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NETL Marks Carbon Transport and Storage Milestones in 2023
December 13, 2023
NETL’s Carbon Transport and Storage Program features on-site world-class leaders, scientists, and engineers and the engineering and scientific expertise to manage external research projects that further Department of Energy (DOE) Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) goals. The program’s accomplishments
DOE Releases Proposed Guidance for Foreign Entity of Concern Within Domestic Battery Supply Chains
December 13, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a notice of its proposed guidance and a request for public comment on its proposed interpretation of the statutory definition of “foreign entity of concern” (FEOC) in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). It
Biden Administration Sets Stricter Criteria for EV Tax Credits, Restricts Materials from China
December 12, 2023
The Biden administration has unveiled new criteria for the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) consumer electric vehicle (EV) tax credit, specifying that EVs made with minerals and materials from China won’t qualify in the future. The U.S. Department of the Treasury
Soma Gold Receives Prestigious Environmental Award for El Bagre Gold Complex in Colombia
December 12, 2023
Soma Gold Corp. said its subsidiary Operadora Minera SAS (Operadora) has been awarded the highest sustainability seal certification from the regional environmental authority Corantioquia. This recognition is a testament to the company’s commitment to sustainability and responsible practices at its
EPA Ups Estimates for the Social Cost of Carbon
December 11, 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated its estimate of the “social cost” of carbon dioxide — a contrived way of increasing the cost of everything made from or using hydrocarbon resources to vilify those projects and keep them from becoming
First Quantum Minerals Cuts 4,000 Jobs After Panama Supreme Court Rejects Mine Operations
December 11, 2023
Canadian firm First Quantum Minerals (FQM) said Friday it was laying off more than 4,000 workers after a court prohibited it from operating the largest open-air copper mine in Central America. The company’s Panamanian subsidiary said in a press release
Dominion Energy’s GardenFest of Lights Ranked Best Holiday Lights in the Nation
December 11, 2023
This year’s Dominion Energy’s GardenFest of Lights display was voted the best holiday lights in the nation by USA Today. On Friday, Dec. 8, USA Today announced Dominion Energy’s GardenFest of Lights ranked at No. 1 in its Best Botanical
Lynas Feeds First Material to Its Kalgoorlie Rare Earths Processing Facility, Australia
December 8, 2023
Australia-based Lynas Rare Earths has introduced the first feed of material into the Kalgoorlie rare earths processing facility located in Western Australia from the company’s Mt. Weld rare earth mine. The first feed to the facility comes after the completion
Deep-sea Mining in Arctic Ocean Gets Green Light from Norwegian Lawmakers
December 8, 2023
Norway’s minority center-left government and two large opposition parties made a deal Tuesday to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral exploration despite warnings by environmental groups that it would threaten the biodiversity of the vulnerable ecosystems in the area.
Venezuelan Presiden Maduro Orders Immediate Exploitation of Oil, Gas and Mines in Guyana’s Essequibo
December 8, 2023
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday ordered the country’s state-owned companies to “immediately” begin to explore and exploit the oil, gas and mines in Guyana’s Essequibo region, a territory larger than Greece and rich in oil and minerals that Venezuela
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