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  1. AlexB23

    More than 1/3 of people in the US exposed to harmful air pollution – report

    Hello folks. Seems that air pollution is still a major issue in the US. Well, I live in an area of clean air, but got an air purifier cos of the Canadian wildfires in 2022. But, this article says that over 100M+ people in the US are potentially exposed to harmful levels of pollution. This is one...
  2. AlexB23

    Oil Companies Must Set Aside More Money to Plug Wells, a New Rule Says. But It Won’t Be Enough.

    Hello guys and gals. This is an article by ProPublica, an open-access, non-profit news (ProPublica copyright info, Creative Commons license) agency that covers current events. The Bureau of Land Management made a math mistake which could lead to $400M in money taxpayers must shell out to clean...
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    John Kerry says no coal plants should be ‘permitted anywhere in the world’

    He said he is becoming more militant about coal plants because he does not “understand how adults who are in positions of responsibility can be avoiding responsibility for taking away those things that are killing people on a daily...
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    Biden’s climate envoy Kerry wants to tap companies to fund developing world’s move off fossil fuels:

    The U.S. reportedly wants to launch a carbon credit program to tap the might of the world’s largest companies to fund a transition off coal, especially, but also oil and gas in developing countries. The financing would help those nations switch to alternatives such as wind, solar, hydrogen and...
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    Biden promises ‘no more drilling’

    What Biden said: “No more drilling,” Biden said at a political rally for Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) on Sunday. “There is no more drilling. I haven’t formed any new drilling.” Biden promises ‘no more drilling’ before elections — here’s his record Does Joe know that oil is used to make clothing and...
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    Biden Vows to Shut Down Coal Plants ‘All Across America’

    President Biden said Friday that all of the country’s coal plants should be closed because they’re too costly to operate and can’t be relied upon as a dependable energy source for future generations. “Wind and solar” will replace them, he said. Biden Vows to Shut Down Coal Plants ‘All Across...
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    ‘Offensive and disgusting’: Democrat Manchin unloads on Biden over coal comment

    “President Biden’s comments are not only outrageous and divorced from reality, they ignore the severe economic pain the American people are feeling because of rising energy costs,” Manchin (D-W.Va.) said in a statement just days ahead of the midterm elections. ‘Offensive and disgusting’: Manchin...
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    The US now has just 25 days of diesel supply — the lowest since 2008

    The US now has just 25 days of diesel supply — the lowest since 2008. Here's why that's more alarming than a dwindling 'oil piggy bank'
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    Facing tough midterms, Biden releasing oil from US reserve

    “It’s not politically motivated at all,” Biden said Wednesday in response to reporters’ questions. Facing tough midterms, Biden releasing oil from US reserve
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    Dodging Blackouts, California Faces New Questions on Its Power Supply

    The transition away from fossil fuels has complicated energy operations, as an increasing share of electricity is coming from solar and wind farms that produce power only when the sun shines or the wind blows, making the available supply more variable over a 24-hour period. Dodging Blackouts...
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    U.S. energy producers roast Joe for demanding companies lower gas prices

    Biden canceled the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have delivered about 870,000 barrels of oil per day from Canada to Texas refineries, and “paused” oil and gas leases on federal lands during his first hours in office. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently warned of a discretionary Environmental...
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    Biden has your back with gasoline prices

    Biden said members of his team were to meet this week with CEOs of the major oil companies to discuss rising prices. Biden lashed out at oil companies, saying they are making excessive profits when people are feeling the crunch of skyrocketing costs at the pump and inflation. But Biden said he...
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    Biden attacks oil companies while failing to take responsibility for his own disastrous policies

    “Biden promised to end drilling & enacted policies to restrict oil,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote in a Tweet. “But now he mails a letter to oil firms complaining they’re not drilling enough? This isn’t just incoherence⁠—it’s chaos. “ “Gas is over $5, rising quickly, and Biden’s response is to...
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