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The Biden administration released its long-awaited review of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports on Tuesday, with findings that could complicate President-elect Trump's plans to unleash the U.S. energy industry. [emphasis, links added] The Department of Energy (DOE) released the study nearly a year after the administration announced in January that it would suspend approval of new export capacity to non-FTA countries to conduct a new assessment of whether additional exports are in the public interest. While the report does not call for a blanket ban on new export approvals, It suggests increased exports will push up domestic prices, increase emissions…
President Joe Biden may be exiting the White House in 31 days, but on Friday he remained committed to meeting new U.S. climate goals under the Paris climate accord, even as President-elect Donald Trump vowed to review any commitments under the globalist treaty any commitment. [emphasis, links added] The United States has committed to reducing economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 61-66% by 2035 compared with 2005 levels.According to a White House statement, the statement announced the last move before the Biden administration is disbanded, AFP reported. “I'm proud that my administration is enacting the boldest climate agenda in American history,”…
A combination of rain and snow is expected across the Baltimore area on Friday, with only a slight chance of flurries expected Saturday morning as clouds clear for a cold, sunny weekend.Sunny weather is expected at BWI Marshall Airport on Thursday, with an afternoon high near 46 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Friday night is expected to be cloudy with mostly cloudy skies.[Get the latest weathercast from FOX45 News]Rain and snow are expected to develop near the BWI before 1 p.m. Friday, with precipitation expected to change to light rain in the afternoon and evening as temperatures reach…
one washington post (WaPo) article, titled “Insuring your home has never been harder. What to do,” claims that climate change is making home insurance more expensive and harder to obtain in many areas. This is wrong. [emphasis, links added] While it is true that insurance, along with most other goods and services, has become more expensive in recent years, An increase in extreme weather can't be the cause because it's simply not happening. Higher insurance rates largely reflect increases in the volume and value of property and goods insured. WaPo writes that premium increases are driven by “a combination of…
Trump and the Supreme Court should restore our national energy and climate sovereignty Paul Driessen The United States has long looked to Europe as a model and leader in culture and political thought. We often cite European law, policy, and opinion as guidance on how the United States should change or behave on multiple issues. Even after America overtook continental Europe economically, militarily, and (some say) culturally over the last century, we generally continued to do so. We've even done this with energy policy in recent years, in response to claims that the Earth's climate is changing dangerously due to…
The Biden administration has officially allowed California to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles in the Golden State by 2035. [emphasis, links added] California has set strict emissions standards that will ban the production of new gas-powered vehicles in the state by 2035, but officials need a waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to continue enforcing the order. The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it will approve two exemptions under the Clean Air Act to allow California to phase out gas-powered vehicles in the state, one of President Joe Biden's final acts to push the auto industry into…
What connects an iconic 19th century painter to a contemporary photographer? A common inspiration: the beauty of nature and its vulnerability to human activity. Two new books feature artists whose works centuries apart help illustrate humanity's profound impact on the environment. In Van Gogh and the End of Nature, author Michael Lobel traces evidence of environmental destruction in the famous painter's works. In “Entropy”,” Photographer Diane Tuft captures images of environmental impact; two guest articles illuminate the cultural history and science behind the art. Vincent van Gogh: Celebrating the beauty of nature, or witnessing its demise? News readers concerned about…
Transcript: At NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, engineers are developing robots that can spend months collecting data beneath Antarctica's giant ice shelves. Ice shelves form where land meets ocean and extend out onto the water. They feed on ice caps on land. As climate changes, warming waters are eroding the bases of ice shelves. If they collapse, melting ice from the land will flow into the ocean more quickly, greatly accelerating sea level rise. Therefore, scientists need to know more about how quickly the base of the ice shelf is melting. But this is a difficult place to collect data. Glick:…
not many people know Paul Homewood https://www.iea.org/reports/coal-2024 According to the latest IEA report, coal consumption will hit a record high this year and continue to grow until 2027. https://www.iea.org/reports/coal-2024 There still seems to be some naive confusion at IES that renewables are not replacing coal. They still don't realize that countries like China and India know they can't rely on the vagaries of wind and solar to run their economies. Like this:like loading… Relevant Learn more from Watts Up With That? Subscribe to have the latest posts delivered to your email. Source link
From the Daily Caller Nick PopeContributor In a letter Tuesday, an internal federal watchdog called on the Biden administration's green lending office to halt work on new deals, citing concerns that the office failed to adequately manage potential conflicts of interest in its work. Department of Energy (DOE) Inspector General Teri Donaldson on Tuesday wrote to David Crane, DOE Undersecretary for Infrastructure, informing him of the preliminary findings of the Loan Program Office (LPO) No conflict of interest disclosure or exemption requests are tracked. Donaldson also said the LPO should “suspend all lending and loan guarantee schemes” until the LPO…