From Tsvetana Paraskov of OilPrice.com. “Germany will rely more on electricity generation from coal in order to conserve gas and fill its gas storage by winter, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Sunday, outlining measures to save gas after Russia last week reduced supply to some of its biggest customers in Europe. “As a first…
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Stanford’s New Sustainability School Gets Heat for Welcoming Funds from Fossil Fuel Companies
John Doerr, a venture capitalist who made billions of dollars in the tech industry, is giving $1.1 billion to Stanford University to set up a school for sustainability. It is the largest-ever gift to Stanford. Wrote David Gelles in the New York Times: “The school, to be known as the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability,…
Update: Sweeping California Legislation Will Keep a Ban on Styrofoam Off the Ballot
July 2, 2022 Update: Governor Gavin Newsom signs what Waste Dive calls “the most ambitious extended producer responsibility bill for packaging in the U.S.” The California legislature is trying to head off a ban-polystyrene initiative this fall. It is crafting legislation that would require 20 percent of the state’s polystyrene (the lightweight plastic with the…
How Not to Cool the Earth: Make Air Conditioning Too Expensive for Tropical Regions
Air conditioning has saved thousands of lives, writes Ben Lieberman for HumanProgress, but global emphasis on high-efficiency air conditioning is likely to keep its benefits from many developing countries. In some tropical regions fewer than 10 percent of the population have air conditioning. Lieberman writes: “Despite the public health benefits of air conditioning, its expanded…