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Best Way to Effect Change in Energy Markets: Markets or Government?

February 12, 2016February 13, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

During last night’s Democratic presidential debate, Senator Bernie Sanders remarked that the reason climate change has not become an issue at least among many Republican candidates is that they are recipients of large fossil fuel donations. Is there a correlation? What separates the candidates’ positions? While it has become a ... Read more »

Clean Power Plan: Obama’s Team Confident About Pitch to Supreme Court

February 5, 2016February 6, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

The Obama administration is asking the US Supreme Court to reject a request by 27 states to initially allow them to put off complying with the Clean Power Plan — a step toward eventually wiping out the rule altogether. The White House is fairly confident in its pitch, with legal ... Read more »

Obama’s State of the Union Pushes Clean Energy, Calls for Coal-Lease Reform

January 13, 2016January 13, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

President Obama took on big oil in last night’s State of the Union, emphasizing the US’ transition to clean energy. “Rather than subsidize the past,” he said, “we should invest in the future — especially in communities that rely on fossil fuels. That’s why I’m going to push to change ... Read more »

Congress Approves Export of US Crude Oil

January 12, 2016January 12, 2016 by Karen Henry

On December 18, President Obama signed into law HR 2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, the so-called Omnibus Appropriations bill. This $1.15 trillion measure funded the Federal Government through FY 2016. Included in this seemingly unrelated Omnibus package were provisions that ended the 40-year prohibition on the export of ... Read more »

JV Company to Bring Emissions Control Tech to Automotive Market

January 4, 2016November 13, 2016 by Karen Henry

Tecogen and a group of strategic investors have formed Ultra Emissions Technologies (Ultratek), a joint venture (JV) company tasked with bringing Tecogen’s patented Ultera emissions control technology to market. Ultratek will advance Tecogen’s near-zero emissions technology for adaptation to transportation applications powered by spark-ignited engines (including gasoline, natural gas and ... Read more »

US Reps to Oil Giants: Did You Fund Climate Change Denial?

December 14, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

CEOs of major fossil fuel companies — including ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, ConocoPhillips, Peabody Energy and BP — have received letters from a group of US congress people asking them if they were involved in efforts to “spread disinformation about climate science.” The letter, signed by 45 Democratic representatives, follows a ... Read more »

Is Carbon Divestment Just Useless Public Shaming?

December 9, 2015December 8, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The carbon divestment trend seemed to be slowing with Microsoft founder Bill Gates labeling divestment “a false solution” and universities with major endowments including Harvard and MIT resisting pressure from activists and deciding not to divest. But then last week at COP21, 350.org and Divest-Invest, two organizations coordinating the fossil ... Read more »

Waste Management: Five Events That Require an Emergency Response

December 8, 2015December 8, 2015 by Karen Henry

Despite advances in technology and benefits of smarter operations enabled by tech tools, the waste management industry still faces risks associated with collecting, transporting and properly disposing of waste. When accidents occur that involve hazardous materials, there are special considerations that companies must understand when planning their response. When facing ... Read more »

Power Sector Regulations Drive Water, Wastewater Treatment Spend to $3.1bn

December 4, 2015December 7, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The US power sector will spend $3.1 billion on water and wastewater treatments, driven by new environmental regulations, according to a report from Bluefield Research. In late September the EPA announced the first national limits on levels of toxic metals in wastewater that can be discharged from power plants. The ... Read more »

Energy-Related Emissions Increased 0.9% in 2014

November 23, 2015November 23, 2015 by Karen Henry

US energy-related carbon dioxide emissions increased 0.9 percent in 2014, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s online analysis, released today. Fossil fuel consumption accounted for 5,406 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2014, an increase of 1 percent from the 2013 level. The increase was influenced by gross ... Read more »

Crumbling Empire: The Messy Demise of the Fossil Fuel Industry

November 17, 2015November 17, 2015 by Karen Henry

Between increasing regulations, snowballing international climate action, expanding divestments, and growing distrust, the writing is on the wall for the fossil fuel industry, even though special interests are making a nasty—but ultimately futile—last stand. Fossil fuel companies might just look back at 4Q15 as the moment in time when they ... Read more »

Solar Sal Completes Fossil-Fuel-Free Voyage across Erie Canal

November 12, 2015 by Karen Henry

Solar Sal, a 40-foot, solar-powered delivery vessel, has completed its voyage from Lockport, New York, to Mechanicville, New York, without the use of any fossil fuels. The maritime transport vessel carried four tons of recycled cardboard bales 300 miles along the Erie Canal. When the sun is shining, Solar Sal’s ... Read more »

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