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The Fight Against Coal In Southeast Asia

April 15, 2024 admin ASEAN, Asia, Coal, edp renewables, Fossil Fuels, Philippines, policy & politics, Southeast Asia, Vietnam

Credit to Author: Otto Gunderson| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 16:08:07 +0000

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which accounts for almost a dozen countries, includes several of the fastest growing economies in the world. Unfortunately, much of the energy that is fueling this economic development is coming from oil, natural gas, and most concerningly, coal. Approximately 40% of the power … [continued]

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Toxic Chemical Releases Have Declined 21% In 10 Years In USA

March 25, 2024 admin air quality, EPA, Fossil Fuels, pfas, press releases, research, SCIENCE, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:04:53 +0000

Today, the U.S. EPA released its 2022 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis showing that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program were 21% lower in 2022 compared to 2013. This includes a 26% decrease in air releases. During this 10-year period, releases from manufacturing facilities … [continued]

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U.S. Crude Oil Exports Reached a Record in 2023

March 23, 2024 admin crude oil, Fossil Fuels, Oil, oil exports, us oil

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 03:22:41 +0000

U.S. crude oil exports established a record in 2023, averaging 4.1 million barrels per day (b/d), 13% (482,000 b/d) more than the previous annual record set in 2022. Except for 2021, U.S. crude oil exports have increased every year since 2015, when the U.S. ban on most crude oil exports was … [continued]

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4 Countries Could Account for Most Near-Term Petroleum Liquids Supply Growth

March 23, 2024 admin Brazil, Canada, Fossil Fuels, guyana, Oil, oil production, opec, US, us oil

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 03:00:47 +0000

In 2023, the world produced an estimated 101.8 million barrels per day (b/d) of petroleum and other liquids: mostly crude oil but also lease condensate, natural gas liquids, biofuels, and other liquids from hydrocarbon sources. We expect the global petroleum and other liquids supply to increase by about 0.4 million … [continued]

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Aramco CEO Blasts Energy Transition “Fantasy” At CERAWeek 2024

March 22, 2024 admin amin nasser, aramco, cebaweek 2024, clean power, Fossil Fuels, iea, international energy agency (iea), jennifer granholm, methane gas, natural gas, Oil, oil demand, oil production, opec, policy & politics, saudi aramco

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 06:24:15 +0000

CERAWeek 2024 featured an address by Aramco CEO Amin Nasser in which he called a transition away from fossil fuels “a fantasy.”:

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Natural Gas Isn’t Burning Nearly As Cleanly As We Thought

March 22, 2024 admin Alberta, Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, investment, methane, natural gas, Oil

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:35:18 +0000

Remember those golden days when natural gas was a clean-burning bridge fuel, a nice way to reduce emissions as we ditched coal and switched to renewables? It was such a pleasant fantasy, while it lasted. Remember how the USA has a shared dream that it has world-beating emissions reductions because … [continued]

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Politics & The Transition Away From Fossil Fuels

March 21, 2024 admin Fossil Fuels, heather cox richardson, heritage society, policy & politics, project 2025, timothy snyder

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:47:53 +0000

Fossil fuels will be prioritized by a second Trump administration as any pretense at reducing carbon and methane emissions is abandoned.

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The Ocean Plastic Pollution Battle Has Just Begun

March 21, 2024 admin Activists, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, disney, environmental activism, Fossil Fuels, INTERVIEWS, National Geographic, nature, nature photography, ocean plastic, ocean pollution, oceans, offshore oil drilling, Plastic, plastic pollution, plastic waste, recycling, waste reduction, Water

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:25:18 +0000

After decades of foot-dragging by petrochemical stakeholders, solutions to the ocean plastic pollution crisis are beginning to emerge.

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Joint Statement by the U.S. & EU following 11th U.S.–EU Energy Council

March 21, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, energy security, EU, Europe, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, policy & politics, Russia, Solar energy, Ukraine, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:38:02 +0000

The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and European Union. The eleventh United States–European Union (EU) Energy Council (“Council”) met [on Friday] in Washington, chaired by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy David M. … [continued]

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