"California Regulators Reconsider Move To Cut Solar Subsidies"
"California regulators are delaying a vote on a controversial proposal to slash incentives for home solar systems as they consider revamping the measure."
Source: Bloomberg, 02/04/2022
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"Oil Major Board Members Decline To Testify In House Climate Panel"
"Board members of four major oil companies declined to appear at a House oversight panel hearing scheduled for Feb. 8 to answer questions about their companies’ climate change plans, the committee said on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 02/04/2022
Satellites Show Quick Climate Fix With Methane ‘Ultra Emitters’
"A growing constellation of methane-detecting satellites is giving researchers new and disturbing insights into “super emitters” around the globe — from pipelines in Russia to North America’s oil fields. But as the reams of data reveal the depth of the problem, they also have made clear a potential tool to combat climate change, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science."
Source: Washington Post, 02/04/2022
"From Fertilizer to Fuel: Can ‘Green’ Ammonia Be a Climate Fix?"
"Ammonia has been widely used as a fertilizer for the last century. Now, using renewable energy and a new method for making ammonia, researchers and entrepreneurs believe “green” ammonia can become a significant clean fuel source for generating electricity and powering ships."
Source: YaleE360, 02/03/2022
"Hanford Begins 1st Large-Scale Treatment Of Nuke Tank Wastes"
"Workers on a former nuclear weapons production site have started the first large-scale treatment of radioactive and chemical wastes from large underground storage tanks, a key milestone in cleaning up the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the U.S. Department of Energy said Wednesday."
Source: AP, 02/03/2022
"US To Modernize, Speed Up Work On Puerto Rico Power Grid"
"Three federal agencies promised Wednesday to help modernize Puerto Rico’s outage-plagued power grid and speed up efforts to strengthen it more than four years after Hurricane Maria razed it."
Source: AP, 02/03/2022
"How Spiking Energy Prices Complicate the Fight Against Global Warming"
"While world leaders have vowed to scale back the use of fossil fuels to help keep a lid on global warming, a drastic upheaval in the markets for oil, natural gas and coal could complicate the shift toward cleaner sources of energy."
Source: NYTimes, 02/03/2022
EPA Warns USPS To Halt $11.3 Billion Gas Truck Contract, Cites Climate
"The Environmental Protection Agency warns Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to halt his plan to replace the aging delivery fleet with thousands of gas-powered vehicles."
"The Biden administration launched a last-minute push Wednesday to derail the U.S. Postal Service’s plan to spend billions of dollars on a new fleet of gasoline-powered delivery trucks, citing the damage the polluting vehicles could inflict on the climate and Americans’ health.
Source: Washington Post, 02/03/2022
O'Rourke Driving Pickup Across Texas To Highlight Issues With Grid
"Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke (D) will be driving over 2,000 miles across the state over 12 days this month to bring attention to its infrastructure."
Source: The Hill, 02/02/2022
"Climate Change A Rising Fed Concern As Nominees Face Hearing"
"How far the Federal Reserve can go to compel banks to consider the consequences of climate change in their lending policies could take center stage at a Senate hearing Thursday on the nominations of Sarah Bloom Raskin and two economists to the Fed’s influential Board of Governors."
Source: AP, 02/02/2022
