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Steve Goreham is a speaker, author, and independent columnist on energy, sustainability, climate change, and public policy. More than 100,000 copies of his books are now in print, including his latest, Outside the Green Box: Rethinking Sustainable Development.

US-EU methane rules won’t meaningfully impact temperatures

In March, the US Environmental Protection Agency published new methane emissions regulations for the oil and gas industry. The European Union enacted new rules to reduce methane emissions from the energy sector in May. Agriculture is also being targeted regarding methane. But methane regulations, even if established worldwide, won’t have a measurable effect on global temperatures. However, they will raise costs for energy and food, impacting consumers and businesses. On March 8, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its rule on methane emissions for the oil and gas sector. The rule is intended to “reduce wasteful methane emissions that endanger communities [...]

By |2024-07-11T12:01:33-04:00July 12th, 2024|Comments Off on US-EU methane rules won’t meaningfully impact temperatures

Climate campaigners are wrong as to which energy source reduces air pollution

Today’s media are filled with concerns about air pollution. But few people know which energy source has produced the greatest modern reduction in air pollution. The answer isn’t wind or solar energy. During the 1950s, my grandfather had a coal furnace in his basement, like many homes in Chicago. Five days after a winter snowfall, the snow was covered with a visible black film of dust from coal furnaces. Our younger generation does not know the original reason for “spring cleaning.” Every spring, homeowners would wash their inside walls to remove coal dust. It was the rising use of gas fuel, [...]

By |2024-06-19T18:14:49-04:00June 20th, 2024|Comments Off on Climate campaigners are wrong as to which energy source reduces air pollution

Winter without your gasoline car

National media showed images of owners pushing dead EVs around charging stations and waiting for hours to try to charge their vehicle.

By |2024-05-17T08:28:05-04:00May 16th, 2024|Comments Off on Winter without your gasoline car

The looming electricity shortage

Many states in the US are headed for a serious and prolonged shortage of electrical power not seen in decades, driven by rising demand from the artificial intelligence revolution and mandates to adopt green energy.

By |2024-06-07T08:34:54-04:00May 4th, 2024|Comments Off on The looming electricity shortage
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