U.K. Government to Release Updated CCS Approach by Year’s End
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Budget & Policy
Clinton Ruffles Feathers with Coal Comments
Presidential candidate and former Secretary of State and Hillary Clinton provoked a bit of backlash after stating during a town hall Sunday in Ohio that her proposed energy plan would “put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business.” The Democratic front-runner went on to state that “we’re going to make it […]
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International
Report: Flawed EU ETS Allowed Energy-Intensive Industries to Cash in €24 billion
A loophole in the European Union Emissions Trading System enabled energy-intensive companies in 19 countries on the continent to rake in €24 billion in profits from the system between 2008 and 2014, according to a report issued by CE Delft on Monday. Under the current EU ETS rules, industrial companies that are believed to be […]
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Budget & Policy
Wyoming Gov.: Carbon Utilization Has Place in State Energy Plan
As he released an updated energy policy, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead (R) made clear Monday that the state remains committed to the advancement of carbon utilization technologies. “Wyoming is investing in fossil fuel research and encouraging others to get on board. The development of the Integrated Test Center is a prime example,” the document says. […]
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Budget & Policy
New Jersey Senate Tries, Tries Again With Renewables Bill
The New Jersey state Senate on Monday voted 23-15 in favor of legislation that would require the state to meet 80 percent of its energy needs with renewable energy by 2050. The bill, which now goes to the state Assembly, is nearly identical to legislation the Senate approved in 2015. Last year’s iteration of the […]