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Report: Billions in subsidies go to polluting Pennsylvania plant
Much of the growth in the plastics industry centers in Texas and Louisiana – the largest subsidy, $3.5 billion, went to a petrochemical plant in Lake Charles.
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Coast Guard will not enforce new California rule on diesel engines, citing 'safety concerns'
The American Waterways Operators also oppose the rule.
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Trump can undo some of Biden’s energy policies, but with limits and consequences, analysts say
The president has a lot of leeway to make many unilateral decisions on energy policy with far-reaching impacts on the industry, as Biden has demonstrated, but the flip-flopping between administrations creates regulatory uncertainty for the industry.
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Activists use AI to identify climate 'deniers' and pressure social media companies to censor them
"Hot Air" created a database of online content the researchers call climate "misinformation." They are asking social media companies to moderate the content. Critics say they're disguising a campaign for censorship against climate skeptics as a concern for the spread of false information.
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Deb Haaland’s critics say Burgum’s leadership will be good for energy, Alaska Natives and hunters
“Deb Haaland was one of the worst DEI [diversity, equity and inclusion] hires of the Biden-Harris administration, and she can’t become unemployed fast enough," Daniel Turner, executive director of Power the Future said.
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Lack of anti-fossil fuel message in climate summit declaration angers hardcore climate activists
“COP28 is now on the verge of complete failure. The world desperately needs to phase out fossil fuels as quickly as possible," Al Gore said in response to the summit's not producing a clear plan to phase out fossil fuels.
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Analysis: NPR citing sources targeting fossil fuel industry funded by similar donors
The Rockefeller Foundation helped launch NPR’s Climate Desk in 2022. Two Rockefeller funds, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Rockefeller Family Fund, are dedicating billions of dollars to fund a range of groups, including the Environmental Integrity Project,
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Experts warn House Energy Committee that closing fossil fuel plants drives grid reliability crisis
During the hearing, Democrats on the committee blamed the heightened risk of blackouts on the Trump administration’s funding freeze for renewable energy projects, the firing of federal employees, and the moratorium on offshore wind lease sales.
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Trump’s pick for Energy Secretary argues that fossil fuels are integral to human development
Chris Wright is CEO of Liberty Energy, which produces an ESG report that argues that all the conditions of human happiness – food, shelter, health, education and longevity – aren't possible without affordable reliable and secure energy, of which fossil fuels are a leading part.
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Company lobbied for restrictive subsidy rules on green hydrogen, but production is in Saudi Arabia
Air Products lobbied for more restrictive rules on green hydrogen tax credits, which would make it harder for competitors to enter the market, but it plans to produce the gas in Saudi Arabia to ship to Europe and California.