
Emily Pontecorvo
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heatmap.news | Emily Pontecorvo
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heatmap.news | Emily Pontecorvo
Among fossil fuel companies and clean energy developers, almost no one has been spared from the effects of Trump’s sweeping tariffs. But the good news is that in general, the transition to clean energy could create a world that is less exposed to energy price shocks and other energy-related trade risks than the world we have today. That’s according to a timely study published in Nature Climate Change on Wednesday.
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heatmap.news | Emily Pontecorvo
Expanding U.S. liquified natural gas exports has been a key priority for Trump and part of his strategy to “unleash U.S. energy dominance.” But his tariffs could make it harder for projects that are still early in their development to succeed. After taking office, Trump swiftly reversed the Biden administration’s slow-walking of permits for LNG export terminals and issued key approvals for two big new projects in Louisiana, Calcasieu Pass 2 and Commonwealth LNG.
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3 weeks ago |
heatmap.news | Emily Pontecorvo
Carbon capture has always been contentious, but its biggest critics have traditionally been climate activists on the left. Now, in an unexpected twist, it seems to be getting caught up in the same conservative climate culture war that has overwhelmed electric stoves and ESG investing. Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, took to social media this week to castigate the Republican supermajority in his state’s legislature for hosting a hearing on a bill about carbon sequestration.
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3 weeks ago |
heatmap.news | Emily Pontecorvo
New documents obtained by Senate Democrats on the Environmental and Public Works Committee this week shed more light on the inner workings of EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s attempt to shut down hundreds of climate- and environmental justice-related grants.
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RT @heatmap_news: Trump is playing a game of calendar chicken with New York's congestion pricing program, @emilypont reports: https://t.co…

RT @heatmap_news: The IRS may have just fixed the EV tax credit problem. Here's @emilypont with everything you need to know: https://t.co/…

🚨UPDATE! TELL YOUR FRIENDS WHO BOUGHT EVs IN 2024 AND WERE HAVING TROUBLE CLAIMING THE TAX CREDIT The IRS has created a fix and reopened its portal to dealers for retroactive submissions beginning today!

NEW: The rollout of the EV tax credit was more troubled than anyone knew. Dozens of EV buyers' tax credit claims have been rejected as tax season gets underway. The issue is not related to Trump's war on EVs. But it will be up to Trump's admin to fix it. https://t.co/oBfxafj0F4