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Biden Restarts Offshore Vineyard Wind Project
The Boston Globe reports that with Trump out of the way: The long-delayed Vineyard Wind offshore project has been put back on track by the Biden administration. The story adds: Vineyard Wind, a joint venture of Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Lefton, Biden, Heather Zichal, Massachusetts, offshore wind, Vineyard Wind
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Biden Must Confront Three Sources of Global Warming
New York Times reporter Coral Davenport talking of President Biden’s climate policy challenges on The Daily says: There are three main sources of planet warming greenhouse gases in the U.S. economy…you have to drastically cut each one of these…pollution from … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, coal plants, energy predictions, EVs, Global Warming, methane gas, New York Times Daily, oil well leaks, transportation, US Congress
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Maine Decree Could Benefit Small Woodlot Owners
Maine Governor Janet Mills established a task force: …to develop a voluntary, incentive-based program for woodland owners of 10 to 10,000 acres and forestry practitioners to increase carbon storage in Maine’s forests. The Maine Forest Carbon Program task force decree and who … Continue reading
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Tagged Carbon Forst Taskforce, carbon offset, forests, Gov. Janet Mills, Maine, woodlots
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GM to End Petroleum Vehicle Production by 2035
The New York Times reports: General Motors said Thursday that it would phase out petroleum-powered cars and trucks and sell only vehicles that have zero tailpipe emissions by 2035, a seismic shift by one of the world’s largest automakers that … Continue reading
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Tagged electric vehicles, End of Fossil Fuel, EVs, fossil fuels decline, GM, greenhouse gases, Joe Biden, transportation
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Nice Solar, Wind, EV, Battery Surprises in Covid Relief Bill
There were several climate friendly provisions in the Covid-19 relief bill that Congress passed in December, 2020, including extending tax credits for solar and wind power projects and plenty of research and development (R&D) funding. EnergySage reports: The 2020 spending … Continue reading
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Tagged batteries, Biden, ITC, offshore wind, R&D, US Congress
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Biden: Replace US Government Fleet with EVs
News outlets like Reuters are reporting that: President Joe Biden on Monday vowed to replace the U.S. government’s fleet of roughly 650,000 vehicles with electric models as the new administration shifts its focus toward clean-energy. CleanTechnica reports on some of … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, electric vehicles, Environment, Renewable Energy, transportation, US Government Fleet
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EV Global Sales Rose 43% in 2020; Tipping Point Near
The Guardian reports: Electric vehicles are close to the “tipping point” of rapid mass adoption thanks to the plummeting cost of batteries, experts say. Global sales rose 43% in 2020, but even faster growth is anticipated when continuing falls in … Continue reading
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Tagged electric vehicles, global sales, Global Warming, Guardian, Norway, storage batteries, tipping point
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Biden Immediately Makes Climate Friendly Decrees
In a sentence the Washington Post provides an excellent summary of how President Joe Biden will immediately take aggressive action to face the world’s climate crisis. It reads: Biden’s push includes blocking the Keystone XL pipeline, restarting climate diplomacy and … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming, Keystone XL pipeline, Paris Accord
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French Oil Company Ends Ties with American Trade Group
Last week marked another sign that big oil’s stand on climate change is faltering. This from the Washington Post: French oil giant Total said Friday that it is quitting the American Petroleum Institute, becoming the first major petroleum company to … Continue reading
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Tagged American Petroleum Institute, API, End of Fossil Fuel, Paris Accord, Total
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Biden Wants Clean Air, Trump EPA Moves to Prevent It
Politico reports: In a surprise move, the Environmental Protection Agency …will unveil a climate rule that will effectively prohibit the future regulation of greenhouse gases from any stationary industry other than power plants. The rule comes just eight days before … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, Clean Air Act, EPA, Trump
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