Energy
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As Trump blockades Venezuelan oil, research shows that exports have far-reaching economic impacts
Time for enforcement? Between 2017 and 2023, enough sanctioned oil was exported from Iran, Syria, Russia and Venezuela to satisfy U.S. oil consumption for over eight months. The Coast Guard seems to be taking it seriously.
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Energy Transfer suspends Lake Charles LNG project
The company said the continued development of its Lake Charles terminal “is not warranted” at this time.
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Trump administration pauses offshore wind, citing the national security due to radar disruption
Multiple federal agencies over the past few years have found offshore wind disrupts radar. Monday's pause impacts Vineyard Wind and Empire Wind.
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World’s biggest carbon capture plant quietly sold off for a fraction of what it cost to build it
The plant never operated at more than a third of its total capacity in its 13 years since being built.
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Biden's promise to end fossil fuels has led him to seek oil anywhere but at home
Biden has had to walk a tightrope between environmentalists who want to stop oil and voters who don't want to pay too much at the pump. He's had to travel far and wide to find oil.
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Illinois nuclear energy moratorium expected to be addressed in veto session
Moratorium has been in place for decades and was implemented until a permanent waste storage option was made available.
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Where do GOP presidential candidates stand on energy policy? Common themes have emerged
Here's what the GOP candidates have to say about American energy independence, green energy, climate change, and domestic oil and gas production. The common themes between all of them include undoing Biden's anti-U.S. oil and gas production policies, halting plans to lift sanctions on Venezuela's highly-polluting refineries, and to make America not just energy independent but "energy dominant."
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Inslee blasts FERC pipeline expansion ruling despite limited environmental impact
FERC's chairman, appointed by President Joe Biden, said there was no evidence that the expansion would significantly increase greenhouse gases or present major adverse climate effects.
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Biden administration spurns environmentalists, approves Pacific Northwest pipeline
The pipeline expansion will increase the network's capacity to deliver natural gas by 150 million cubic feet per day.
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Alaska sues Biden administration over Arctic lease cancellations
The leases were approved by the Trump administration in January 2021 and canceled by the Biden administration last month.
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Biden's policies hurt U.S. oil and gas producers but facilitate foreign production: Industry group
While easing sanctions on Venezuela, which produces high methane emissions, the Biden administration charges U.S. producers $900 per metric ton of waste methane. Venezuelan oil producers operate under much less rigorous environmental controls than do U.S. producers.
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Biden administration’s green energy ‘slush fund’ comes under fire
“The EPA has no experience administering such a funding vehicle, referring to it is as ‘a first-of-its-kind” program,’” the letter adds.
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GOP senators, Manchin introduce bill blocking EPA’s electric vehicle mandates
Legislation would prohibit regulations mandating specific technologies or restricting vehicles based on engine type.