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UK Power Sector Nears “Landmark” Renewable “Tipping Point” Even As It Underestimates Solar
/in Earth News /by VillagerThe UK power sector is on track to reach a “landmark tipping point,” according to National Grid, the country’s national grid operator, as it nears the point where non-fossil fuel sources generate more electricity than traditional fossil fuel-powered generation.
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Indonesia’s anti-graft agency ‘eager to intervene’ in palm oil sector
/in Earth News /by VillagerA new video by Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission, the KPK, suggests the agency is taking a closer look than ever before at the country’s palm oil sector. Many palm oil companies …
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Women workers in palm oil plantations – a neglected sector of M’sian labour
/in Earth News /by VillagerCOMMENT | Tenaganita calls on the government, labour unions and the palm oil plantation industries to respect women workers’ rights and dignity. This is a painful truth solely motivated by profit and greed – the long and arduous journey of a woman worker …
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Deepwater discoveries signal life in offshore sector
/in Earth News /by Villagerbetter known as fracking, created a boom in areas of the Permian that were considered dried up, better seismic imaging and drilling methods are bringing companies back to proven offshore areas like the Gulf, Fryklund said. “Deepwater is coming out of a …
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Insight: The State Of The Oil, Gas Service Sector
/in Earth News /by VillagerSchlumberger has made major strides in D&C modeling in recent months with its integrated OneDrill and OneStim drilling and completion systems, utilizing machine learning and technical expertise to model the well development process. Halliburton also posted …
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President Trump Will Make America’s Energy Sector Great Again
/in Earth News /by VillagerWe’ll see more fracking, more pipelines, a defanged EPA … Saudi Aramco’s refineries on the Gulf Coast are optimized for Saudi crude and blocking their supplies would be seen as a blow against blue collar refinery workers, who likely voted …
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How Much Does It Take To Make The Electricity Sector Compatible With A 2°C Scenario?
/in Earth News /by VillagerHow much should we invest in renewables by 2040 to make the electricity sector compatible with a 2°C scenario? $ 12.1 trillion, says BNEF. Data released last week by BNEF and CERES on the occasion of the 2016 investor summit on climate risk suggest that $ 12.1 trillion of renewable energy investments could be needed by 2040 to make [&hellip
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$4 Billion Just Raised From Private Sector For Clean Energy
/in Earth News /by VillagerIt’s hard to keep a good man—in this case, recently bereaved Vice-President Joe Biden—down. Biden resumed official duties yesterday by hosting the Clean Energy Investment Summit at the White House. You may recall that to support the President’s Climate Action Plan, the White House launched a Clean Energy Investment Initiative in February to catalyze private-sector
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Finland Considers Tax Changes To Boost Small-scale Renewable Energy Sector
/in Earth News /by VillagerThe Finnish government has decided to shift renewable energy taxation from a focus on installed capacity to taxing actual system production
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