- – Outside Magazine – 5/27/20
Southern Company Pledges Net Zero Emissions by 2050 but Doubles Down on Fossil Fuels
- – Energy & Policy Institute – 5/28/20
FERC Rejects State AGs Plea for Project Moratorium During COVID-19 Crisis
A May 7 request by attorneys general of 10 states and the District of Columbia for a moratorium on approvals of all new and pending natural gas pipelines, LNG facilities and related fossil-fuel infrastructure projects during the COVID-19 pandemic has been summarily rejected by the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Herring joins other AGs in call for federal regulators to halt new fossil fuel projects during pandemic
- – Virginia Mercury – 5/8/20
Energy regulator declines states’ request for moratorium on pipeline approvals
- – The Hill – 5/13/20
FERC order could bar offshore wind from U.S. power market
- – E&E Energywire – 5/13/20
Yet Another State Quietly Moves To Criminalize Fossil Fuel Protests Amid Coronavirus
- – Huffington Post – 5/8/20
World’s biggest wealth fund dumps $3B in fossil fuels
- – E&E Climatewire – 5/14/20
After the oil crash, we need a managed wind-down of fossil fuel production
- – Climate Home News – 5/6/20
Pandemic Continues to Impact Fossil Fuel and Other Energy Markets
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the national and international economy has been particularly sharp on energy markets. The economic slowdown has meant less demand for all forms of energy, exacerbating an already over-supplied oil and gas market, driving prices to near record lows.