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Sierra Club Notice of Intent to Sue Flags Agency Failures to Protect Arctic Polar Bears from Oil & Gas Activities

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Flawed Fish and Wildlife Service Opinion Underestimates Effects on Threatened Species WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Sierra Club, represented by its Environmental Law Program, and allied organizations represented by Trustees for Alaska filed a notice flagging ESA violations by the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife … [continued]

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Oil’s Calm Before the Storm: Hidden Weaknesses, China’s Stockpiles and the Oil Demand Mirage

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A year ago, I published an article on Peak Oil Demand and the impact EVs would have in the world’s most traded commodity. I thought a followup was worth it by now because some things have become clearer, but more importantly, because weird things have been happening in the world … [continued]

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Busting Geothermal Myths: The Promise & Limits of Deep Closed Loop & Enhanced Systems

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Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down Simon Todd, PhD geologist, founder of Causeway Energies, and expert on geothermal. This is the transcript of the second half of our conversation, lightly edited. Michael Barnard [MB]: Hi, welcome back to Redefining Energy — Tech. This episode is powered by TFIE … [continued]

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Climate Campaigners Win A Round As Scottish Court Invalidates Rosebank Oil Development Plan

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In a country where the rule of law is still in full force and effect, a judge of the Court of Sessions in Scotland has ruled in favor of climate campaigners and climate experts. The ruling found the original decisions to permit Rosebank oil field and a smaller methane field … [continued]

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