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☆ Why some of the 'clean' hydrogen hubs in the U.S. plan to use natural gas, a fossil fuel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

The others will use a combination of renewables, nuclear power, and natural gas with carbon capture and storage. Putting federal money behind a program to fight climate change while using natural gas, a fossil fuel, as one of its main ingredients may not seem intuitive. To wit, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, where the funding for the hydrogen hubs comes from, specifically required that two of the selected hydrogen hubs be located in natural gas-rich regions. Making hydrogen from natural gas with carbon capture will require additional energy and be more expensive than producing hydrogen from natural gas where the excess carbon emissions just spew into the atmosphere. That is what the U.S. government is trying to change with its hydrogen hubs program and the production tax credit.

Persons: Joe Biden, Elizabeth Flores, Jennifer Granholm, Rachel Fakhry, Fakhry, Jonathan Ernst, Kent, Sean Heinroth, Young's, That's, Heinroth, Tom Oakland, Wisconsin —, They've, Alex Kizer, Kizer Organizations: Cummins, Star Tribune, Getty, Swiss Army, U.S . Department of the Energy, Natural Resources Defense, Energy, Department of Energy, CNBC, Reuters, Infrastructure Law, Ernst, of Energy, North Dakota Department of Commerce, Oakland, EFI Foundation, U.S, Treasury Department Locations: America, Fridley, Minn, United States, U.S, Tioga, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Houston, Montana , North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Washington

☆ Lawyers elect leader with clout in Israel's judicial crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Dan Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Amit Becher and other private Israeli lawyers protest Netanyahu's government court reform in what they call "a political threat to the judicial system and democracy" outside the Tel Aviv District Court, Israel January 12, 2023. The Israel Bar Association provides two of the Judicial Appointments Committee's nine members. The others are a mix of Supreme Court justices, cabinet ministers and parliamentarians meant to encourage give-and-take in bench picks. Becher denies having a partisan objective, saying lawyers of all stripes back his pledge to prevent a "political takeover by the government of the Judicial Appointments Committee". The coalition argues that the reforms would balance out the branches of government, and plans on Wednesday to begin work on a fresh bill to limit some Supreme Court powers.

Persons: Amit Becher, Corinna Kern, Benjamin Netanyahu, reining, Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, Becher, Naveh, Dan Williams Organizations: Tel, Court, REUTERS, Israel Bar Association, Efi, Supreme, Thomson Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel

☆ Fact Check-Poster seeking ‘pure’ Ukrainian blood donations is a fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An image of a fake poster that appears to be seeking blood donations from “pure-blooded Ukrainians” has been circulating online. From March 31, 2023, blood donations will be accepted only if you are a pure-blooded Ukrainian. In a Facebook post published on March 1, Liski said the company was contacting the police about the fake poster (here ). Legislation covering donations reads: “A blood and/or blood components donor can be any legally capable citizen of Ukraine, foreigner or person without citizenship who has a permanent residence permit on the territory of Ukraine” (here ). The appeal for blood donations from “pure-blooded” Ukrainians is fake.

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