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As Biden vows monumental action on climate change, a fight with the fossil fuel industry has only begun
Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis, The Washington Post
Jan. 27, 2021
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Climate envoy John Kerry and climate coordinator Gina McCarthy speak at a White House briefing. Kerry said the climate crisis has given President Biden little choice but to act on shifting the United States toward renewable energy.Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden had long promised to become the climate president, and on Wednesday he detailed far-ranging plans to shift the U.S. away from fossil fuels, creating millions of jobs in renewable energy and conserve vast swaths of public lands and water.
The Ocean Floor Is Spewing Methane Due to Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells
Pipes for the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas pipeline are stored on the premises of the Mukran Port near Sassnitz, Pomerania, in Germany on December 4, 2020.
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Out on the deck of a research boat, Tara Yacovitch looked out to the water. In the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, the seascape is peppered with lights. And every light is part of an offshore oil or gas platform.
Offshore platforms can vary greatly in size some are as big as multi-storied buildings, while others resemble small but very tall rooms. The boat carrying Yacovitch and her team also housed a variety of science equipment: methane isotope readers, spectrometers, and other tools to measure methane levels in the air around these sites.