Good News: CO2 Emissions from Power Plants Hit 27-year Low Heat-trapping pollution from U.S. power plants hit a 27-year low in April, the Department of Energy has announced. A big factor was the long-term shift from coal to cleaner and cheaper natural gas, said Energy Department economist Allen McFarland. Outside experts also credit more renewable … Continue reading Good News: CO2 Emissions from Power Plants Hit 27-year Low
A Technical Overview Of The EPA’s Sweeping New CO2 Rules On Monday, President Barack Obama and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy announced the roll-out of the Clean Power Plan (CPP) imposing carbon dioxide (CO2) standards on existing power plants. Given the intent of reducing CO2 emissions by 17% below 2005 levels by … Continue reading A Technical Overview Of The EPA’s Sweeping New CO2 Rules
Clean Power Plan wants Colorado to cut CO2 emissions by 28 percent President Barack Obama on Monday unveiled the final version of his Clean Power Plan, a sweeping yet contentious collection of regulations aimed at slashing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants across the country. Nationwide, the plan seeks a 32 percent reduction in carbon … Continue reading Clean Power Plan wants #Colorado to cut CO2 emissions by 28 percent
Which is worse, Obama’s plan to shut down coal plants, or McConnell’s ‘plan’ to fight it? President Obama is about to release a plan to fight imaginary global warming by shutting down many coal fired power plants. Coal fired power plants produce a lot of carbon dioxide, which is a key element in the imaginary … Continue reading Which is worse, #Obama’s plan to shut down #coal_plants, or #McConnell’s ‘plan’ to fight it?
Overnight Energy: House GOP moves on energy reform MARKUP STARTS WEDNESDAY: The House Energy and Commerce Committee unveiled the first part of its energy reform package. Lawmakers in the energy and power subcommittee will meet Wednesday morning to formally consider legislation on infrastructure, workforce, energy security and energy efficiency, after releasing the bills late Monday. … Continue reading Overnight Energy: House #GOP moves on #energy_reform
America’s Dirtiest Power Companies, Ranked Coal-fired power plants are the single biggest driver of global climate change in the United States. That’s why President Barack Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency is moving quickly to put the finishing touches on a new set of regulations, called the Clean Power Plan, that aim to reduce the nation’s overall … Continue reading America’s Dirtiest Power Companies, Ranked
NJ DEEMED IN GOOD SHAPE TO IMPLEMENT ADMINISTRATION’S CLEAN-POWER PLAN New Jersey may have an easier time than other states complying with mandates to curb emissions contributing to global climate change, according to an analysis by the operator of the nation’s largest electric grid. The analysis by PJM Interconnection, first completed in March and updated … Continue reading NJ DEEMED IN GOOD SHAPE TO IMPLEMENT ADMINISTRATION’S CLEAN-POWER PLAN
DOE suspends stimulus funding for Calif. carbon-capture project The Department of Energy has suspended Recovery Act funding for a California project to trap carbon emissions from a coal-fired power plant, an agency spokeswoman said. DOE had set aside $408 million for Hydrogen Energy California LLC’s effort to produce power from coal and petroleum coke, trap … Continue reading DOE suspends stimulus funding for Calif. carbon-capture project
Why Big Oil Wants A Carbon Tax Let’s assume for the sake of this discussion (despite real-world evidence to the contrary) that all corporations only act in rational ways they think will maximize profits. How, then, might we understand the moves by multinational oil conglomerates in favor of a tax on carbon? Late last month, … Continue reading Why Big #Oil Wants A Carbon Tax
Utilities Win Big As Supreme Court Orders EPA To Consider Cost In Regs The utility industry won a critical — but possibly short-lived — victory as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Environmental Protection Agency must consider the costs of stringent regulations designed to eliminate mercury emissions from coal- and oil-fueled power plants. Rejecting the … Continue reading Utilities Win Big As Supreme Court Orders EPA To Consider Cost In Regs
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