The single biggest contributor to climate change in California is a blown-out natural gas well more than 8,700ft underground, state authorities and campaign groups have stated. [The Guardian] A new report from Oklahoma’s energy industry is highlighting more bad news resulting from the slide in oil and natural gas prices. [KOCO] A new study says… Keep reading →
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Energy News Roundup: Californian Climate Threat, Oklahoma’s Trough & Central Asian Potential
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By Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall | U.S. Department of EnergyDuring my first year as the Deputy Secretary of Energy, I had the privilege of visiting Alaska at the invitation of Senator Lisa Murkowski. Together we flew over the state, above the magnificent Denali National Park, and met with Alaskans to hear about the energy challenges they face. Two facts are very clear: one, remote… Keep reading →
Paris Agreement On Climate Change Boosts Clean Energy Innovation And Finance
By Chris Carr, Robert Fleishman, William Sloan | Morrison & Foerster LLPHow We Solve Climate Change
By Dr. Ernest Moniz | Secretary of EnergyWorld leaders are gathering in Paris this week for the 21st United Nations climate conference, known as COP21. Our mission: Secure an ambitious global agreement to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and minimize climate change. As negotiators hammer out the details of an agreement, I will be meeting with energy ministers, mayors, executives and other leaders… Keep reading →
New Energy Investment Initiatives Part Of Major Trend
By Sahir Surmeli | Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology MattersAmerica’s Climate And Energy Success Story
By Energy Tomorrow BlogThis week’s climate summit in Paris will be filled with talk of ways to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. That’s an important discussion for sure, but it’s one that should focus on achievable, real-world initiatives. A couple of starting points for an action agenda: The first is an acknowledgement – that the availability of safe,… Keep reading →
3 Ideas That Could Shape Our World After The Paris Climate Negotiations
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogThe Paris climate negotiations can set the stage for a global shift on climate change – when our world’s emissions finally stop rising, level off, and begin to fall. There is reason to be optimistic: from China to the United States, from Europe to South Asia, countries are coming together with commitments to cut climate… Keep reading →
5 Signs Of Texas’ Clean Energy Momentum In 2015
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogFrom Apple to General Electric, it is common practice in the corporate world for established juggernauts to invest significant sums for research and development. Why? Maintaining one’s reign atop a sector requires dynamic, cutting edge innovation. The same logic applies to state economies. And when it comes to energy, Texas – where oil and gas… Keep reading →
Secretary Moniz Awards $125 Million For 41 Transformational Energy Technology Projects Ahead Of COP21 In Paris
By U.S. Department of EnergyWASHINGTON – U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced $125 million across 41 cutting-edge energy technologies awarded by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). These new projects are funded under ARPA-E’s OPEN 2015 program and come in advance of the COP21 U.N. Climate Negotiations in Paris next week. The announcement was… Keep reading →