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CARBON CAPTURE: Cheers and jeers as Trump signs CCS credits into law
[E&E subscription required to read article.] President Trump signed a spending bill into law today that drew cheers from carbon capture supporters and protests from clean-tech advocates…
Is Trump Remaking America?
James Naughtie looks at a revolution that is altering the face of America, in ways that may last far beyond Donald Trump’s presidency.
ENERGY POLICY: Critics slam Perry after FERC blocks his ‘crazy Hail Mary’
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission dealt what some called a resounding defeat to Energy Secretary Rick Perry yesterday, and in taking their victory lap, opponents have directed strong criticism at the man in charge of the Department of Energy…
Trump-appointed regulators reject plan to rescue coal and nuclear plants
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday unanimously rejected a proposal by Energy Secretary Rick Perry that would have propped up nuclear and coal power plants struggling in competitive electricity markets…
Rick Perry’s Plan to Rescue Struggling Coal and Nuclear Plants Is Rejected
Federal regulators on Monday rejected a proposal by Energy Secretary Rick Perry to subsidize struggling coal and nuclear plants, in a major blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to revive America’s declining coal industry…
Pulitzer-winning environmental writer Robert Semple retiring
[E&E subscription required to read article.] Robert Semple Jr., a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer who led a crusade against mining near Yellowstone National Park in the 1990s…
China: World’s largest carbon market poised to start slowly
[E&E subscription required to read article.] China is set to introduce its equivalent of U.S. EPA’s Clean Power Plan next week, even as the Trump administration prepares to discard its electricity rule…
France’s Macron takes lead in climate change battle, with the U.S. absent
The United States may have withdrawn from the Paris climate change accord, but on Tuesday dozens of world leaders and philanthropists met to find solutions to the swiftly warming planet…
Making Our Planet Great, Again, Requires Fast Action
As the youngest leader in his nation’s democratic history, French President Emmanuel Macron understands that climate change is the single most important issue facing his generation…
ENERGY MARKETS: FERC requests more time on Perry grid proposal
[E&E subscription required to read article.] Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Kevin McIntyre asked the Department of Energy yesterday for 30 more days…
Energy Regulatory Chairman Expected to Join Dec. 7
Kevin McIntyre, the fifth member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and incoming chairman, is expected to be sworn in on Dec. 7, agency spokesman Craig Cano told Bloomberg…
Tillerson exit might bring climate disbelief to State
If CIA Director Mike Pompeo replaces Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as the top U.S. diplomat, he could bring a careerlong skepticism of climate science with him to Foggy Bottom…
This Obama climate pact has Trump’s stamp of approval
[E&E subscription required to read article.] The Trump administration appears to be quietly accepting an Obama-era international climate change deal…
Technology could help Trump keep his ‘clean coal’ promise
President Trump’s pledge to keep coal alive in a cleaner form hinges on his administration helping deploy a big rollout of long-elusive and expensive technology that captures carbon emissions…
After ditching Paris, Trump’s team has another big international climate decision to make
While it’s not the Paris climate agreement, hopes are rising that the Trump administration will not walk away from another international climate accord, one designed to limit emissions of super-polluting gases from air conditioners and refrigerators…
Negotiations: In shadow of Paris, Montreal could have big climate impact
[E&E subscription required to read article.] A global agreement to limit chemicals found in equipment like air conditioners was set in motion Friday, accelerating international action on climate change…
Treaty to Phase Out ‘Greenhouse Gases on Steroids’ to Enter Force
Hydrofluorocarbons. It’s a mouthful of a name for a chemical that keeps the turkey frozen in our refrigerators and also heats up the planet. Now, a landmark international agreement…
Trump team looks for alternative approaches to Paris pact
George David Banks said the US was considering reviving the Major Economies Meeting (MEM). The Bush-era forum allowed the US to remain in climate discussions even when outside the formal process…
Adviser speaks for Trump and is trailed by a pack
[E&E subscription required to read article.] BONN, Germany — White House energy adviser George David Banks is a curiosity here at the international climate talks for being the voice of a Disney villain…
Study: Carbon dioxide emissions rising in 2017, driven by China
Global emissions of carbon dioxide are rising after three years of little-to-no growth, according to a new study released Monday, casting doubt from climate scientists that the world can…
The U.S. Is Losing the Global EVs Manufacturing Race
If you were asked to list the top three electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, Tesla would most likely come to mind first, along with perhaps Chevrolet and Nissan after that—two out of three of those being U.S. companies…
CAMPAIGN 2020: Is fracking out of gas as a hot-button Democratic issue?
As the nation’s natural gas production booms, Democrats eyeing the White House may find themselves in a fracking fight. The fossil fuel has been called a “bridge” that could wean the nation off coal and help curb climate change…
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Democrats look to shield tax credit from Trump
[E&E subscription required to read this article.] Democrats this week unveiled a flurry of legislation to extend the electric vehicle tax credit, which President Trump has targeted for elimination…
Democratic Green New Deal Defectors Chart Their Own Climate Path
As the founder of a company that turns industrial emissions into energy, Sean Casten turned a career spent fighting climate change into the centerpiece of his successful campaign for Congress. But don’t expect the first-year…
America’s Green New Deal needs copper, but is there enough?
[Financial Times subscription required to read article.] The plan’s requirement for so much metal shows that it is not based on material reality…
Trump slashes DOE programs Perry likes. What’s going on?
[E&E subscription required to read article.] Yesterday, Energy Secretary Rick Perry touted the national labs as President Trump proposed slashing the Office of Science by more than $1 billion. It was one of several energy…
Bloomberg had success against coal, but faces tougher challenge with oil and gas
Former New York City mayor and climate change crusader Michael Bloomberg faces a tougher challenge in his new goal of fighting oil and gas than he had in his successful efforts shuttering coal plants. Bloomberg announced…
Oil and gas advertising spree signals industry’s dilemma: New campaigns show persistent focus on fossil fuels even with shift towards renewables
[Financial Times subscription required to read article.] It has been nearly 20 years since BP launched its “beyond petroleum” advertising campaign, which included a new sunburst logo and a plethora of videos about…
Inslee faces daunting 2020 challenge: To ‘get Americans excited’ about climate change
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee launched a 2020 run for president Friday making a bet untested in American politics: that a single-issue platform of fighting climate change can win. He kicked off his campaign with a launch video…
No, the Green New Deal doesn’t aim to end air travel, as Florida Sen. Rick Scott says
After U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., unveiled the Green New Deal, Republican critics said it would eventually ground air travel. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., outlined his opposition to the Democrats’ Green New Deal…
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