Dec 8 (Reuters) – Canada’s TC Energy shut down its Keystone pipeline in the United States after more than 14,000 barrels of crude oil spilled into a Kansas creek, making it one of the largest oil spills crude in the United States for almost a decade. The cause of the leak, which occurred in Kansas …
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The president’s special climate envoy, John Kerry, warned Thursday that the global transition to green energy is not happening fast enough. Nations around the world must accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to green energy in “large quantities” to avoid potential future human and financial impacts of climate change, Kerry said at an event hosted …
Sen. Joe Manchin (DW.Va.) is looking for other ways to push through licensing reform. Meanwhile, the Biden administration has a new rule proposal for federal building emissions, and the first offshore wind lease sale on the West Coast is winding down. It’s the night of energy and the environment, your source for the latest news …
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In 1916, Einstein completed his theory of general relativity, which describes how gravitational forces alter the curvature of spacetime. Among other things, this theory predicted that the Universe is expanding, which was confirmed by the observations of Edwin Hubble in 1929. Since then, astronomers have looked further into space (and therefore, into the time) to …
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In a new breakthrough, scientists from the US Department of Energy’s Fermilab have found a way to detect dark matter using quantum computers. Dark matter accounts for about 27% of the universe’s material and energy balance, but scientists don’t know much about it. They know it’s cold, which means the particles that make up dark …
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The global energy crisis is driving a surge in renewable energy installations, with total capacity growth worldwide expected to nearly double over the next five years, overtaking coal as the main source of electricity generation along the way and helping to maintain the possibility of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, indicates the IEA in a …
A reported effort to get Sen. Joe Manchin’s (DW.Va.) license reform agreement on a defense spending bill is generating pushback from the left. Plus: North Carolina is experiencing power outages after an alleged attack and a cap on Russian oil prices goes into effect. It’s the night of energy and the environment, your source for …
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Just a few small issues to fix. Photo: Eveleyn Hockstein (Reuters) The landmark Inflation Reduction Act is the largest U.S. contribution yet to meeting global emissions reduction goals. And the American allies are not happy about it. Certainly, they are happy to see that the United States is (finally) spending hundreds of billions of dollars …
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More than 650 scientists are urging world leaders to stop burning trees for energy, as it destroys valuable habitats for wildlife. In the lead up to Cop15, the UN biodiversity summit, they say countries must urgently stop using forest bioenergy to create heat and power, as it undermines international targets in terms of climate and …
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OAs the Christmas festivities approached, Madeleine and Matt Cage* decided to replace their 19-year-old boiler which only worked in 20-minute bursts. When an engineer came to see what they needed, he simply looked at the system in place and recommended a similar machine. What the couple soon realized was that the boiler that was in …
A hot topic in times of energy crisis: are you using your boiler efficiently? Read More »
