Headline News:
- “The Oil and Gas Industry Wants Us to Protect It From Climate Change” • The state of Texas is pursuing a $12 billion, mostly taxpayer-funded project to erect a 60-mile-long barrier made up of concrete sea walls, steel levees, and the like to keep rising waters from destroying all that is to be found along the Gulf coastline. [Natural Resources Defense Council]
Petrochemical facilities (David J Phillip | AP)
- “Inspector general to review whether politics influences EPA’s science” • The EPA inspector general’s office announced that it will review the “extent and type of employee concerns, if any, with scientific integrity.” The review is significant because of the Trump administration’s focus on how the EPA and other offices conduct and use science. [CNN]
- “Lawmakers approve bill that makes PG&E, ratepayers share wildfire costs” • PG&E will be allowed to have ratepayers shoulder some of the multibillion-dollar cost of last year’s wildfires under a bill approved by both houses of California’s Legislature. But PG&E must open its books for an examination by regulators. [Santa Rosa Press Democrat]
- “Distributed solar saved ISO-NE consumers $20 Million during July heat wave, report says” • During peak hours for electricity demand, distributed solar can reduce load on the New England grid by more than 1 GW, the report found, helping to reduce system-wide costs. The analysis was done by Synapse Energy Economics. [Utility Dive]
- “Canadian Appeals Court Rules Against Trans Mountain Pipeline” • The Canadian federal appeals court ruled that the Trans Mountain Pipeline’s application process was legally flawed. One flaw noted in the unanimous decision was a failure to engage in meaningful consultations with the indigenous people affected if the pipeline is built. [CleanTechnica]
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September 1 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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