Arkansas’s former oil fields may become the forefront of sustainable lithium extraction
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- March 4, 2024
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Southern Arkansas’s Smackover Formation, known for its oil production history, is now a hopeful ground for lithium mining. Boyce Upholt reports for Yale E360. In short: The Smackover Formation, historically an oil production site, may soon aid in the clean energy transition with its rich lithium brines suitable for direct lithium extraction (DLE). DLE allegedly […]
Read MoreBiden cancels last oil, gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge | #alaska | #politics
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- December 31, 2023
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JUNEAU, Alaska — In a move that angered Republicans, the Biden administration canceled the seven remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge last week, overturning sales held in the Trump administration’s waning days, and proposed stronger protections against development on vast swaths of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The Interior Department’s […]
Read MoreClimate activists want to keep the battle against Alaska’s Willow oil project alive | #alaska | #politics
Opponents of the Willow project gathered outside the Department of Interior during a protest Tuesday, March 21, 2023. The activists made noise with drums, bullhorns and whistles to try to disrupt a speech President Joe Biden delivered inside. (Riley Rogerson / ADN) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden delivered remarks on Tuesday designating new national monuments […]
Read MoreDrilling for Oil in Alaska, as World Scrambles for Arctic Riches | #alaska | #politics
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- July 10, 2023
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There’s an ocean of oil and gas frozen in place beneath the Arctic. The cascading impact of climate change would argue for leaving it there. Yet the melting of the High North’s icy barriers also feeds the ambitions of nations near and far to exploit it. Countless headlines herald a new scramble for the Arctic’s […]
Read MoreOil Companies Stand Up To Los Angeles City Council Drilling Ban | #citycouncil
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- January 21, 2023
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After decades of transitioning towards renewable energy, with several new developments across the state, LA has finally taken significant steps to move away from oil and gas. California has been repeatedly called the leader in clean energy in the U.S., and yet it is home to several large-scale oil and gas projects, as well as […]
Read MoreScott Simon made conservation cool in Arkansas
Photo: Courtesy of The Nature Conservancy On the surface, Scott Simon is a mild-mannered biologist. But he’s more like Superman on a motorcycle. What’s happening: A 26-year veteran of The Nature Conservancy, Simon is leaving the Arkansas chapter at the end of December to lead a yet-to-be-named foundation for the Don and Millie Nelms family, […]
Read MoreWhy Chicago mayor’s crime-fighting strategy is costing Muslim, Arab-owned businesses dear
ANKARA: The comprehensive agreements signed on Friday in Istanbul by Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the UN are expected to unblock the Black Sea for Ukrainian exports of grains and to help prevent a global food crisis following Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. However, serious questions still remain about the implementation phase amid the continuing war in Ukraine. […]
Read MoreBiden’s offshore drilling plan draws debate about future of coastal Alabama | State and Regional News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
John Sharp al.com Oil and gas revenue leases produced so much of a boost for Alabama’s Gulf Coast last year that Gov. Kay Ivey decided to travel to Spanish Fort in October and announce $41 million in projects while blowing out the candles on her birthday cake. This year’s present to Alabama from the Gulf […]
Read More5 Things to Know in Alaska Politics: Oil loophole, pipeline pioneer, new commish | Politics | #alaska | #politics
A Fairbanks state senator is questioning the subsidies that Alaska awards big oil companies in tax breaks that will total nearly $2 billion this fiscal year. Alaska’s new state budget prioritizes public safety with funding for new hires who are expected to increase the ranks of Alaska state and wildlife troopers. And a pair of […]
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