"Tory Leadership Race: Where Do Candidates Stand On Net Zero Goal?"
"It was until recently regarded as settled policy, supported by all major political parties and written into UK law."
Source: BBC News, 07/19/2022
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"4 Issues To Watch As Energy, EPA Bills Reach House Floor"
"The House this week will feature sharp fights over energy and environmental priorities as lawmakers consider a package of bills that contain annual funding for EPA, the Energy and Interior departments, and federal water projects."
Source: E&E News, 07/18/2022
Biggest U.S. Cryptominers Use as Much Power as Houston, Findings Show
"Seven of the largest Bitcoin mining companies in the United States are set up to use nearly as much electricity as the homes in Houston, according to data disclosed Friday as part of an investigation by congressional Democrats who say miners should be required to report their energy use."
Source: NYTimes, 07/15/2022
"Lawmakers Warn EPA of Several Risks From Chemical Recycling"
"More than 30 House and Senate members told the EPA on Thursday they have concerns over chemical recycling technology contributing to the climate crisis."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/15/2022
"Washington Set To Be 2nd East Coast City With Gas Ban"
"Washington, D.C., is expected to become the second East Coast city to ban fossil fuel boilers and water heaters in most new buildings, following the unanimous approval of two bills by the City Council this week that are supported by the mayor."
Source: E&E News, 07/15/2022
"Officials Suggest Pipeline Company Hid Problems After Spill"
"U.S. prosecutors suspect a Wyoming company of potentially concealing problems with a pipeline that broke in 2015 and spilled more than 50,000 gallons (240,000 liters) of crude into Montana’s Yellowstone River, fouling a small city’s drinking water supply, court filings show."
Source: AP, 07/15/2022
"Biden Set to Leave Saudi Arabia With No Announcement on Oil"
"President Joe Biden will leave the Middle East this week with no public announcements on increasing oil supply, people familiar with the matter said."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/15/2022
Biden Is Losing His Base on Climate Change, a New Pew Poll Finds
"Democrats who favor strong action on climate change are deeply dissatisfied with what they see as the slow pace of progress under President Joe Biden, according to a Pew Research Center report released Thursday."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/15/2022
"How One Senator Doomed the Democrats’ Climate Plan"
"Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, who took more campaign cash from the oil and gas industry than any other senator, and who became a millionaire from his family coal business, independently blew up the Democratic Party’s legislative plans to fight climate change. The swing Democratic vote in an evenly divided Senate, Mr. Manchin led his party through months of tortured negotiations that collapsed on Thursday night, a yearlong wild goose chase that produced nothing as the Earth warms to dangerous levels."
Source: NYTimes, 07/15/2022
Oregon Farmers Test Drive Electric Tractors in the Name of Science
"With tractors being used in vineyards, berry fields and hobby farms, the EV industry hopes to prove out the promise of electrifying the $38 billion US agricultural vehicle industry."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/14/2022
