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Electric Vehicle Batteries Aren’t Really “The New Oil”

CleanTechnica EVs

Tacos are the new burgers, hydrogen is the new ethanol, and the EVANNEX blog is the new New York Times. For years now, anti-EV campaigners have been claiming that lithium is “the new oil,” implying that, as lithium becomes a valuable commodity, the […]. By Charles Morris Everything’s the new something else these days.

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A Silver Lining to the Oil Price Cloud

Energy Institute at HAAS

This week’s blog is co-authored with Erich Muehlegger and David Rapson of UC Davis. On the growing list of … Continue Reading A Silver Lining to the Oil Price Cloud. Russia’s war on Ukraine will likely accelerate reductions in transportation emissions.

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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. But this blog is about the heating oil market as it would affect consumers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and the rest of New England.

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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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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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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. This blog covers the question of whether biodiesel ought to be given credit as clean heat when blended with regular heating oil.

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Used Car of the Day: 1991 Toyota Supra

The Truth About Cars

Our team is busy grinding away in the blog mines, so we've been quiet this morning. There's an issue with the oil-pump shaft. We'll start your afternoon off with a treat: A clean-looking 1991 Toyota Supra. Clean-looking not running. This turbocharged car has 129,000 miles, an automatic transmission, and is on its second owner.

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