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Coming Soon: Review of our Broken Oil & Gas Leasing System

EV Obssesion

Originally published on NRDC Expert Blog. By Joshua Axelrod Valerie Cleland Lauren Kubiak Department of the Interior is poised to release a set of recommendations on how to reform its federal oil and gas leasing programs later this month.

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Heating Oil Consumers Are Facing a Crisis Next Winter

Green Energy Consumers

Although Spring is in the air and we have so many current events of great importance, there’s reason to think about how difficult next winter will be for heating oil consumers. For months, we have seen rising energy costs – natural gas, electricity, and gasoline.

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Should Massachusetts phase out rebates for new oil- and gas-fired systems for heat and hot water?

Green Energy Consumers

Recently I was asked by the Boston Globe to write 350 words on why the Mass Save energy efficiency program should phase out rebates for new oil-fired systems for heat and hot water. The Globe’s request was reasonable and so I wrote my piece, but in this expanded blog, I can better address some important points in the discussion.

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Biodiesel & the Clean Heat Standard

Green Energy Consumers

In previous blogs, we expressed strong support for a Clean Heat Standard (CHS) as a policy to decarbonize the building sector. We have also expressed vehement opposition to the notion put forth by gas utilities of allowing renewable natural gas and hydrogen to be considered clean heat.

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J.D. Power: EV Owners Not As Satisfied as Gas Owners On Tire Wear

The Truth About Cars

While it’s true that electric vehicles don’t require the same level of routine maintenance that gas vehicles do, EVs have some downsides. Power study showed that many are surprised that their heavy, torque-rich EV burns through rubber faster than when they had a gas vehicle. Outside of EV tires, J.D.

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A Clean Heat Standard Would Bring Flexibility to Home Electrification

Green Energy Consumers

To reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, we have to keep it up until we zero out our use of methane, oil, and propane. In this blog, we want to highlight one particular benefit of a CHS: the flexibility it gives consumers in when and how they get off fossil fuels.

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Electric Vehicles Could be your Solution to the Current Gas Prices

Blink Charging

Gas prices are at nearly their highest point in history, and some owners of larger vehicles are ready to trade them in for vehicles with better gas mileage. Gas-fueled vehicles are the opposite – the longer you drive the car, the more likely it is to break down. Is purchasing an EV a good way to handle soaring gas prices?