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Los Angeles Takes Steps to Replace Natural Gas With Renewables
This article discusses the steps Los Angeles is taking to replace natural gas with renewables.
Los Angeles is abandoning its $5 billion plan to rebuild three aging natural gas-fired power plants, deciding instead to phase out the plants and invest in renewable energy, Reuters reported. Mayor Eric Garcetti argued that the […]
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DeSmogBlog
These stories are discussed in the latest DeSmogBlog posting:
Louisiana Offers Fossil Fuel Exporter ‘Single Largest’ Local Tax Giveaway in American History
Fracking in 2018: Another Year of Pretending to Make Money
What America Still Stands to Lose as Zinke Leaves Interior and Ex-Oil Lobbyist David Bernhardt Stands by
Fossil […]
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Why natural gas prices are rising but oil is crashing
This article discusses why natural gas prices are rising but oil is crashing.
Unfortunately, natural gas stockpiles have hit a 15-year low for this time of year, so it is safe to say the world is a little unprepared for the latest weather forecasts which predicted colder-than-expected temperatures, especially in […]
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Report: Trump team plans to promote fossil fuels at UN climate event
This article discusses the idiocy of the Trump administration – planning to promote fossil fuels at UN climate event.
The Trump administration plans to again promote fossil fuels at the annual U.N. climate talks next month, three sources told Reuters.
“Quite frankly, the U.S. is the only party to the convention […]
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How Fossil Fuels and Climate Change Are Altering the Global Forest
This article discusses How Fossil Fuels and Climate Change Are Altering the Global Forest. Second in a series about the work of famed botanist Diana Beresford-Kroeger.
The world’s most ancient trees are failing.
And their demise is telling us something about the dramatic impact of climate change on the natural world, says famed […]
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Another DeSmogBlog
This edition of the DeSmogBlog discusses:
Why Canadian Tar Sands Oil May Be Doomed
Man Whose Mexico Beach House Was One of Last Standing After Hurricane Michael Calls out Climate Denier Politicians
Climate Deniers on the Ballot in 2018
Congressman Asks Gas Industry to Join Him as ‘3 Percenters,’ […]
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Methane rule rollback burns the natural gas “bridge” theory
This article discusses how Trump’s rollback of Methane emissions regulations makes the ‘clean’ fossil fuel as dirty as coal.
This summer’s statistics on electricity use and generation included a significant gem: Over the last 12 months, power generation from coal has dropped to a three-decade low. That was party-worthy news for […]
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Global warming isn’t just a natural cycle
This article and video discusses how the current planetary warming is not natural – it is man-made, from burning too much fossil fuels.
The earth’s temperature changes naturally over time. Variations in the planet’s orbit, solar cycles, and volcanic eruptions can all cause periods of warming or cooling.
But Kim Cobb, […]
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Maine City’s Oil Export Ban Survives Pipeline Co. Challenge
This article discusses a recent win for Maine – its oil export ban survived a pipeline company’s court challenge. A federal judge on Friday upheld South Portland, Maine’s ordinance barring the export and bulk loading of Canadian crude oil onto marine tank vessels from the city’s waterfront, rejecting Portland […]
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Critics Challenge ‘Fundamental Flaws’ in Draft DOE LNG Export Study
This article discusses the Department of Energy’s (DOE) newly published draft Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) study, which ignored economic costs associated with climate change and the growth of the renewable energy industry. Dozens of national and grassroots environmental groups said in public comments filed with the DOE on Friday.
In June, the DOE published […]
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