Saturday - November 23, 2024
Tipoffs for Beckley, West Virginia (coal) Newsletter for Wednesday November 06, 2024 ( 4 items )  

CEBA Report: Cutting Steel Industry Emissions Will Require 174 Terawatt Hours of Electricity Annually by 2050
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- The Clean Energy Buyers Association issued the following news release: * * * Transmission Reform and Carbon-free Energy Additions Are Key * * * The U.S. primary steel industry will require 174 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity annually by 2050 in order to slash up to 57% of the industry's emissions and help achieve global aims to reduce carbon emissions, according to a new report released today by the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA). The report's find  more

Environmental Defense Fund: North Carolina Utilities Commission Order on Duke Energy Carbon Plan Leaves Path to Offshore Wind on the Table
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * New EDF analysis shows possibility of hitting the 70% emissions reduction target by 2032 if NCUC orders Duke to accelerate solar and offshore wind schedules * * * RALEIGH, N.C. (November 4, 2024) -- On Friday, the North Carolina Utilities Commission issued an order in the Carbon Plan docket, almost two months ahead of schedule. As expected, it largely ratifies an agreement reac  more

Following Casey's Push for Injunction, Court Temporarily Halts Charleroi Plant Closure
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Earlier this month, Casey released a report exposing how private equity machinations have culminated in decision to close Charleroi Pyrex plant Casey called for federal investigation into the shady business dealings and injunction to protect PA workers Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey released the following statement after a federal district court issued a temporary restraining order against Anchor Ho  more

Nature Climate Change Journal Issues Research Articles in November 2024 Edition
LONDON, England, Nov. 6 -- Nature Climate Change, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features nature, underlying causes or impacts of global climate change and its implications for the economy, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2024 edition (Vol. 14, Issue 11): Research Highlights * Phytoplankton influence on upwelling * Public attention and the Amazon * Climate defines salamander adult form * Return the burn Research Briefings * Plant-microbe interacti  more