Tag: Featured Business
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Study Shows Oil and Gas Industry Can Reduce Methane Emissions By 40 Percent
After analyzing data and commentary from producers, pipeline operators, equipment vendors, service providers and more, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and ICF International conclude that the onshore oil and gas industry could collectively reduce methane emissions by at least 40 percent below 2018 projections. According to a report released Monday, the organizations say that could be…
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Apple CEO to Climate-Denying Shareholders: ‘Get Out of Stock’
The world’s largest tech company has no use for shareholders who lack concern for the world around us. Apple CEO Tim said as much Friday in a blunt advisory to investors who question the company’s decisions to invest in renewable energy and establish environmentally conscious mandates. “Get out of stock,” he said Friday in response…
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How Texas Became Wind Energy’s King
By Mike Jacobs Press reports of Texas completing new transmission lines for wind describe an energy boom with a difference—this is carbon-free wind energy. The grid operator in Texas, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), says agreements are already done for 7,500 megawatts (MW) of new wind power, most of which will be using the new…
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Bipartisan Governors Coalition Wants to Prepare Nation’s Grid For More Wind Energy
[caption id="attachment_323900" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] A coalition of governors who advocate for wind energy want to work with the nation’s energy regulators to prepare the grid for more wind. Members of the Governors Wind Energy Coalition got the ball rolling earlier this month in a meeting with Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioners (FERC), discussing transmission…
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How Tesla’s Massive ‘Gigafactory’ Could Lead to 500,000 EVs Per Year
In three years, you might see a massive electric vehicle (EV) market in the U.S., and based on the amount of money the company plans to invest, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Tesla at the forefront of it. The Palo Alto, CA-based automaker this week released details and goals associated with its plans…