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WEBPeople and communities of color are particularly impacted by high-cost energy, making access to low cost-energy a matter of racial justice. Low-cost, abundant, reliable, and cleaner, natural gas must play an even more integral role in our national energy strategy.
The Kamala Harris Non-Sequitur on Energy Independence
WEB2 days ago · September 17, 2024. We don't want to be dependent on foreign oil and we should invest in diverse forms of energy. That's what we heard from sitting Vice President Kamala Harris in the most recent debate spectacle. Her exact words: “My position is that we have got to invest in diverse sources of energy so we reduce our reliance on foreign oil.”.
The U.S.-Canada Energy Relationship Is Underappreciated – And …
WEB1 day ago · “Senators, Calgary is a lot closer to Washington than Riyadh. And you don’t need the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet to patrol the Great Lakes.” So said then-Alberta Premier Jason Kenney at a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee hearing in May of 2022, just a few months after Russia’s invasion of …
Vital U.S.-Canada Energy Relationship Under Threat
WEB1 day ago · Dan Byers & Michael Gullo RealClearEnergy September 19, 2024. Pool AFP. “Senators, Calgary is a lot closer to Washington than Riyadh. And you don’t need the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet to patrol the Great Lakes.”. So said then-Alberta Premier Jason Kenney at a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee hearing in May of 2022, just a ...
Kamala Harris’ Natural Gas Policies Are Dangerous for Ohio
WEB1 day ago · By Alina Clough. September 18, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris’ natural gas policies are undeveloped at best and dangerous at worst. The presidential candidate has long attracted the support of climate activists for her hardline stances on environmental issues. Despite flip-flopping on many of those positions on the campaign trail ...
The UN and the Biden Administration Want Net Zero for the …
WEB3 days ago · Six days after this November’s presidential election, the annual United Nations climate change talks will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan. Unlike the election, no one is holding their breath. Baku will be the twenty-ninth in the series. Climate change regularly draws gatherings of world leaders ...
The LNG Court Ruling That Could Chill Investment in Clean Energy ...
WEBSep 11, 2024 · A recent court ruling has introduced a chill in the investment marketplace and with it the administration’s ambitious plans to stimulate energy security and reduce emissions. Last month, a three-judge-panel in a Washington, D.C. circuit court vacated the permits for two liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects in Texas, sending them back ...
American Natural Gas Is America’s Clean Energy Standard
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Natural gas powered 36% of America’s total energy needs in 2023 and 43% of U.S. electricity generation. Natural gas also helps improve air quality. Americans are enjoying 78% cleaner air since 1970. The transition from older coal-fueled technologies to more efficient natural gas turbines for electricity generation is the primary reason that ...
EPA’s Clean Power Plan Rule Prioritizes Net-Zero ... - RealClearEnergy
WEBMay 20, 2024 · The EPA rule would lead to grid instability because operators will be forced to adopt intermittent, unreliable, and costly sources like wind and solar. According to the Department of Energy, wind is only reliable 33.5% of the year while solar is dependable for just 24.9% of the time. Wind energy generation decreased for the first time last year.
EPA’s New Power Plant Rule Will Cause Catastrophic Energy Scarcity
WEBMay 1, 2024 · Undeterred by the Supreme Court's 2022 rebuke in West Virginia v.EPA, the Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a new power plant rule even more ambitious—and reckless—than the Obama-era one struck down in that case.Perhaps the most significant climate measure of the Biden presidency, it would do …