Tag: Policy & Politics
LNG Won’t Shield Hawaiʻi From the Next Energy Crisis
Hawaiʻi’s LNG turn was sold as a practical answer to a practical problem. The state has high electricity prices, aging oil-fired generation, isolated island grids, and political pressure to cut bills without creating reliability problems. HSEO’s January 2025 alternative fuels study was built around that frame. It was focused on … [continued]
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#1 Battery Maker in World Says USA Can’t Make EVs without China
The world’s largest EV battery producer in the world, by far, is China’s CATL. Second is China’s BYD. The USA wants to block automakers from using Chinese batteries, but these Chinese companies are basically saying — yeah, good luck with that, hahaha. In fact, the general conclusion is that the … [continued]
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Hegseth Invokes National Security in Seeking to Exempt Gulf Oil & Gas Activities from Endangered Species Act
‘God Squad’ federal panel to meet next week to address exemption request. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump Administration has invoked “national security concerns” to justify exempting all oil and gas exploration and drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act (ESA), according to a legal filing. The declaration, … [continued]
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West Virginia Agencies Shielding Details on $1.44B DOE Coal Bail-out Loan from Public
West Virginians Are On the Hook to Pay DOE for Short-Sighted Projects with Big Health Impacts CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Following two postponements, the West Virginia Department of Commerce has informed Sierra Club’s West Virginia Chapter that there are “no non-exempt records” responsive to the Club’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) … [continued]
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Early Wins for the Social Media Ban, New Survey Claims. But the Full Picture Is Far More Complicated.
Australia’s world-first national legislation to restrict access to social media accounts for children under 16 years old has been in force for about three months. New data from a survey of 1,070 Australian adults provides tantalising evidence of some positive effects. The YouGov survey found many parents had noticed several positive behavioural … [continued]
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