Fossil Fuels

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Syracuse University
NY Senate will hold Syracuse hearing on climate bill to eliminate fossil fuels
syracuse.com - By Mark Weiner | mweiner@syracuse.com
State Sen. Rachel May has convinced the new Democratic-controlled Senate to hold a regional hearing in Syracuse that will allow the public to weigh …
Energy
ICS: Shipping Cannot Achieve Climate Goals Using Fossil Fuels
maritime-executive.com - By MarEx 2019-02-12 20:51:00
The International Chamber of Shipping has concluded that it will not be possible to achieve the IMO's target for greenhouse gas cuts using fossil …
The Guardianadded this to Top Stories
Environment
Sharp rise in methane levels threatens world climate targets
The Guardian - Robin McKie
It was assumed, in Paris, that dealing with methane levels in the atmosphere would be relatively easy. Professor Euan Nisbet Dramatic rises in atmospheric methane are threatening to derail plans to hold
Liberal View
McConnell plans to attack Dems' 2020 candidates over Green New Deal support. His alternative? Coal!!
dailykos.com - Meteor Blades
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans are hoping they can box Democratic presidential candidates in by forcing an early vote …
Oil and Gas Companies
U.S. Oil Companies' Radical Inaction on Climate
stitcher.com - www.stitcher.com
A recent report shows that, despite a lot of ads about "green" energy, U.S. oil companies have been expanding oil production at a time when …
The Hindu Groupadded this to BusinessLine
Business (India)
Fast depleting coal reserves could push up energy prices, cautions expert
thehindubusinessline.com - Vinson Kurian
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, FEBRUARY 17The fast depletion of coal, a strategic resource and India's fuel of choice currently, has huge implications for energy
Green New Deal
Classic Cars + Green New Deal = Hands off my ride, Uncle Sam
iheart.com - kprcradio.iheart.com
If the future is electric and fossil fuel free, what does that mean for classic cars? Regardless of recreation, running the engines in our beloved …
Gizmodo
Green New Deal
More Than 600 Environmental Groups Just Backed Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal
Gizmodo - Brian Kahn
Pressure continues to mount on Congress to get its act together on climate change. The latest salvo came on Thursday, as 626 groups delivered a …
New Hampshire
State to expand promotion of heat pumps to help consumers and climate
newscentermaine.com - Author: Don Carrigan
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills' administration is hoping to persuade thousands of Mainers to invest in heat pump systems to heat their homes. The …
Green New Deal
The Green New Deal Is Make Believe
investors.com - ROBERT J. SAMUELSON
The "Green New Deal" is upon us, and the question is what to make of it. X The Democratic proposal mandates that, within a decade, virtually all fossil …
Salonadded this to Health & Science
Green New Deal
The Green New Deal may be falling short on its environmental justice promise
Salon - Justine Calma
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AP/Susan Walsh) February 16, 2019 4:59PM (UTC) This post originally appeared on Grist. A key factor in the momentum behind the Green New Deal is its promised blend of environmental
Tom Gibsonadded this to Politics, As Usual
Sustainability
New Study Outlines Fallacies of So-Called ‘Sustainable’ Investments
wattsupwiththat.com - charles the moderator
Press release from Heartland ‘Fiduciaries have a moral obligation — and, in some cases, a legal obligation — to avoid sustainable investment practices’ …
Energy
‘War on coal’ is over, Trump team trumpets, as it approves two Utah mining projects
fox13now.com - The Salt Lake Tribune
(Photo courtesy of Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance) Utah's Coal Hollow strip mine near Alton will be able to increase its coal output eightfold …
Vivian Narvaezadded this to H.U.M.A.N
Energy
Scientists Track the Source of Soot That Speeds Arctic Melt
scientificamerican.com - Chelsea Harvey, E&E News
Human emissions of greenhouse gases are driving rapid warming all over the globe — particularly in the Arctic, where temperatures are rising at about …
Green New Deal
We can have a Green New Deal, and air travel too
thehill.com - Mike Carr, opinion contributor
Last week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) introduced their resolution laying out the principles and rationale …
$Why Pennsylvania needs to ditch fracking and get a Green New Deal of its own | Will Bunch$
Energy
Why Pennsylvania needs to ditch fracking and get a Green New Deal of its own | Will Bunch
philly.com - Will Bunch | @will_bunch | bunchw@phillynews.com
If a foreign adversary announced to the world that it had a new arsenal of destructive nuclear weapons and threatened the imminent doom of the United …
Energy
BP and McKinsey Agree Renewables to Be the Dominant Power Source by 2040, Diverge on Numbers
greentechmedia.com - www.greentechmedia.com
Consulting company McKinsey & Company and global oil major British Petroleum both recently released 2019 outlooks for the global energy sector, and …
Arabian Businessadded this to Arabian Business
North Africa
MENA solar sector set to see $15bn new projects in next five years
arabianbusiness.com - By Sam Bridge
The solar power market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is now worth $20 billion, with projects valued at $5 billion now up and running, …
World Economic Forum
Global Perspectives
5 things to look for in the Green New Deal
weforum.org - Dan Lashof
The Green New Deal means different things to different people. In some ways, that’s part of its appeal. On the other hand, a Green New Deal can’t …
Natural Gas
Fossil Fuels Are Bad for Your Health and Harmful in Many Ways Besides Climate Change
desmogblog.com - www.desmogblog.com
Many Democratic lawmakers aim to pass a Green New Deal, a package of policies that would mobilize vast amounts of money to create new jobs and …
National Observeradded this to Canada's National Observer
Energy
'It’s like pulling teeth': Catherine McKenna accused of stalling on fossil fuel subsidies
nationalobserver.com - By Carl Meyer
Two years after the auditor general concluded that the Trudeau government had failed to identify its subsidies for the oil and gas industry, …
Mathijs Bakkeradded this to Sustainability
Carbon Emissions
Researcher designs data visualization of carbon footprints
phys.org - Robert Florida
A Columbia researcher affiliated with the Data Science Institute has created a data-visualization tool that shows the carbon footprints of hundreds …
Conservative View
Green New Deal supporters can't explain how the GND will prevent climate change
hotair.com - John SextonPosted at 4:41 pm on February 14, 2019
Earlier today I wrote about Megan McArdle’s contention that the Green New Deal won’t work even if it’s goals were adopted wholesale tomorrow. At best …
zhogfanadded this to EV..ENERGY ENVIROMNT RENEWABLE
Energy
Fossil-fuel power plants are about to go the way of Kodak film
Los Angeles Times
To the editor: Power plants running on fossil fuels, like the three natural gas-burning facilities that Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti decided will not be rebuilt, are about to get their “Kodak moment.”
Green New Deal
The Green New Deal: More Than Just the Latest Buzzword
amazonwatch.org
We have eleven years. Eleven years to take bold climate action towards a world not powered by fossil fuels. For our indigenous partners fighting oil …
The New Yorker
Green New Deal
The Optimistic Activists for a Green New Deal: Inside the Youth-Led Singing Sunrise Movement
The New Yorker - Emily Witt
On a Sunday in mid-December, some eight hundred young people filled the pews and the aisles of Luther Place Memorial Church in Washington, D.C. They had trickled in from all over the country, in vans buses,
Toronto Sunadded this to Toronto Sun News
Energy
LAU: Wind power policies bring big costs and questionable benefits
torontosun.com - Anthony Furey
Governments of all political stripes in Canada have supported expanding wind power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — from the federal Liberals and …
Leader Postadded this to Regina Leader Post News
Regina, SK
Mandryk: Feds not applying GHG tax directly on fossil fuel is telling
leaderpost.com - Murray Mandryk
Among the more germane points carbon tax opponents made before the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal on Wednesday was a rather simple and somewhat …
Energy
Opinion: Time for NJ to place moratorium on fossil-fuel projects
northjersey.com - www.northjersey.com
CLOSE Gov. Phil Murphy speaks with North Bergen resident Janet Glass, who urges him to reject a proposed gas-fired power plant in the Meadowlands. …
Natural Gas
Op-ed: Fossil fuel is not the path to carbon neutrality
michigandaily.com - Jonathan R. Morris
The scientific consensus is unequivocal: To curb climate change, humanity must act with existential urgency or face devastating impacts. The recent …