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The US government opens 22 million acres of federal lands to solar

Baua Electric

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have determined that 700,000 acres of federal lands will be needed for solar farms over the next 20 years, so BLM recommended 22 million acres to give “maximum flexibility” to help the US reach its net zero by 2035 power sector goal.

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White House: OPEC+ oil production increases “simply not enough”

Green Car Congress

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen said: This is an insult to Americans in rural communities who would have benefited from the Keystone XL pipeline and the energy workers in states like mine who are suffering from the effects of the Biden administration’s ongoing federal lease ban. Senate voted to approve a massive $1.2

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Former EPA exec Margo Oge explains the new federal emissions rules

Charged EVs

Transportation is a key segment of the economy that contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. Charged : I understand that the EPA sets emissions standards, and NHTSA sets fuel economy standards. Some states like Montana, for example, it’s less populous, but a big state, so how do you put that infrastructure in place?

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