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Public Comment Period Begins on EPA’s Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress (External Review Draft)

Brag

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of a draft document entitled Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress (External Review Draft) for public comment. The draft report is responsive to Section 204 of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA). Bergeson and Carla N.

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National Clean Energy Week Recap

Cresforum

imports peaked in 2007. need to deploy clean energy technologies to achieve net zero emissions? biofuels, and fossil fuels. Decarbonizes The United States’ energy security has changed dramatically since U.S. As the U.S. to achieve its decarbonization goals while remaining a top exporter. decarbonizes in a vacuum.

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Oil Companies Plan to Take the Road Already Traveled

Union of Concerned Scientists

The report also says ExxonMobil expanded its Low Carbon Solutions business—spun out as a separate company in 2021—by “focusing on competitively advantaged opportunities in carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, and biofuels.” Fighting climate disclosure, especially Scope 3 emissions The U.S.

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Testimony of Michael D. Shellenberger Founder and President, Environmental Progress For the House Oversight Committee August 5, 2020

Environmental Progress

As a result of cleaner-burning coal, the transition to natural gas, cleaner vehicles, and other technological changes, developed nations have seen major improvements in air quality. Short-term and focused subsidies and mandates may help accelerate technological innovation. Renewables have the same impact everywhere in the world.

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Why Ceding Nuclear to China and Russia Threatens National Security: Michael Shellenberger's Congressional Testimony July 28, 2020

Environmental Progress

Rather, they resulted in low-wage service sector jobs, greater dependence on imported Chinese technologies, and higher energy costs. They have caused electricity prices to rise 50 percent in Germany since 2007, the first year it got more than 10 percent of its power from subsidized wind, solar, and biomass.

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Testimony by Michael Shellenberger before the House Agriculture Committee on “Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors”

Environmental Progress

Technological change and agricultural modernization will significantly outweigh climate change in the U.S. Technological change and agricultural modernization will significantly outweigh climate change in the U.S. 9 (2007): 1962-1979, [link]. [10] I will make four points in my testimony: 1. and around the world. Elvidge et al.,