Tag: Oil
Reading The Food Systems Tea Leaves Through The Eyes Of A Giant Snake
When it comes to alerting the public about food contamination, public health officials can use all the help they can get — and they may be getting it, from a snake. Specifically, the giant anaconda that featured in the new National Geographic series Pole to Pole with Will Smith is contributing … [continued]
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From Britain to the World: What Ofgem’s Energy Debate Looks Like in Global Context
Being invited to participate in Ofgem’s eight-part Inside Energy podcast series available through their Youtube channel was an opportunity to step briefly inside the thinking of a regulator that sits at the center of the UK’s energy transition. Sharing an episode with Ofgem’s CEO Jonathan Brearley was a privilege, and … [continued]
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Same Length, Different Logic: China’s Industrial Hydrogen Pipeline Versus Germany’s Backbone
The comparison between Germany’s hydrogen backbone from nowhere to nowhere and China’s reported 1,000km-plus hydrogen pipeline keeps resurfacing, often framed as evidence that Germany is simply early rather than wrong. It is a fair question, because at a distance both projects appear similar. Both involve long-distance hydrogen pipelines. Both are … [continued]
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US EPA Plans to Undercut State Authority to Protect Clean Water from Pipeline & Other Infrastructure Projects
Today, the Trump administration announced a plan to limit the authority of states and tribes to protect clean water from pollution resulting from pipelines and other major infrastructure projects during the permitting process. The proposed changes to rules interpreting Section 401 of the Clean Water Act would make it more difficult for … [continued]
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The Long US Goodbye to New Gas Connections and the Legal Tools States Are Using to Get There
Gas bans in new buildings moved from obscure municipal policy to national legal conflict in a remarkably short period of time. For most of the past decade, city ordinances limiting or prohibiting new natural gas hookups were treated as a local matter tied to building codes, air quality, and long … [continued]
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