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1. Germany Launches One Of Europe’s Most Modern Gas-Fired Power Plants Replacing Coal-Fired Power Station 1/17/2020

   German municipal utility, Stadtwerke Kiel, launched one of Europe’s most modern and flexible gas engine-based combined heat and power (CHP) plants on the eastern shore of the Kieler Förde inlet in northern Germany

2. Mitsubishi Electric Sets Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets 1/16/2020

   Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it has set ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets for 2030 and that these have been approved by the Science-Based Targets initiative1 (SBTi) as measures that will contribute towards "Maintaining global warming below 2°C relative to pre-industrial temperatures", a key aim of the "Paris Agreement"

3. Washington Supreme Court Sets The Stage For Legislative Action On System-Wide Carbon Reductions 1/16/2020

   Today’s Supreme Court ruling restricting the Department of Ecology’s authority to cap greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) creates a patchwork of regulations that are at odds with effective carbon reduction policy

4. Crestone Peak Resources Announces New Partnership For Real-Time Well Site Air Quality Monitoring 1/16/2020

   Crestone Peak Resources today announced an innovative partnership for a large-scale test of real-time continuous air quality monitoring at its oil and natural gas production sites in Colorado

5. NOAA Announced 2016 Is Still The Hottest Year On Record – Dr. Peter Ward's Research Claims Major Global Warming In Future Decades Is Unlikely 1/16/2020

   NOAA and NASA have just announced that 2016 remains the hottest year on record, followed by 2019, 2015, 2017, and 2018

6. Majority Of British Columbians Recognize The Importance Of Minerals And Metals To Reach The 2040 Zero Emissions Target 1/15/2020

   A public opinion poll conducted this past summer by Research Co. found that nearly two-thirds of British Columbians (63%) believe mineral exploration and mining industries have a role to play in achieving the provincial government’s 2040 zero emissions target

7. EPA Awards Over $476,000 To New Mexico To Reduce Diesel Emissions 1/15/2020

   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded a $476,330 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant to the New Mexico Environmental Department (NMED) to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter

8. VINCI Commits For The Environment 1/15/2020

   The VINCI Group is mobilizing all its business divisions to define an ambitious environmental strategy

9. Stop & Shop To Convert 40 Stores To Bloom Energy AlwaysON Microgrids To Better Serve Customers During Severe Weather And Power Outages 1/14/2020

   Stop & Shop announced today that it will power 40 of its stores in Massachusetts and New York with Bloom Energy Servers

10. Nation's Largest Dairy Renewable Natural Gas Producer Announces Expansion Of California Facility 1/13/2020

    Calgren Dairy Fuels and Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced that four additional Central Valley dairies have started sending methane produced from cow manure to Calgren's biogas operation in Pixley, where it is processed into high-quality, renewable natural gas (RNG) and injected into SoCalGas' system