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Governors' Wind Energy Coalition Hackers and Climate Change Threaten U.S. Energy Independence Source: By Clifford Krauss, New York Times • Posted: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 The country relies less on foreign oil than it used to, but pipelines and grids are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks and extreme weather. The Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack Cars lined up at gas stations across much of the Southeast last week after a ransomware attack prompted the operator of the Colonial Pipeline to shut down operations.Travis Long/The News & Observer, via Associated Press HOUST...

Biden targets oil industry’s methane emissions ahead of climate summit By Jennifer A. Dlouhy on 4/16/2021 Methane emissions come from a variety of sources, including livestock. WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) --The Biden administration is considering singling out the oil industry’s methane emissions for significant reductions as part of a pledge to cut greenhouse gases in advance of a climate summit next week, according to two people familiar with the matter. President Joe Biden is already expected to unveil an ambitious goal for slashing all greenhouse gases ...

White House considering nearly doubling Obama’s climate pledge Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ A wind farm in Carbon County, Wyoming | BENJAMIN RASMUSSEN / THE NEW YORK TIMES Bloomberg Apr 8, 2021 The White House is considering a pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50% or more by the end of the decade, according to people familiar with the deliberations, a target that would nearly double the country’s previous commitment and require dram...

WHYY By Gritty welcomes fans as they scan their tickets to enter the arena for the Flyers-Capitals game on Sunday, March 7, 2021. (Ximena Conde/WHYY) As we move our clocks forward this Sunday for Daylight Savings Time, we can rejoice in COVID-protocols continuing to ease, which is good news for Sixers, Flyers, and Phillies fans this week. And though we lose an hour this weekend, National Sleep Awareness Week from March 14-20 is a good reminder to still try to get in that necessary rest. Rockaby (Courtesy of Egobo Theater) Described as ‘haunting’ and ‘hypnotic,’ Beckett’s play is one...

Firms pilot novel offshore methane emissions reading method , March 10, 2021 Neptune Energy and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has announced a scientific collaboration to test a first-of-its-kind approach for measuring oil and gas methane emissions from offshore oil and gas facilities.    EDF will coordinate a team of international researchers that includes Scientific Aviation, a provider of airborne emissions sensing, and Texo DSI, a UK-based drone platform provider, to evaluate advanced methods for quantifying facility-level offshore methane emissions, identify key sources and priori...