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May 20, 2024
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April 30, 2024
New Internal Big Oil Documents Just Dropped
Emily Atkin and Arielle Samuelson
Apr 30, 2024
Full Article: https://heated.world/p/new-internal-big-oil-documents-just
The Senate Budget Committee is officially reviving the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into fossil fueled climate delay.
In 2021, Congressional Democrats subpoenaed Big Oil for internal documents detailing the industry’s role in worsening the climate crisis.
-snip-
The internal materials are from Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP, the American Petroleum Institute, and the Chamber of Commerce. They’re being released today as part of the Senate Budget Committee’s upcoming hearing on Wednesday morning, titled “Denial, Disinformation, and Doublespeak: Big Oil’s Evolving Efforts to Avoid Accountability for Climate Change.”
Both the hearing and the documents mark the revival of the House Oversight Committee’s two-year investigation into the fossil fuel industry, and its role in misleading Americans about climate change. That investigation was put on ice when Republicans won back control of the chamber in late 2022.
Democrats say their new findings provide “a rare glimpse into the extensive efforts undertaken by fossil fuel companies to deceive the public and investors about their knowledge of the effects of their products on climate change and to undermine efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions.” (emphasis mine)
Full Article: https://heated.world/p/new-internal-big-oil-documents-just
In 2021, Congressional Democrats subpoenaed Big Oil for internal documents detailing the industry’s role in worsening the climate crisis.
-snip-
The internal materials are from Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP, the American Petroleum Institute, and the Chamber of Commerce. They’re being released today as part of the Senate Budget Committee’s upcoming hearing on Wednesday morning, titled “Denial, Disinformation, and Doublespeak: Big Oil’s Evolving Efforts to Avoid Accountability for Climate Change.”
Both the hearing and the documents mark the revival of the House Oversight Committee’s two-year investigation into the fossil fuel industry, and its role in misleading Americans about climate change. That investigation was put on ice when Republicans won back control of the chamber in late 2022.
Democrats say their new findings provide “a rare glimpse into the extensive efforts undertaken by fossil fuel companies to deceive the public and investors about their knowledge of the effects of their products on climate change and to undermine efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions.” (emphasis mine)
Full Article: https://heated.world/p/new-internal-big-oil-documents-just
April 27, 2024
Here's a link to the Whitehouse Correspondents Dinner...
C-Span on youtube;
https://m.
April 17, 2024
Much more in-depth article at https://heated.world/p/reprehensible-fossil-fuel-industry
"Reprehensible": Fossil Fuel Industry Infiltrates Civil Rights Convention (X-post)
CROSS-POSTED FROM ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY FORUM
Arielle Samuelson and Emily Atkin, Apr 16, 2024
Full Article: https://heated.world/p/reprehensible-fossil-fuel-industry
Al Sharpton invited methane representatives to his National Action Network convention, where they fear-mongered attendees about renewables.
When attendees of Al Sharpton’s annual civil rights convention showed up for a panel on clean energy, the famed minister and TV personality promised them a "stellar" talk about the energy transition and racial justice.
What they got was four paid members of the methane gas industry—who described themselves as Democrats speaking "truth to power"—telling them that phasing out fossil fuels is not in the best interest of the Black community.
-snip-
”A flagrant denial of both science and reality”
The NAACP has said that methane gas “poses significant damages to the health and well-being of frontline communities” and “is not a climate solution.” https://naacp.org/resources/resolution-against-natural-gas-climate-solution-or-bridge-fuel-clean-energy-future
The NAACP has also warned against these exact rhetorical tactics from the fossil fuel industry targeting Black communities, noting that the industry creates “deceptive alliances with local churches, non-profit organizations, and other groups” to downplay the environmental and economic harms of their products. https://naacp.org/sites/default/files/documents/Fossil-Fueled-Foolery-2.0-abridged-4_1_2021.pdf
When attendees of Al Sharpton’s annual civil rights convention showed up for a panel on clean energy, the famed minister and TV personality promised them a "stellar" talk about the energy transition and racial justice.
What they got was four paid members of the methane gas industry—who described themselves as Democrats speaking "truth to power"—telling them that phasing out fossil fuels is not in the best interest of the Black community.
-snip-
”A flagrant denial of both science and reality”
The NAACP has said that methane gas “poses significant damages to the health and well-being of frontline communities” and “is not a climate solution.” https://naacp.org/resources/resolution-against-natural-gas-climate-solution-or-bridge-fuel-clean-energy-future
The NAACP has also warned against these exact rhetorical tactics from the fossil fuel industry targeting Black communities, noting that the industry creates “deceptive alliances with local churches, non-profit organizations, and other groups” to downplay the environmental and economic harms of their products. https://naacp.org/sites/default/files/documents/Fossil-Fueled-Foolery-2.0-abridged-4_1_2021.pdf
Much more in-depth article at https://heated.world/p/reprehensible-fossil-fuel-industry
From the NAACP
Top 10 Fossil Fuel Industry Tactics
1. Invest in Efforts that Undermine Democracy
2. Finance Political Campaigns & Pressure Politicians
3. Fund Scientists and Scientific Research Institutions to Publish Biased Research
4. Say Government Regulations Hurt the Economy and Low-Income Communities
5. Deny or Understate the Harms Polluting Facilities Cause to People and the Environment
6. Deflect Responsibility – Shift Blame to Communities They Pollute
7. Co-opt Community Leaders and Organizations and Misrepresent the Interests and Opinions of Communities
8. Exaggerate the Level of Job Creation and Downplay the Lack of Quality and Safety in Jobs
9. Praise False Solutions While Claiming that Real Solutions are Impractical, Impossible, or Harmful for BIPOC and Poor Communities
10.“Embrace” Renewables to Control the New Energy Economy
From: https://naacp.org/sites/default/files/documents/Fossil-Fueled-Foolery-2.0-abridged-4_1_2021.pdf
Top 10 Fossil Fuel Industry Tactics
1. Invest in Efforts that Undermine Democracy
2. Finance Political Campaigns & Pressure Politicians
3. Fund Scientists and Scientific Research Institutions to Publish Biased Research
4. Say Government Regulations Hurt the Economy and Low-Income Communities
5. Deny or Understate the Harms Polluting Facilities Cause to People and the Environment
6. Deflect Responsibility – Shift Blame to Communities They Pollute
7. Co-opt Community Leaders and Organizations and Misrepresent the Interests and Opinions of Communities
8. Exaggerate the Level of Job Creation and Downplay the Lack of Quality and Safety in Jobs
9. Praise False Solutions While Claiming that Real Solutions are Impractical, Impossible, or Harmful for BIPOC and Poor Communities
10.“Embrace” Renewables to Control the New Energy Economy
From: https://naacp.org/sites/default/files/documents/Fossil-Fueled-Foolery-2.0-abridged-4_1_2021.pdf
April 17, 2024
Much more in-depth article at https://heated.world/p/reprehensible-fossil-fuel-industry
"Reprehensible": Fossil Fuel Industry Infiltrates Civil Rights Convention
Arielle Samuelson and Emily Atkin, Apr 16, 2024
Full Article: https://heated.world/p/reprehensible-fossil-fuel-industry
Al Sharpton invited methane representatives to his National Action Network convention, where they fear-mongered attendees about renewables.
When attendees of Al Sharpton’s annual civil rights convention showed up for a panel on clean energy, the famed minister and TV personality promised them a "stellar" talk about the energy transition and racial justice.
What they got was four paid members of the methane gas industry—who described themselves as Democrats speaking "truth to power"—telling them that phasing out fossil fuels is not in the best interest of the Black community.
-snip-
”A flagrant denial of both science and reality”
The NAACP has said that methane gas “poses significant damages to the health and well-being of frontline communities” and “is not a climate solution.” https://naacp.org/resources/resolution-against-natural-gas-climate-solution-or-bridge-fuel-clean-energy-future
The NAACP has also warned against these exact rhetorical tactics from the fossil fuel industry targeting Black communities, noting that the industry creates “deceptive alliances with local churches, non-profit organizations, and other groups” to downplay the environmental and economic harms of their products. https://naacp.org/sites/default/files/documents/Fossil-Fueled-Foolery-2.0-abridged-4_1_2021.pdf
When attendees of Al Sharpton’s annual civil rights convention showed up for a panel on clean energy, the famed minister and TV personality promised them a "stellar" talk about the energy transition and racial justice.
What they got was four paid members of the methane gas industry—who described themselves as Democrats speaking "truth to power"—telling them that phasing out fossil fuels is not in the best interest of the Black community.
-snip-
”A flagrant denial of both science and reality”
The NAACP has said that methane gas “poses significant damages to the health and well-being of frontline communities” and “is not a climate solution.” https://naacp.org/resources/resolution-against-natural-gas-climate-solution-or-bridge-fuel-clean-energy-future
The NAACP has also warned against these exact rhetorical tactics from the fossil fuel industry targeting Black communities, noting that the industry creates “deceptive alliances with local churches, non-profit organizations, and other groups” to downplay the environmental and economic harms of their products. https://naacp.org/sites/default/files/documents/Fossil-Fueled-Foolery-2.0-abridged-4_1_2021.pdf
Much more in-depth article at https://heated.world/p/reprehensible-fossil-fuel-industry
From the NAACP
Top 10 Fossil Fuel Industry Tactics
1. Invest in Efforts that Undermine Democracy
2. Finance Political Campaigns & Pressure Politicians
3. Fund Scientists and Scientific Research Institutions to Publish Biased Research
4. Say Government Regulations Hurt the Economy and Low-Income Communities
5. Deny or Understate the Harms Polluting Facilities Cause to People and the Environment
6. Deflect Responsibility – Shift Blame to Communities They Pollute
7. Co-opt Community Leaders and Organizations and Misrepresent the Interests and Opinions of Communities
8. Exaggerate the Level of Job Creation and Downplay the Lack of Quality and Safety in Jobs
9. Praise False Solutions While Claiming that Real Solutions are Impractical, Impossible, or Harmful for BIPOC and Poor Communities
10.“Embrace” Renewables to Control the New Energy Economy
From: https://naacp.org/sites/default/files/documents/Fossil-Fueled-Foolery-2.0-abridged-4_1_2021.pdf
Top 10 Fossil Fuel Industry Tactics
1. Invest in Efforts that Undermine Democracy
2. Finance Political Campaigns & Pressure Politicians
3. Fund Scientists and Scientific Research Institutions to Publish Biased Research
4. Say Government Regulations Hurt the Economy and Low-Income Communities
5. Deny or Understate the Harms Polluting Facilities Cause to People and the Environment
6. Deflect Responsibility – Shift Blame to Communities They Pollute
7. Co-opt Community Leaders and Organizations and Misrepresent the Interests and Opinions of Communities
8. Exaggerate the Level of Job Creation and Downplay the Lack of Quality and Safety in Jobs
9. Praise False Solutions While Claiming that Real Solutions are Impractical, Impossible, or Harmful for BIPOC and Poor Communities
10.“Embrace” Renewables to Control the New Energy Economy
From: https://naacp.org/sites/default/files/documents/Fossil-Fueled-Foolery-2.0-abridged-4_1_2021.pdf
April 16, 2024
Full Article: https://electrek.co/2024/04/15/renewables-met-100-percent-california-energy-demand-30-days/
California Exceeds 100% of Energy Demand with Renewables Over a Record 30 days
Michelle Lewis Apr 15 2024 - 10:29 am PT
Full Article: https://electrek.co/2024/04/15/renewables-met-100-percent-california-energy-demand-30-days/
In a major clean energy benchmark, wind, solar, and hydro exceeded 100% of demand on California’s main grid for 30 of the past 38 days.
Stanford University professor of civil and environmental engineering Mark Z. Jacobson has been tracking California’s renewables performance, and he shares his findings on Twitter (X) when the state breaks records. Yesterday he posted:
https://twitter.com/mzjacobson/status/1779614175075197142
At the two-week record mark, Ian Magruder at Rewiring America made this great point on LinkedIn:
"And what makes it even better is that California has the largest grid-connected battery storage facility in the world (came online in January …), meaning those batteries were filling up with excess energy from the sun all afternoon today and are now deploying as we speak to offset a good chunk of the methane gas generation that California still uses overnight."
Full Article: https://electrek.co/2024/04/15/renewables-met-100-percent-california-energy-demand-30-days/
April 8, 2024
Anyone know if Arkansas was wiped off the planet...
...or did sarah sanders' "emergency declaration" save the day?
April 8, 2024
just sitting around watching it slowly get dimmer...
...and a little slip of paper stated coming out of my ear,.... it's typed on but only in one line...
.....
can't read what it says yet....
......
OH MY GOD!
IT'S A LEGAL DISCLAIMER FROM ............
........MODERNA!!!
April 7, 2024
Solar Topped Coal in Texas for the First Time Ever in March
Michelle Lewis, Apr 5 2024 - 11:51 am PT
Full Article: https://electrek.co/2024/04/05/solar-topped-coal-in-texas-for-the-first-time-ever-in-march/
Solar topped coal’s output in Texas for the first time in any month, sending 3.26 million megawatt-hours (MWh) onto the grid vs. coal’s 2.96 million MWh in March.
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Coal’s decline in Texas is a big deal because the Lone Star State has long been the No 1 user of coal for power generation in the US. It burned twice as much as second-place Missouri in 2023 and 13% of the US total.
At the national level, in a first, EIA grid monitor data reflects that coal’s share of national electric generation was less than 15% every day in March. Coal’s national market share also hit a daily record low on March 29, dropping to just 11.25%.
Coal’s poor March performance is notable because, in recent years, it’s been April and May when its national market share has been at its lowest. IEEFA researchers say it’s “entirely possible that it could fall into the single digits on some days this spring.”
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Coal’s decline in Texas is a big deal because the Lone Star State has long been the No 1 user of coal for power generation in the US. It burned twice as much as second-place Missouri in 2023 and 13% of the US total.
At the national level, in a first, EIA grid monitor data reflects that coal’s share of national electric generation was less than 15% every day in March. Coal’s national market share also hit a daily record low on March 29, dropping to just 11.25%.
Coal’s poor March performance is notable because, in recent years, it’s been April and May when its national market share has been at its lowest. IEEFA researchers say it’s “entirely possible that it could fall into the single digits on some days this spring.”
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