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Road to COP21 Climate Talks: US, UK, Green Building, Climate Change Tool

November 18, 2015April 4, 2017 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

As governments and businesses gear up for the COP21 global climate talks in a few weeks, countries and industry alike are setting ambitious goals to help achieve a low-carbon economy. Or not: the US Senate voted yesterday to block the Clean Power Plan. US Senate aside, here are some highlights ... Read more »

Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline, Citing US Climate Leadership

November 6, 2015April 4, 2017 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Obama administration today rejected the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Despite the US Senate and House of Representatives votes to approve the 1,179-mile oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, secretary of state John Kerry determined the controversial pipeline is not in the best interest of the US. ... Read more »

$7M for Enhanced Water Recovery Projects

September 30, 2015September 29, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Five projects that aim to use salty water from carbon dioxide storage sites to produce fresh water have been selected by the Department of Energy to receive more than $7 million in funding. These projects will develop and validate strategies to manage pressure and the flow of CO2 in saline ... Read more »

Obama’s Budget Includes $4bn to Cut Carbon Emissions Faster

February 3, 2015February 3, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

President Barack Obama has sent a $4 trillion budget to Congress that includes a $4 billion fund to support state’s efforts to “go above and beyond their carbon pollution reduction goals.” The EPA would administer the proposed Clean Power State Incentive Fund. The president’s 2016 budget also proposes other funding ... Read more »

Senate Approves Keystone Pipeline

January 30, 2015January 29, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The US Senate yesterday approved a bill that authorizes the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Following the vote — the Senate voted 62 to 36 in favor of building the 1,179-mile oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico — the White House again said President Obama would ... Read more »

Keystone Pipeline Plays Minor Role in State of the Union

January 21, 2015January 21, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

President Obama only briefly mentioned the Keystone XL pipeline in last night’s State of the Union address. Earlier Tuesday, however, Obama reiterated he would veto the Keystone pipeline if it passes Congress, the Hill reports. And in his speech he did vow to veto any congressional efforts to halt executive ... Read more »

White House to Cut Methane Emissions from Oil, Gas

January 15, 2015January 14, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The oil industry has criticized the Obama Administration’s goal, announced yesterday, to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40-45 percent from 2012 levels by 2025. Methane emissions from oil and natural gas production are falling and the new proposed regulations could disrupt America’s energy renaissance, said ... Read more »

Major Companies Join Advanced Composites Manufacturing Partnership

January 12, 2015January 9, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Volkswagen, Ford, BASF, Dow Chemical and General Electric are among the 57 companies participating in the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), a public-private partnership aimed at creating jobs and boosting manufacturing within the automotive, wind turbine and compressed gas storage industries. The new Institute, announced by President Obama ... Read more »

Tax Incentives Benefit Waste Industry

December 30, 2014December 30, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The National Waste & Recycling Association (NW&RA) welcomed the decision by Congress and President Barack Obama to extend a number of expiring tax incentives for the 2014 calendar year. President Obama signed H.R. 7551, also known as the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, into law on Friday. This legislation ... Read more »

New Manufacturing Hubs to Increase Efficiency, Save Costs

December 15, 2014December 12, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The US will invest more than $290 million in public-private funding for two new Manufacturing Innovation Hub Competitions, one in smart manufacturing at the Department of Energy and one in flexible hybrid electronics at the Department of Defense, President Obama announced late last week. Each institute will receive $70 million ... Read more »

China to Cap Coal Use in 2020

November 24, 2014November 21, 2014 by Ken Jennison

China plans to set a cap on coal consumption in 2020 as part of its efforts to achieve a recently announced goal of having carbon dioxide emissions peak by 2030. According to the New York Times, the State Council, China’s cabinet, released details of an energy strategy last week that ... Read more »

Congress Set to Approve Keystone XL

November 17, 2014November 16, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The US House of Representatives voted to approve the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday and the US Senate is expected to vote to approve the long-delayed project tomorrow. President Obama has said his decision on Keystone depends on the pipeline’s net effects on carbon emissions: “The net effects of the ... Read more »

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