Big Oil Keeps A Grip On New Mexico – With The Help Of A Major Lobbyist
"When Joe Biden paused oil and gas drilling leases on federal lands earlier this year, the alarm bells rang in south-eastern New Mexico."
Source: Floodlight, 07/12/2021
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Climate Efforts in Massachusetts Clash With Subsidies For Fossil Fuels
"Massachusetts has ambitious climate goals, and not a lot of time to achieve them, which has some clean energy and climate experts questioning why a state program continues to promote fossil fuels with cash incentives for oil and gas home heating systems."
Source: Boston Globe, 07/12/2021
EPA Approved Toxic Chemicals for Fracking a Decade Ago, New Files Show
"For much of the past decade, oil companies engaged in drilling and fracking have been allowed to pump into the ground chemicals that, over time, can break down into toxic substances known as PFAS — a class of long-lasting compounds known to pose a threat to people and wildlife — according to internal documents from the Environmental Protection Agency."
Source: NYTimes, 07/12/2021
"California And Other Parts Of The West Broil And Burn"
"Firefighters working in searing heat struggled to contain the largest wildfire in California this year while state power operators urged people to conserve energy after a huge wildfire in neighboring Oregon disrupted the flow of electricity from three major transmission lines."
Source: AP, 07/12/2021
"Volkswagen and BMW Fined $1 Billion For Running Emissions Cartel"
"The European Commission has fined Volkswagen Group and BMW $1 billion for colluding with Daimler to hold back the development of technology that could have reduced harmful emissions from their vehicles."
Source: CNN, 07/09/2021
"Maine Bans Offshore Wind From State Waters"
"Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed a law yesterday [Wednesday] to permanently bar offshore wind from state waters in a compromise with lobstermen."
Source: E&E News, 07/09/2021
"EV Deal Shows 'Lithium Valley' Could Be For Real"
"If all goes to plan, General Motors Co.'s future electric cars will rely on batteries made from a broiling-hot, brownish fluid that gushes from the California desert."
Source: E&E News, 07/08/2021
"No, A Tanker Full Of Fossil Fuels Isn’t 'Carbon Neutral.'"
"Shell recently announced a special 'carbon neutral' shipment of fracked gas to Europe. Although there’s nothing unique about the liquified natural gas, Shell and its supplier, Cheniere, are somehow marketing the shipping of fossil fuels as carbon neutral. You can’t make this up."
Source: CleanTechnica, 07/08/2021
Canadian Governments Spent $23 Billion Supporting 3 Pipelines Since 2018
"A new report finds Canadian governments have provided billions to support pipelines — none of which have been completed to date — even as experts worry pipelines themselves undermine progress on climate goals".
Source: The Narwhal, 07/07/2021
‘Abnormally High’ Turtle Deaths After Acid-Laden Ship Sinks Off Sri Lanka
"Up to 100 turtles and 20 dolphins have washed up dead on Sri Lanka’s beaches in the past month, as experts fear a link to the leak of toxic chemicals from a sunken freight ship."
Source: Mongabay, 07/06/2021
