Author: cne4h

A bill passing the Texas Legislature’s efforts has sparked some double draws, requiring solar power plants to provide electricity in the dark. [emphasis, links added] State bill SB 715 passed the Senate this week, and if adopted by the Texas House, it will require any renewable energy provider to buy backup power from coal or gas plants, usually from coal or gas plants. HILL Report. Doug Lewin, a Texas consultant and energy expert, wrote in an analysis of legislation The measure would require solar power plants to buy backup power to “matches their production at night, a time when no…

In its first few months of office, the Trump administration has taken more than 100 actions aimed at stopping the federal climate initiative. New examples are announced almost every day, and many seeking climate policy victory turn their attention to states and cities. Although the volatility of the political environment makes it impossible to predict how state and local climate efforts will work in the coming years, their potential is enormous. “I think states are where most actions are going to be taken,” said Joshua Basseches, professor of public policy and environmental studies at Tulane University. “For those interested in…

Transcript: In Georgia, Alabama, Texas and many other states, factories are running out of solar panels. Gallagher: “We now have five times the capacity for solar panel manufacturing in the United States as two years ago.” Sean Gallagher, senior vice president of policy at the Solar Industry Association, said there will be more growth. Gallagher: “The success of building a factory that produces solar panels is now starting to bring upstream supply chains back to the United States.” For example, Georgia's large solar panel manufacturers are expanding their operations so it can produce solar cells and other components that go…

Local analysts warn that California Gov. Gavin Newsom's hostility to the oil industry could lead to closures of local refineries, which in turn could push gasoline prices higher than $6 a gallon, or even $9 a gallon. [emphasis, links added] KABC-7, a local ABC branch, reported: According to USC professor Michael Mische, the Phillips 66 refinery in Los Angeles could be closed by the end of the year, which would allow prices to soar above $6. Mische added that if the Bay Area Valero refinery closes by the end of next year, that could send gasoline prices soaring to nearly…

The UK's Climate Change Commission warned the government that the country would head to disaster unless it quickly stepped up efforts to address so-called “climate risks.” [emphasis, links added] They claim that in their latest progress report on adaptation: The impact of climate change is becoming increasingly obvious, both globally and in the UK. Adaptation is now needed to ensure that the extreme weather today and the severity of risks in the future increases rapidly. The cost of these impacts has been felt, and risks continue to grow even if international targets for limiting global warming are met. Action is…

For someone whose opponent might tag him an annoying windbag, Ed Miliband is unfortunately unable to stop his green energy revolution from being nearly blown up. [emphasis, links added] Of course, he wasn't saying he had anything. Listen to the Minister of Energy’s response to Danish renewable energy giant Ørsted pulling out the plug of the Hornsea 4 wind farm on the Yorkshire coast, you might be wondering if the announcement was lost on his way to the energy sector. “We are still committed to working with Ørsted in a bid to get Hornsea 4 to happen until 2030,” Miliband…

Last June, I published a peer review paper on the question of NOAA Billion Dollar Disaster (BDD) tabulation. [emphasis, links added] Today, NOAA announced that the agency will no longer update the BDD tabulation and explain that it has been “retired”. Although some media choose to bring BDD about the Trump administration's retirement There are also some excellent reports that the retirement of watchmaking is more complicated. CBS News Excellent report: According to the current NOAA employee, part of his reason for the decommissioning of anonymity due to concerns about unemployment is that it focuses on economics and analysis of…

17 national and cycle alliances led by California, Washington and Colorado are suing the Trump administration for maintaining $5 billion in EV charging funds that Congress passed in 2021, but were shelved by the current administration. [emphasis, links added] Most alliances, including litigation leaders California and Washington, failed to use $3.3 billion in grant funds to build any chargers. The federal highway government suspended approval of the state EV charger network program filed under the Isventure Investment and Obs Act, which was signed into law in 2021, after President Donald Trump lifted the order to authorize electric vehicles. It provides…

Every second Sunday in May, people in the United States celebrate those who give us life, take care of us and teach us to take care of us. This Mother's Day can also be an opportunity to identify those who extend love and commitment beyond the house and to enhance voice for the health of the child and Mother Earth. In the United States, Latino children face disproportionate environmental risks that affect their respiratory health. For example, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for example, children in Puerto Rico are more than three times more likely…

Every second Sunday in the United States, we celebrate those who give us life, take care of us and teach us to take care of us. But the mother of this day can also become aware of those who extend love and commitment beyond the family, adding a voice to the health of the children and the planet. Because protecting Mother Earth is also to protect our own children. In the United States, Latin children face disproportionate environmental risks that affect their respiratory health. For example, Puerto Rican children have triple-more probability of having asthma than non-Hispanic white children, according…