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Biden’s move on oil and gas federal leasing stops short of a ban : NPR

The report recommends hiking federal royalty rates for oil and gas drilling, which have not been raised for 100 years. The federal rate of 12.5% that developers must pay to drill on public lands is significantly lower than many states and private landowners charge for drilling leases on state or private lands.

The report also said the government should consider raising bond payments that energy companies must set aside for future cleanup before they drill new wells. Bond rates have not been increased in decades, the report said.

The Bureau of Land Management, an Interior Department agency, should focus leasing offers on areas that have moderate to high potential for oil and gas resources and are close to existing oil and gas infrastructure, the report said.

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The COP26 climate summit is over. Here’s what world leaders agreed to : NPR

As negotiators met in closed-door sessions, thousands of activists filled the streets to remind them the world has less than a decade to get greenhouse gases under control. Emissions need to fall around 45% by 2030 to give the world a chance of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2100 (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). Instead, they're expected to rise almost 14% over the next nine years.

This Is What Will Determine The Future Of Climate Change

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This Is What Will Determine The Future Of Climate Change

11/12/21 by FiveThirtyEight, 538, ABC News, Nate Silver

Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/131193213
Episode: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/ESP7425552792.mp3?updated=1636750172

On the final day of COP26, we look at whether these types of international agreements actually shape countries’ climate policies and whether there are other factors that are more important.

International relations is a fascinating business, I enjoyed studying them in college.

Coal Heating is Kind of Nasty

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Coal Heating is Kind of Nasty

Anthracite coal home heating, aka smokeless coal is fairly common in Northern Pennsylvania. Bitmous coal for rural home heating is much more common in Southern Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Bitmous coal is pretty nasty fuel to burn with a home coal stoves, it burns black and sooty like some plastics until its up to temperature when you can see the blue color of the sulfur in the white smoke. Makes wood smoke look clean.