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In a US first, the oil and gas sector will pay fines for excess methane emissions

Baua Electric

As US gas and oil reach record levels of production, enter the EPA’s Waste Emissions Charge, which is part of the Methane Emissions Reduction Program – which in turn is part of the Inflation Reduction Act. That’s because methane is a climate “super pollutant” that’s more potent than carbon dioxide. EPA administrator Michael S.

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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Cars That Think

As we try to objectively study nature, we are often reminded of how natural forces affect us personally. When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass. The apparent contradictions do not end there.

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Four Startups Aim to Change the Climate Tech Game

Cars That Think

Starting a company to develop an energy technology that fights climate change is hard—a lot harder than starting a software company. That’s what John Hennessy, Stanford professor (and former president) and chairman of Alphabet , told attendees at the Stanford Global Energy Forum , held in-person this month on the Stanford University campus.

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Automakers say they won’t try to push back EU’s 2035 ICE ban

Baua Electric

Still, a tentative tone… De Meo added that the industry has invested billions in electrification, which all would be a waste if regulations switched gears. Photo: Courtesy of Renault If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels. There is no way the industry can go back to square one.

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I’ve Done The Math – Now I’m Doing Something About It

Creative Greenius

And so it is that I resigned from my position as Director of Strategic Partnerships and Public Affairs for CBS EcoMedia effective the first of this month and I will now be devoting my full time to working on climate change response with the South Bay 350 Climate Action Group, the South Bay Bicycle Coalition and 350.org.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

After a decade in the solar power installation business, Bradley Bartz is tired of being Mr. Nice Guy. He’s filed suit against Torrance, the proud home of Exxon/Mobil’s refinery, for stopping him from installing solar panels in the Hillside Overlay district. Just two people live in its 3000+ energy-wasting square feet.

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AI’s Threats to Jobs and Human Happiness Are Real

Cars That Think

Kai-Fu Lee , an AI expert who leads the venture capital firm Sinovation Ventures , and Chen Qiufan , a science fiction author known for his novel Waste Tide. Charles Simonyi , the person who created Microsoft word. If you expect an assembly line worker to become a robot repair person, it isn’t going to be so easy." —Kai-Fu

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