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Enviros say production of Gulf oil will hurt whales, but they celebrated Biden’s offshore wind
The Trump administration Tuesday exempted oil and gas operations in the Gulf of America from the Endangered Species Act, and environmentalists are raging over what they claim is a threat to endangered whales. Strangely, under Biden's term they had no such concerns for impacts from offshore wind and actively advocate for the industry.
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Report: New England electricity prices among the highest nationwide
ALEC released its analysis on Wednesday. North Dakota and Louisiana were the leaders in the review of electricity prices and energy affordability indicators as measured for each of the 50 states. The higher the ranking, the less expensive the costs for consumers.
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Sanders and AOC have data centers in crosshairs, but research raises doubts about their criticisms
While data centers are accused of driving up electricity costs, a study by the Institute for Energy Research found no correlation between the number of data centers in a state and electricity rates. It also found that the more demand for electricity grew in a state, the lower its electricity rates. AOC and Bernie Sanders don't seem to get that.
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Many Democrats deny Biden ever made war on oil, but a new report documents his war effort
Gas...and gaslighting: With record-high oil and gas production, Democrats are now claiming that Biden never made a war on American energy. The American Energy Alliance claims there was, and they say they have the receipts.
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Critics: Climate change lawsuits on tenuous legal grounds
Critics of the lawsuit and others like it say that Congress has had a comprehensive regulatory framework in place for decades and that the oil companies have fully complied.
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Trump announces plan to roll back to 2020 automobile 'environmental standards'
Trump said his administration would "probably go back to a 2020 standard."
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Trump wants to unleash American mining, but opening new mines is a long-term goal, experts say
Even once you get past the permitting and legal blockades from environmentalists, bringing a mine to production can take 10 years or longer.
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Media blaming climate change for early cherry blossom blooms ignores cause of heat, experts say
It's becoming a tradition every spring for the legacy media to blame climate change for cherry blossoms blooming earlier than average, but experts say this ignores the "Urban Heat Island" effect.
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SEC announces it will stop defending controversial climate disclosure rule
The rule faced a barrage of lawsuits from interest groups, trade associations and 43 states, and the SEC announced in April it would not implement the rule while the legal challenges played out.
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WA gas tax hike looks increasingly likely as part of transportation budget
The Senate plan calls for a 6 cents per gallon. That hike would bring the total state tax to 55.4 cents per gallon, before being tied to inflation. Beginning the following year, the state tax would then rise by 2% annually to account for inflation.
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Just Stop Oil’s ceasing its violent protests part of cultural shift; the ‘Trump effect’ critics say
Critics of climate activism say it’s part of a shift in the national dialogue on climate and energy. Fewer people are still willing to look the other way when climate activists’ behavior turns to vandalism, anarchy in the streets.
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Voters prioritize energy independence over climate change: Poll
According to the poll, 84% of Republicans favor prioritizing American energy independence over the fight for climate change and 31% of Democrats.
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Climate group behind attacks on Stonehenge and paintings announces it will stop ‘hi vis’ protests
In the announcement, the group boasted of having stopped consumers from accessing over 4.4 billion barrels of oil by ensuring oil companies won’t be able to produce them.