Category: enviornment

California Oil Well Drilling Comes to a Halt After Drill Permit Stall

According to state data, California’s oil well drilling came to a halt as the state stalls on granting new drilling permits. The state’s Geologic Energy Management Division, known as CalGEM, has approved seven new active well permits in 2023. That compares with the more than 200 it had issued last year. The stalled approvals represent…


Malcolm Turnbull Dumped As Chair of Clean Energy Board

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been removed from his position as chair of the New South Wales Net-Zero Emissions and Clean Economy Board, only a week after his appointment. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said that while she admired and respected Turnbull, his appointment “unfortunately for everyone concerned … was proving to be a distraction”. The…


Malcolm Turnbull Dropped As Chair of Clean Energy Board

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been removed from his position as chair of the New South Wales Net-Zero Emissions and Clean Economy Board, only a week after his appointment. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said that while she admired and respected Turnbull, his appointment “unfortunately for everyone concerned … was proving to be a distraction”. The…