Executives at the companies say they reopened the factory in part because of incentives for domestic manufacturing in the Inflation Reduction Act, President Biden’s signature climate law. They expressed hope that their decision would also encourage other companies to revive production of a technology that was created in the...
Carbon capture is a lot more expensive than replacing a coal-burning power plant with renewables and storage, which means those will largely be what replaces coal-burning power plants.
The fight over the future of plastics: As countries negotiate a landmark agreement to reduce plastic pollution, the industry is fighting a battle over regulations and over its image. (www.nytimes.com)
Environment groups accuse MasterChef Australia of greenwashing after gas sponsorship deals unveiled (www.theguardian.com)
Key Solar Panel Ingredient Is Made in the U.S.A. Again | REC Silicon says it will soon start shipping polysilicon, which has come mostly from China, reviving a Washington State factory that shut down (www.nytimes.com)
Executives at the companies say they reopened the factory in part because of incentives for domestic manufacturing in the Inflation Reduction Act, President Biden’s signature climate law. They expressed hope that their decision would also encourage other companies to revive production of a technology that was created in the...
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Gas companies tell us mixing gas and hydrogen is a climate solution. New research shows it's not (www.nationalobserver.com)
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New rule compels US coal-fired power plants to capture emissions – or shut down (www.theguardian.com)
Carbon capture is a lot more expensive than replacing a coal-burning power plant with renewables and storage, which means those will largely be what replaces coal-burning power plants.
We might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realized | Greenhouse gas emissions might have already peaked. Now they need to fall — fast. (www.vox.com)
U.S. E.P.A. Severely Limits Pollution From Coal Burning Power Plants | New regulations could spell the end for plants that burn coal, the fossil fuel that powered the country for more than a century. (www.nytimes.com)
US Energy Dept. Aims to Speed Up Permits for Power Lines: The Biden administration has expressed alarm that efforts to fight climate change could falter unless the electric grids are quickly expanded (www.nytimes.com)
The Biden administration released a major climate regulation aimed at virtually eliminating carbon emissions from coal, the dirtiest of the fossil fuels and a driver of global warming. (www.nytimes.com)
New rules will slash air, water and climate pollution from U.S. power plants (wapo.st)
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Heavy precipitation hitting vulnerable communities in the UAE and Oman becoming an increasing threat as the climate warms – World Weather Attribution (www.worldweatherattribution.org)
RZA of Wu-Tang Clan Has Beef With Meat (www.nytimes.com)
Pinning down climate change's role in extreme weather (www.theclimatebrink.com)
Frontier myth vilified the California grizzly. Science tells a new story. (wapo.st)
F.C.C. Votes to Restore Net Neutrality Rules | Commissioners voted along party lines to revive the rules that declare broadband as a utility-like service that could be regulated like phones and water. (www.nytimes.com)
A New Battery Warns Parents if Their Child Has Swallowed It (www.nytimes.com)
Liberty University Fined $14 Million for Mishandling Sex Assaults and Other Crimes (www.nytimes.com)
Live Updates: Harvey Weinstein’s Conviction Is Overturned by New York’s Top Court (www.nytimes.com)
Rising threat at the water’s edge | Along the mighty Bay of Bengal, the forces unleashed by climate change are overwhelming lives and livelihoods (wapo.st)
Pennsylvania School Board Reinstates Gay Author’s Speech Amid Backlash (www.nytimes.com)