5/19/2021 -
The IEA says the step, among others, are needed to meet net-zero emissions goals by 2050.
5/12/2021 -
Vineyard Wind 1, a $2.8 billion project, will have 62 wind turbines. Billions of dollars in savings and a reduction of 1.68 million metric tons of carbon dioxide are expected as the turbines power 400,000 Massachusetts homes per year.
4/22/2021 -
The percentage is a major increase over President Obama’s 2015 pledge to cut greenhouse gases by 26% to 28% by 2025.
4/12/2021 -
The nuclear plant, in Buchanan, New York, just 25 miles from New York City, is set to shut down the last reactor on Apr. 30, 2021.
3/29/2021 -
The initiative would employ almost 77,000 in offshore and on-land jobs by 2030.
2/17/2021 -
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2/8/2021 -
Global oil prices are back up to over $60 a barrel, the highest level since Jan. 2020. Oil prices have been rising for months in anticipation of Covid-19 vaccination programs.
1/23/2021 -
Biden stated the pipeline “disserves the U.S. national interest.”
12/9/2020 -
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced the New York State Common Retirement Fund aims to be net zero by 2040. To do so, the fund will require that fossil fuel companies have a business plan aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement within four years. If fossil fuel companies fail to accomplish that goal, the $226 billion fund will begin divesting from those companies.
10/5/2020 -
Find new and updated questions, quotes, and resources on renewable and nuclear energies as well as the fossil fuels they might replace.
9/25/2020 -
Governor Newsom issued an executive order on Sep. 23, 2020.
4/28/2020 -
Citi and Morgan Stanley announced new policies in which the banks will not fund certain fossil fuel projects including oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Circle. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo have similar policies.
4/15/2020 -
Oil demand is collapsing globally due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, but supply continues to increase an already overabundant stockpile. International electricity use is down about 15% as factories and businesses close during stay-at-home-orders.
3/31/2020 -
The Trump administration’s new fuel efficiency standards aim to hit an average of 40 miles per gallon in passenger vehicles by 2026, compared to a goal of 54 miles per gallon by 2025 set by the Obama-era rules.
11/5/2019 -
Approximately 383,000 gallons of crude oil were spilled from the Keystone XL pipeline beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, affecting about 22,5000 square feet of wetlands in North Dakota. That portion of the pipeline has since been shut down.