Thursday, 6 February 2025

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Climate activists disrupt a speech by Donald Trump in Indianola, Iowa (AFP)
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Trump vs Harris: Competing visions for a warming world

Trump and Harris offer starkly different climate visions, with Trump's "drill" policies clashing against Harris' green energy support.

A view of Equinor's LNG facility in Melkoeya, outside Hammerfest, Norway January 31, 2023. Ole Berg-Rusten/NTB via REUTERS/ File Photo
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Equinor eyes lower spending on renewables after Orsted transaction

Equinor may cut renewable investments by 2030 after buying a $2.5B stake in Orsted, citing better access to wind assets.

A pair of protesters are removed from the Jacques Cartier Bridge by first responders, in Montreal, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Musch
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Montreal climate protesters charged after climbing Jacques Cartier Bridge

Two activists face charges after scaling Montreal's Jacques Cartier Bridge in a climate protest, disrupting traffic.

A drone view shows a shale gas flare in the Vaca Muerta formation, outside the Patagonian oil and gas town Anelo, Argentina, October 22, 2024. REUTERS/Alexander Villegas
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Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shales drive record oil boom

Shale oil and gas output is soaring in the flat, arid region that is home to Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale formation.

FILE PHOTO: Drilling rigs operate in the Permian Basin oil and natural gas production area in Lea County, New Mexico, U.S., February 10, 2019.    REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
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US allocates $196 million for natural gas pipeline modernization

The grants, funded by President Joe Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will support 60 modernization projects.

'Green' hydrogen is at a relatively early stage of development and requires substantial investment (AFP)
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Windfall tax backlash menaces Spain’s green energy sector

Spain's government has infuriated banking and energy giants by wanting to maintain a windfall tax on them, threatening crucial investments for the country's...

mmercial vehicle drivers wait to refuel at a compressed natural gas fuelling station in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Tourmaline, Clean Energy open two new natural gas fuelling stations in Alberta

The stations in Calgary and Grande Prairie join an Edmonton station that opened last year and together form the start of what is...

FILE PHOTO: New York City Comptroller Brad Lander speaks during the National Action Network National Convention in New York, U.S., April 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
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NYC comptroller Lander to end private market fossil fuel investments

If approved, the plan would bar future investments in pipelines and LNG terminals in the funds' private equity portfolios.

FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the logo for WisdomTree following its debut on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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WisdomTree pays $4 million over SEC greenwashing charges

WisdomTree pays $4M to settle SEC charges over misstatements in ESG funds, which included fossil fuel and tobacco investments.

FILE PHOTO: A flare burns excess natural gas in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S. November 23, 2019. Picture taken November 23, 2019.  REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo
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Texas natural gas pipeline eases bottlenecks, paves way for higher shale output

A new Texas pipeline has eased gas constraints, paving the way for higher U.S. oil production, say energy execs.

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