The Clean Power Plan is designed with reliability in mind, a fact detractors tend to ignore. The specter of grid failure is a frightening image, one that critics of the new power plant pollution standards have fixated on, but it’s just that: a specter, an illusion not grounded in reality. The fact is that regional and state-level… Keep reading →
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On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Clean Power Plan, the first initiative of its kind to curb carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from existing U.S. power plants. By improving air quality, the plan promises to prevent 90,000 childhood asthma attacks and avoid up to 3,600 premature deaths each year – without compromising economic growth.… Keep reading →
On August 3, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued three separate but related actions to address carbon pollution from power plants.
On August 3, 2015, President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) utilized executive action to call for a major societal shift on climate change policy.
New government stats on falling carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from electrical power generation point to a good-news story on energy and climate, one that should grab the attention of policymakers nationally and in the states. Take a look at this chart from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): The blue-green line plots CO2 emissions from… Keep reading →
With the Environmental Protection Agency’s now final, the era of unlimited carbon pollution from America’s power plants is finally coming to an end. With the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan now final, the era of unlimited carbon pollution from America’s power plants is finally coming to an end. That’s excellent news, because climate change has… Keep reading →
Energy and climate issues have had a big week, with the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approving its bipartisan broad energy package and President Obama unveiling the final Clean Power Plan.
Natural gas, once touted as the leading fossil fuel energy source, appears to be suffering the most from the latest Clean Power Plan agenda. [The Hill] Devon Energy Corp. has recorded a second-quarter loss of $2.8 billion due to tumbling oil prices. [NewsOK] Millions of motorists who’ve bought diesel cars believing they were less harmful… Keep reading →
Coal companies vowed to fight President Barack Obama’s new limits on climate-change pollution as details of the emission regulations emerged. [Bloomberg] NextEra Energy Partners have announced it will purchase NET Midstream, a privately held company that develops natural gas pipelines, for $2.1 billion. [Reuters] Stocks are decreasing as energy companies slide due to the continuing… Keep reading →
