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New EPA Regulation To Cut Emissions From Coal-Fired Plants In US

The EPA has proposed to replace the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan with the Affordable Clean Energy Rule

Fracking In California Under Spotlight As Some Local Municipalities Issue Bans

IHS Markit says U.S. natural gas production is expected to rise by 60 percent over the next 20 years

Texas Oil Companies Work To Adapt To Falling Oil Prices

Two stat lines capture the essence of modern natural gas and oil development: First, the United States produced a record 11 million barrels of oil per day (mbd) in September, 2.2 mbd more than September 2017, according to API’s latest Monthly Statistical Report (MSR). It’s a remarkable output number, given where domestic production was less than two decades… Keep reading →

California Faces Continued Energy Woes

Deployment of battery storage technology is gaining pace, but it may struggle to reach its full potential until energy regulation and financing solutions adapt

Construction Of New Homes Continued To Rise In August

Hurricane Michael, the most powerful storm to hit the Florida panhandle on record, caused loss of life and rampant destruction, flattening entire towns and leaving more than 1.3 million people without power across five southeastern states. Rising temperatures and warmer waters are making this and other recent mega hurricanes like Florence stronger and more devastatingfor coastal states like… Keep reading →

Libya To Send Apology To United Nations

The latest UN IPCC report makes it crystal clear that carbon dioxide (CO2) is not the only pollutant that matters for limiting future warming. Deep reductions in emissions of non-CO2 pollutants, particularly methane (CH4), are essential to staying below temperature targets, and have the added benefits of improving public health, food security, and ecosystems. Further, the new report… Keep reading →

Currents: Energy Industry Insights October 2018 #2

Boom Goes Bust: Texas Oil Industry Hurt By Plunging Oil Prices

Is U.S. shale as productive as it’s cracked up to be?

Animal Sanctuary Rescues And Shelters Abused And Abandoned Wildlife

In an editorial this week, Colorado’s largest newspaper announced strong opposition to Proposition 112, the anti-progress, anti-energy ballot measure that could put 85 percent of non-federal land off limits to natural gas and oil production in the nation’s fifth-leading natural gas and seventh-largest oil producing state. The Denver Post editorial urges voters to vote no on… Keep reading →

Renewable Energy Update: October 2018 #2

California Power Grid Strained By Heat Wave

Republican Mayor Kevin Faulconer is facing one of the biggest decisions in his more than four years as head of the city of San Diego — whether to approve a government-run alternative to San Diego Gas & Electric

Fracking In California Under Spotlight As Some Local Municipalities Issue Bans

As shown by the recent special report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, emissions from fossil fuel combustion in California and elsewhere present dire consequences for the planet. This means California, like the rest of the world, must take real steps now to shift toward a low carbon future. Similar to many other developed economies, California… Keep reading →

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