Articles tagged with "#United States"

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u.s. lng exports

Higher U.S. LNG exports drive up prices

A forecast by the EIA shows U.S. LNG exports rising in the years to come. The more gas that is exported, the higher domestic prices rise.

New U.S. LNG policy could leave struggling projects behind

For years, proposed U.S. LNG projects could count on the government to extend their export licenses. But a recent policy change means extensions may be harder to come by, leaving delayed LNG projects stuck on the drawing board.

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New York gas ban in new buildings a milestone

New York gas ban: it became the first U.S. state to ban gas in new building construction, beginning in 2026. It is the latest and most substantial victory for a nationwide effort to decarbonise buildings.

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Low gas prices force U.S. drilling slowdown

A 75 percent decline in natural gas prices since last year’s peak has the U.S. drilling industry bracing for a slowdown.

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FERC gives greenlight to two Texas LNG projects

Federal regulators dismissed environmental justice and climate concerns related to two large, proposed southern Texas LNG terminals.

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Nuns want Citigroup to report Indigenous rights violations

A shareholder resolution filed by a Catholic religious order would require the U.S. banking giant to report how its financial relationships with oil and gas companies may lead to Indigenous Rights violations.

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ExxonMobil algae biofuel exit does not deter investors

Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures has announced a new investment in a biofuels company, in spite of the ExxonMobil algae biofuel exit late last year But critics say the technology has long featured in oil industry greenwashing campaigns and is far from a commercial reality.

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U.S. videos show methane pollution from LNG

Using an optical gas imaging camera, which detects pollutants that are otherwise invisible, Earthworks found extensive emissions including methane pollution from U.S. LNG export terminals in Louisiana.

Rio Grande LNG loses key financial backer

France’s Société Générale pulled out of Rio Grande LNG. The project in south Texas still intends to move forward, but financial headwinds have recently increased.

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Bangladesh oil firm Petrobangla struggles to pay for fossil fuels

Against a backdrop of the U.S. dollar crisis, state-run Bangladesh oil and gas firm Petrobangla is having trouble meeting its payments.

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San Francisco bans gas furnaces, gas stove pollution still a risk

The electrification movement gains momentum with a new regional ban on gas appliances, but toxic gas stove pollution remains a health and climate hazard.

Europe can replace Russian gas

By 2030 U.S. could reach 90% clean energy: NREL

The U.S. this decade will see the ascent of clean energy: NREL.

hydrogen blending

Are hydrogen blending and RNG climate solutions?

Across the U.S., gas utilities face a rocky future as states shift towards building electrification. In response, they are promoting technologies — hydrogen blending and renewable natural gas — that critics say are expensive and unworkable.

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Growth of New York gas utilities puts customers at risk

New York gas utilities continue to spend billions of dollars on gas infrastructure. Unless the legislature and regulators step in and manage the energy transition more actively, utility bills will soar and the state will blow past climate targets, a new report warns.

methane pollution from LNG

Coastal Louisiana LNG buildout continues

Despite chronic air pollution and equipment malfunctions from an LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, more projects are moving forward.

Texas LNG

Texas LNG buildout rests on unproven CCS claims

A major Texas LNG project is promising to be the “greenest” LNG project in the world. But critics say it rests on ‘speculative’ and unproven carbon capture and sequestration technologies.

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Coastal residents fear South Texas LNG buildout

While much of the Texas coast is inundated with oil and gas infrastructure, the southern coast remains largely untouched by heavy industry. That could change with big plans for Texas LNG export terminals.

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“Cancer Alley”: Louisiana petchems target Black communities

The global plastics and petrochemical industry wants to build toxic facilities in Black communities. But residents of “Cancer Alley,” Louisiana, are fighting back.

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Louisiana LNG terminals spread pollution on local districts

A new report finds that two large Louisiana LNG export facilities are flaring constantly and under-reporting their emissions. At the same time, many more projects are on the drawing board.

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Winter storm U.S. power outages reveal fossil gas limits

An ‘autopsy’ report into U.S. power outages found a staggering number of gas-fired power plants went offline during a major winter storm in the United States. Critics say the incident highlights the unreliability of fossil gas.