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Clean Hydrogen: How It’s Produced and What We Can Do with It

Law and Environment

SMR requires steam, heat, and pressure to convert methane (in natural gas) to hydrogen and carbon monoxide. There’s also “pink” hydrogen—produced via electrolysis with electricity from nuclear power—and “blue” hydrogen—produced via SMR but with carbon capture and sequestration, among other colors. What’s with the colors?

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Happy New Year, New England?

Union of Concerned Scientists

According to the science, over the next 7 years we must focus on reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases significantly to halve emissions by 2030 and avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The governors of Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts serve four-year terms and will exit more than half-way to the 2030 deadline.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) authorization of the export of natural gas from Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP’s (Dominion’s ) facility in Maryland. Circuit to Expedite Consideration of Challenge to Natural Gas Pipeline. Three environmental groups challenging a natural gas pipeline from Alabama to Florida asked the D.C.

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Analysis: Can Germany wean itself off Russian oil and gas??

A Greener Life

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) visits a hybrid power plant where “green” hydrogen is made using wind power and fed into the gas grid. If Germany is to stop buying gas from Russia in the long term, it will need alternatives. It seems likely Germany go with the 2030 coal phase-out. By Arne Jungjohann.

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

4] Meanwhile, many experts see in recent trends an inevitable transition away from coal and nuclear power plants, designed to function as baseload capacity, toward variable renewable energy sources with just-in-time natural gas back-up. 7] Nuclear plants are among the most reliable components of America’s power grids.