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Energy Crisis Sees Stoves, Dry Firewood Sell Out in Germany
While the German government prevaricates around its self-imposed energy crisis, citizens are taking matters into their own hands to keep themselves warm this coming winter with sales of cheap, reliable wood burners soaring in Europe. After years of being warned from abroad — not least by U.S. President Donald Trump
US Supreme Court Deals Blow to Climate Action
In a significant setback for climate action, the United States Supreme Court ruled yesterday to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
The ruling prevents the EPA from using its authority under the Clean Air Act of 1970 to set requirements
Tilting at Windmills: Biden Pushes Wind Power, Ditches Oil Leaders
President Joe Biden on Thursday shunned U.S.
Joe Biden Plans to Take ‘Millions of Cars Off the Road’
President Joe Biden on Wednesday again promoted his infrastructure dreams of taking people out of their gas-powered vehicles and putting them on trains and other forms of public transit.
Russian Gas Addiction Sees Germany Move One Step Closer to Rationing
Germany has moved one step closer to rationing gas after the country triggered its second tranche of emergency powers over the ongoing crisis.
Report: Biden Shuts Down Oil, Gas, While Pressing for More Production
Biden keeps slamming the U.S.fossil fuel industry for allegedly not expanding refining capability as he continues to hobble producers.
Australia: Climate Protesters’ Rights Violated
The authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) are disproportionately punishing climate protesters in violation of their basic rights to peaceful protest, Human Rights Watch said today.
Zambia: Hope for Kabwe Lead Poisoning Victims
(Lusaka) – The Zambian government’s recent actions to address the toxic legacy of lead in Kabwe, in central Zambia, brings hope to affected communities, 15 Zambian and international nongovernmental organizations said today. In March 2022, Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema established a new technical committee to tackle extreme levels of
Texas Offers Major Plan to Add Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Despite Less Than 1% of Texans Using an Electric Vehicle
The Texas Department of Transportation plans to ramp up infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs), laying out a five-year plan which includes adding charging stations to major interstates, despite the fact that less than one percent of vehicles in Texas are EVs. According to the Texas Tribune, “the plan is to
Biden Presses Oil Industry to Increase Production as Refineries Already Running at Full Capacity
President Joe Biden called on U.S.
Exclusive — Rep. Markwayne Mullin: Biden Administration 'Trying to Wreck Our Economy' for a 'Socialist Takeover'
Rep.Markwayne Mullen (R-OK) said the Biden administration is deliberately harming the U.S.
Biden Energy Secretary: 'Unsustainable' Gas Prices ‘Accelerating Our Progress Toward Clean Energy'
Gas prices are “unsustainable,” but there is no “quick fix,” Biden’s Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said this week.“I mean, I think the prices are unsustainable for many people right now.
Australia: Five States Seeing Power Disruptions as Winter Arrives
Nearly all of eastern Australia suffered localized blackouts on Tuesday evening, with some of the power outages expected to extend into at least Wednesday, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported.
The state-owned Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) announced on June 14 that nearly all of the eastern and southern regions
Chile Is the Key to a ‘Green Revolution,’ and China Has Colonized It
China has spent much of the past two decades cornering Chile’s lucrative copper and lithium markets, potentially making it impossible for nearly any other country to establish a formidable “green” economy, as both resources are pivotal in the making of electric vehicles. China has maintained a continued interest in