Energy & Environment, Industry
December 12, 2022
Via: ArsTechnicaUS government scientists have made a breakthrough in the pursuit of limitless, zero-carbon power by achieving a net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the first time, according to three people with knowledge of preliminary results from a recent […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
November 11, 2022
Via: Washington's Top NewsThe Biden administration is ramping up efforts to reduce methane emissions, targeting the oil and gas industry for its role in global warming even as President Joe Biden has pressed energy producers for more oil drilling to lower prices at […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
November 10, 2022
Via: Washington's Top NewsWhen it comes to helping poor nations cope with climate change, the United States government left its wallet at home. So it hopes its friend, big business, can help pick up the tab. Unable to persuade Congress or the American […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
November 2, 2022
Via: Washington's Top NewsThe Biden administration said Wednesday it would make $4.5 billion available through a low-income home energy assistance program to help lower heating costs heading into what is expected to be a brutal winter. The money, which comes partly from President […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
October 25, 2022
Via: Federal News NetworkNearly two-thirds of Americans think the federal government is not doing enough to fight climate change, according to a new poll that shows limited public awareness about a sweeping new law that commits the U.S. to its largest ever investment […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
October 21, 2022
Via: ArsTechnicaThe past several years have seen a lot of unexpected turbulence in the global energy market. Lockdowns during the early pandemic response caused energy use to plunge in 2020, but carbon emissions soared as the economy rebounded in 2021. Early […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
October 13, 2022
Via: Federal News NetworkSaudi Arabia said Thursday that the U.S. had urged it to postpone a decision by OPEC and its allies — including Russia — to cut oil production by a month. Such a delay could have helped reduce the risk of […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
October 11, 2022
Via: Washington's Top NewsSenate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez called Monday for freezing all U.S. cooperation with Saudi Arabia, delivering one of the strongest expressions yet of U.S. anger over Saudi oil-production cuts that serve to boost Russia in its war in […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
September 29, 2022
Via: ArsTechnicaLights went out as Hurricane Fiona devastated areas from the Caribbean to Canada, and Hurricane Ian has done the same. Hurricanes, along with other natural disasters like wildfires and winter storms, can leave people without access to electricity. However, new […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
September 28, 2022
Via: Washington's Top NewsPresident Joe Biden on Wednesday warned oil and gas companies against increasing prices for consumers as Hurricane Ian lashed Florida’s southwest coast. “Do not, let me repeat, do not use this as an excuse to raise gasoline prices or gouge […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
September 21, 2022
Via: ArsTechnicaUnited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres had just returned from a visit to flooded Pakistan when he stepped before the UN General Assembly to give a speech on Tuesday. Poverty-stricken regions experiencing the most severe climate change impacts, like Pakistan, were […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
September 21, 2022
Via: ArsTechnicaThis week, the US Department of Energy’s Berkeley Lab released its annual analysis of solar energy in the US. It found that nearly half the generating capacity was installed in the US during 2021 and is poised to dominate future […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
September 20, 2022
Via: Washington's Top NewsIn a midterm campaign season dominated by inflation, abortion and crime, there’s another issue that is becoming more urgent in Western states: drought. The topic of water historically has played little to no role in campaign ads in much of […]
Defense, Energy & Environment, Industry
September 12, 2022
Via: Federal News NetworkGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz made clear Monday that he doesn’t expect an agreement with Iran in the immediate future to restore Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers, though he said there’s no reason for Iran not to sign up […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
September 8, 2022
Via: Fox NewsRepublicans on the House Oversight Committee are raising concerns that Department of Homeland Security money is being used to purchase Chinese solar panels in contravention of federal law. GOP lawmakers sent a letter to the DHS inspector general Wednesday requesting […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
September 6, 2022
Via: Federal News NetworkRussia sent significantly more oil and coal to India and China over the summer compared with the start of the year, while European countries that long relied on Russian energy have cut back sharply in response to the war in […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
September 1, 2022
Via: Washington's Top NewsThe California Legislature on Wednesday approved Gov. Gavin Newsom’s blueprint to extend the lifespan of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant by up to five years, after he warned the state could face rolling blackouts if its twin reactors […]
Defense, Energy & Environment, Industry
August 29, 2022
Via: Federal News NetworkA U.N. nuclear watchdog team set off on an urgent mission Monday to safeguard the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart of fighting in Ukraine, a long-awaited trip the world hopes will help avoid a radioactive catastrophe. The […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
August 22, 2022
Via: Federal News NetworkA new natural gas discovery off Cyprus’ southern coast that is estimated to contain around 2.5 trillion cubic feet of the hydrocarbon bolsters Europe’s efforts to secure alternative energy sources, the Cypriot energy ministry said Monday, as a supply crisis […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
August 19, 2022
Via: Fox NewsCongressional Democrats are working on rebranding their $739 billion climate change and tax bill as a boost for energy independence, while much of the country continues to face high gasoline prices. The shift in tone is evident in a series […]