New Bill May Boost Electric Heat Pumps as Alternative To Gas
"Heat pumps are essentially two-way air conditioners that experts say save households money and warm homes without roasting the planet."
Source: HuffPost, 05/25/2022
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"Contractor Quitting Puts Shell In Spotlight Over Climate"
"A longtime contractor for Shell has publicly called out the oil and gas company’s climate plans, accusing the company of “double talk” by saying it wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions while working on tapping new sources of fossil fuel."
Source: AP, 05/24/2022
"The Lithium War Next Door"
"A lithium mining startup promised to make a rural pocket of North Carolina a clean-energy boomtown. But perceived slights and concerns over water have turned neighbors against the project."
Source: HuffPost, 05/24/2022
Worried by Ukraine War, Enviros Petition Feds To Dump LNG By Rail
"Environmental groups are urging the Biden administration to reverse a Trump-era rule that allows rail shipments of liquified natural gas (LNG). The groups say the war in Ukraine, and the subsequent plans by the White House to increase LNG exports, should not derail the Department of Transportation’s proposal to reinstate limits on LNG-by-rail."
Source: State Impact Pennsylvania, 05/24/2022
"White House LNG Task Force Compared to Secretive Cheney Oil Group"
"Activists are accusing a White House-backed task force of illegally operating in secrecy as it develops a plan to wean Europe off Russian energy supplies."
Source: Bloomberg, 05/24/2022
"Sharp Cut In Methane Now Could Help Avoid Worst Of Climate Crisis"
"Cutting methane sharply now is crucial, as focusing on carbon dioxide alone will not be enough to keep rising temperatures within livable limits, scientists have warned."
Source: Guardian, 05/24/2022
"EPA, NJ Announce $588M In Water Infrastructure Spending"
"More than half a billion dollars in federal and state funds will go to nearly 30 water systems in New Jersey, serving about 6 million residents, or about two-thirds of the state’s population, officials said Friday."
Source: AP, 05/23/2022
"Ryan Zinke Makes His 'Energy Dominance' Pitch To Montanans"
"Ryan Zinke, who led the Interior Department under Donald Trump before resigning under a cloud of ethics investigations, has a good shot at winning Montana's new House seat."
Source: Washington Post, 05/23/2022
"California Is About To Begin The Nation’s Largest Dam Removal Project"
"After decades of negotiation, the largest dam-removal project in U.S. history is expected to begin in California’s far north next year."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 05/23/2022
"Australia’s ‘Climate Election’ Finally Arrived. Will It Be Enough?"
"A few minutes after taking the stage to declare victory in Australia’s election on Saturday, Anthony Albanese, the incoming Labor prime minister, promised to transform climate change from a source of political conflict into a generator of economic growth."
Source: NYTimes, 05/23/2022
