JILL A. HUNKLER
It was an honor to testify before the House Subcommittee on the Environment on the role of federal fossil fuel subsidies in preventing action on the climate crisis. However, I was disappointed by the response from state and local government leaders who I believe misrepresented the issue, citing research published by the oil and gas industry to back up false claims of economic growth and “clean” emissions.
In a recent news article, state Sen.Frank Hoagland, R-Mingo Junction, stated: “Far left attempts to vilify the significant economic opportunities brought by the oil and gas industry are patently false …” This argument is futile, as the statistics mentioned in my testimony came directly from the Bureau of Labor Statics and Bureau of Economics. It is the irrefutable truth, based on governmental data, that Appalachian fracking counties have lost 6,500 jobs and 13,000 residents since the fracking boom began.
Federal grants add momentum to Wyo carbon capture movement
Basin Electric Cooperative’s Dry Fork Station, shown here last summer, is the newest coal-fired power plant in the nation. Wyoming’s Integrated Test Center is attached to the plant, where researchers hope to come up with uses for carbon emissions. (Andrew Graham, WyoFile)
The United States Department of Energy last Friday announced $99 million in grants to study technology that removes carbon from industrial exhaust and uses it for other purposes, like manufacturing. More than half that money went to Wyoming’s Integrated Test Center, a facility based out of the Dry Fork Power Station in Gillette.
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The race to develop LNG facilities in the Philippines has gone from a marathon to a sprint but potential LNG investors must proceed at their own risk, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). To read the full article IEEFA: LNG-to-power investors in the Philippines risk market uncertainty
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May 7, 2021
LAHORE: Experts speaking at a webinar warned against the harmful economic and environmental impacts of the government’s move to produce energy by changing coal to gas (CTG) and coal to liquid (CTL). They said it would also increase Pakistan’s reliance on fossil-fuels.
The webinar was organised by the Alliance for Climate Justice and Clean Energy (ACJCE) on Thursday. The experts advised the government to look at the experience of other countries which have used CTG and CTL technologies and include the lessons learnt from them in its policies.
The speakers at the webinar shared the findings of their studies on economic and environmental viability of Pakistan’s planning to use domestic coal for the production of gas, diesel and fertilizers. The planning was announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan while addressing the Climate Ambition Summit in Dec 2020.
Report: RE endangers viability of LNG projects on May 6, 2021 at 8:29 pm
Around $13.6 billion (about Php654 billion) worth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects could be stranded due to the growth of renewable energy (RE) in the Philippines, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
The report cited the government’s “rapid buildout of infrastructure” ahead of the depletion of the Malampaya gas field’s resources.
“As renewables prices continue to drop and global LNG markets tighten to increase fuel costs, LNG-related investments will become increasingly uncompetitive in the Philippines market, especially as smaller electricity consumers become eligible to choose their retail suppliers,” IEEFA Energy Finance analyst Sam Reynolds said in a statement.