Kategorie: Energy
Accountability Climate & Energy Energy news Protest
The climate costs of keeping Line 5 open would be very high
Scientists estimate the pipeline could generate $41 billion in climate damages between 2027 and 2070. Quelle: https://grist.org/climate-energy/the-climate-costs-of-keeping-line-5-open-would-be-very-high/...
Accountability Climate & Energy Energy Protest
Energy Equity Extreme Weather news
Baltimore is hooking up a Black megachurch with some serious solar battery power
Adding solar arrays plus battery storage to key community spaces could light the way for other storm-prone cities. Quelle: https://grist.org/cities/baltimore-church-solar-battery-resiliency-hub/...
Energy Equity Extreme Weather
Accountability Energy Equity news
Brooklyn pipeline disproportionately harms communities of color, complaint alleges
Community groups say National Grid and New York state agencies violated the Civil Rights Act. Quelle: https://grist.org/accountability/complaint-brooklyn-pipeline-civil-rights-act/...
Accountability Energy Equity
Climate & Energy Energy news
Global windfarm installations expected to surge after COVID drop, says report
Offshore energy boom in China will grow world’s windfarm capacity by more than 12 gigawatts in 2021. Quelle: https://grist.org/energy/global-windfarm-installations-expected-to-surge-after-covid-drop-says-report/...
Climate & Energy Energy
Climate Energy news Politics
Biden administration says solar could provide nearly half of US electricity by 2050
A Department of Energy blueprint says a 15-fold expansion of solar power is within reach. Quelle: https://grist.org/energy/biden-administration-solar-half-electricity-2050/...
Climate Energy Politics
Accountability Energy news Science
For a livable future, 60% of oil and gas must stay in the ground
And 90% of coal must remain buried, according to a new study. Quelle: https://grist.org/energy/for-a-livable-future-60-of-oil-and-gas-must-stay-in-the-ground/...
Accountability Energy Science
Energy news Technology
Can the West learn to share renewable power?
Insights: Proponents of a heftier, coordinated grid assess its importance — and barriers to their visions. Quelle: https://grist.org/energy/can-the-west-learn-to-share-renewable-power/...
Energy Technology
Energy Extreme Weather news
3 ways to prevent the next mass power outage
Hurricane Ida exposed the grid's weaknesses. It didn't have to be that way. Quelle: https://grist.org/extreme-weather/3-ways-to-prevent-the-next-mass-power-outage/...
Energy Extreme Weather
Energy Extreme Weather news Regulation
Ida’s aftermath shows the risks of petrochemical production in a hurricane zone
A Shell refinery in the heart of “Cancer Alley” has been polluting excessively since the storm passed. Quelle: https://grist.org/extreme-weather/hurricane-ida-shell-norco-louisiana-flaring/...
Energy Extreme Weather Regulation