John Kerry says US 'won't have coal' by 2030 . . ."The U.S. would likely need to retire most, if not, all of its coal plants to meet Biden’s nonbinding goal for the country to generate entirely carbon-free power by 2035. There would also be little role for coal if the U.S. achieves Biden’s pledge to the U.N. as part of the Paris agreement to cut emissions economy-wide in half by 2030."...
. . . “ 'The Army Corps of Engineers is preparing an environmental impact to look through this,” Jean-Pierre said in a press briefing, after denying reports that President Joe Biden is preparing to revoke the Canadian pipeline’s permit — as happened to the Keystone XL pipeline on his first day in office.
"A new environmental impact under this administration, however, is often a precursor to the project’s cancellation. Jean-Pierre said the study would “help inform any additional action or position the U.S. will be taking on the replacement of Line 5.”
"Politico broke the news Sunday that the White House was actively surveying the market consequences of a shutdown. The Line 5 pipeline operated by the Calgary-based energy company Enbridge transports about 540,000 barrels of crude oil and other petroleum products per day from western Canada through Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsula. The pipeline begins in Superior, Wis. and ends in Sarnia, Ontario."...
