Energy & Fuel

"Solar Storms Can Wreak Havoc. We Need Better Space Weather Forecasts"

"Since December 2019, the sun has been moving into a busier part of its cycle, when increasingly intense pulses of energy can shoot out in all directions. Some of these large bursts of charged particles head right toward Earth. Without a good way to anticipate these solar storms, we’re vulnerable. A big one could take out a swath of our communication systems and power grids before we even knew what hit us."

Source: Science News, 03/11/2021

Oil’s Fight to Roll Back Tribal Sovereignty After Supreme Court Decision

"Gov. Kevin Stitt’s commission to sort out Oklahoma’s future is stacked with oil and gas insiders — and has no Indigenous voices."

Source: The Intercept, 03/11/2021

"In New Oversight Role, Katie Porter Targets Oil Industry"

"Rep. Katie Porter spent the last two years drawing out some of the most revealing, and damning, admissions from executives of major banks and pharmaceutical companies. She could now be poised to do the same with leaders of the oil and gas industry."

Source: E&E News, 03/11/2021

Plant Emits HFC-23 That Does More Climate Damage Than All City Cars

"LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A chemical plant here that makes a raw material for everything from Teflon to lubricants used on the International Space Station also appears to do more damage to the climate than all of this city’s passenger vehicles."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/10/2021

'Climate Time Bomb': 370+ Groups Urge Biden to Halt Line 3 Pipeline

"A diverse coalition of more than 370 environmental and tribal rights organizations demanded Monday that President Joe Biden act immediately to halt construction of Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline, a multi-billion-dollar crude oil project that the groups called "an urgent threat" to Minnesota waters and the global climate."

Source: Common Dreams, 03/10/2021

"Caribbean Refinery To Test Biden's Promises On Poverty And Pollution"

"Earlier this month, Loren Hughes, a longtime resident of the U.S. Virgin Islands, noticed specks of an oily substance covering his home, as well as those owned by his neighbors."

Source: Reuters, 03/09/2021

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