Headline News:
- “Scientists Struggle To Save Vital Seagrasses From Coastal Pollution” • Seagrasses grow along coastlines nearly everywhere around the world, and they can store twice as much carbon in a given area as temperate and tropical forests. But the over 70 species of seagrasses in coastal habitats are among the most poorly protected. [The Weather Channel]
Lobster in seagrass (Tay Evans | MA Division of Marine Fisheries via AP)
- “Washington State Ferries, Second-Largest Ferry Network, Switching From Diesel To Batteries” • Washington State Ferries is the second-largest ferry system in the world. Now, it is switching that system from diesel to batteries. Three Jumbo Mark II ferries, which together use 5 million gallons of fuel per year, will be upgraded first. [CleanTechnica]
- “Another Oil Major Bails On Marcellus Shale” • Beginning in 2019, signs of weakness in parts of the shale oil business began to take shape in the massive retrenchment of the service industry that powered shale growth. This trend became even more clear when Chevron said it would write down and put on the auction block its Marcellus shale assets. [OilPrice.com]
- “New Regulations Announced For Peak-Use Power Plants” • Governor Andrew Cuomo announced new regulations to reduce emissions in peak-use power plants Monday in a press release. The new regulations will lower the threshold for NOx emissions. Peak-use power plants have until 2023 to 2025 to find cleaner energy sources. [NEWS10 ABC]
- “Judge: DTE Energy’s Long-Term Plan Is Flawed” • DTE Energy missed the mark on proposed long-term energy plan, an administrative law judge ruled. A number of groups intervened in the case, pointing to what they call DTE’s use of bad data and flawed modeling to produce results that understate the benefits of renewable energy. [Michigan Radio]
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December 25 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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