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Something Stinks: California Must End Manure Biomethane Accounting Gimmicks in its Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Union of Concerned Scientists

California’s transportation fuel policy is knee deep in cow poop, and it’s not a good look. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is considering amendments to its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation, but indicated they have no plans to address the problems caused by counter-productive subsidies for manure biomethane.

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Senate Hearing: Wholesale Electricity Prices Too Low To Support Coal, Natural Gas Power Plants In Market; Natural Gas Reliability Issues Will Continue

PA Environment Daily

On May 1, the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee was told the wholesale prices of electricity in the PJM regional electric grid are too low to support coal and natural gas power plants. Historically, demand has been relatively flat, maybe growing about 1% a year. Why do we see these types of projects in the queue?

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Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game

Corp Watch

Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels. billion pounds of ethylene a year.

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MethaneSAT-EDF Successfully Test Methane Detection Technology To Be Used To Document Methane Emissions From Onshore Natural Gas Production In North America

PA Environment Daily

[Note: DEP has funded a methane overflight research study of its own to help identify methane emissions from oil and gas, coal mines and landfills. Methane from fossil fuel operations, agriculture, and other industries causes roughly 30% of today’s global warming, according to the Environmental Defense Fund. Read more here.

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Analysis: Argentina targets huge expansion of renewable energy by 2030

A Greener Life

By Fermín Koop New government plan says US$86 billion of spending needed to boost energy transition – while backing natural gas too. Of the 14 GW of additional capacity highlighted by the transition plan, almost 10 GW are clean sources, with the remainder made up of natural gas, nuclear and hydrogen.

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Another Historic Climate Court Ruling in the Netherlands

Legal Planet

, its district, appellate , and supreme courts decided in favor of Urgenda, an upstart environmental organization, ordering the government to more aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In the face of disappointing legislation and regulation, activists have increasingly turned to courts in the last fifteen years.

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Arthur Irving: A Climate Villain with Enormous Economic Control

Enviromental Defense

That’s why we’re revealing the people behind Canada’s oil and gas industry, who are fueling the climate crisis with their dedication to fossil fuels. Not only do we have to contend with media outlets that are closely linked to fossil fuel interests, like how Arthur Irving’s brother J.K.