EEI, 21 States Unload on Biden EPA re New Gas-Fired Plant Regs

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EEI, 21 States Unload on Biden EPA re New Gas-Fired Plant Regs

In May, the Bidenistas at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a hellscape of new regulations (681 pages) aimed at forcing coal- and natural gas-fired power plants to close (see New Biden EPA Regs a “Death Sentence” for Fossil-Fuel Power Plants). The editors of the Wall Street Journal called the new EPA regulations “An EPA…

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EIA Predicts 2023 & 2024 Record High NatGas Production – Aug STEO

Once a month, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) analysts issue the agency’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), their best guess about where energy prices and production will go in the next 12 months. The latest monthly report, issued Tuesday, predicts that U.S. natural gas production AND demand will rise to record highs in 2023. EIA projected…

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Battery Storage Fires Put A Different Face on “Green Energy”

Battery Storage Fires Put A Different Face on “Green Energy” Mark Sertoff NaturalGasNOW Retired Science/Technology Educator and Musician   [Editor’s Note: Battery storage and the risks it involves are the dirty little secret regarding “green energy.” The fires are hellish and are a clear and present danger to all.] Due to the intermittent nature of renewable

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Berry closes 20 facilities, provides few details

The Evansville, Ind.-based plastics processor indicated earlier this year that 15 or more sites would be closing as the company looked to cut costs. That number has now reached 20 facilities. This post appeared first on Plastics News.

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Eni Eyes Congo LNG Start-up by Year-end 2023

Italy’s Eni SpA reported lower second quarter 2023 earnings—mainly due to lower commodity prices—and it still eyes the start-up of its Congo LNG project before year’s end. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.

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US seeks middle ground in plastics treaty talks

After sharp divisions reared up at the plastics treaty talks, a State Department diplomat told an industry conference that the U.S. doesn’t want to “join a faction.” But some in Congress say that amounts to “happy talk” and risks an agreement that’s too weak. This post appeared first on Plastics News.

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