet rising clean ... technologies and infrastructure, many of which are new and relatively unproven
Subsea Sabotage: Protecting Energy Infrastructure from Hostile Aggression
to assess what the danger to lives and property might be, which needed ... .” While the investigation for cause would go on to grip Europe’s energy and ... that had formed. The sea was boiling!” Beyond immediate safety and
Fossil Fuel Subsidies: Should they Stay or Should they Go?
argues that these subsidies promote the development of domestic energy and support oil and gas jobs. Opponents say there is little justification for subsidizing fossil fuels when government’s focus should be on clean energy and
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 efficiently. Indoor climate control and high-heat industrial processes such as
A Well-Deserved Nobel Prize
Whittingham and Akira Yoshino were jointly awarded the 2019 Nobel prize in ... product that has impacted billions of people around the world, and is ... ubiquitous energy source for smartphones, tablets, laptops, and nearly all
The Death Throes of Climate Denialism
signals the rising desperation, and isolation, of a climate denial camp that ... food supply, public health and a 10% drop in GDP due to climate impacts. And, while the previous NCA, released in 2014, named likely effects of
How a Deepening Natural Gas Market Affects Europe
Technological advances in the area of natural gas liquefaction and ... distinctive for the Central and Eastern European region, where new market ... dioxide and local pollutants. This advantage is coupled with comparable, if
Con Edison Steam Pipe Explosion Prompts Evacuation
through the street, launching concrete and debris into the air, and injuring ... to assess indoor and outdoor air quality, and the facade and ventilation ... inhalation causing pulmonary disease and cancer, the United States government