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NINTH CIRCUIT - PART TWO

As we know, the City of Berkeley, CA banned the installation of natural gas piping in new construction. Judges in the U.S. Ninth Circuit...

THE NINTH CIRCUIT DELIVERS

In 2019, Berkeley, CA became the first city in the country to prohibit natural gas connections in new buildings. On April 17th, the Ninth...

NATURAL GAS ESSENTIAL TO AGRICULTURE

The first in American Gas Association’s Advancing America series, “Advancing America’s Agriculture: The Value of Natural Gas to U.S....

THE DETAILS ON WASHINGTON'S FIRST CAP-AND-INVEST AUCTION

Washington state held its first cap-and-invest auction on February 28, marking an important milestone in the state’s efforts to reduce...

GAS + COOKING + RESTAURANTS = YUM

In the Pacific Northwest, several cities are considering curtailing the use of natural gas in new and existing buildings, including...

COOKING WITH GAS: INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND RESIDENTIAL GAS RANGES

The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) claimed that a report it had published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and...

INFLATION REDUCTION ACT: INCENTIVES FOR ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Guest Blog by Alex Schay, NW Alliance for Clean Transportation The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) contains numerous incentives for [...]

GARBAGE: IMPORTANT ENERGY SOURCE

If you live in Spokane, you know about its waste-to-energy facility which burns up to 800 tons of solid waste a day and can generate 22...

A BRIEF PRIMER ON HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT

On August 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law. The 755-page legislation touches on a variety...

NATURAL GAS NEEDS TO PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR EVER-EVOLVING NET ZERO ENERGY SYSTEM

Guest Blog: Onboard Dynamics For our society to prosper and thrive while also meeting our environmental goals, there needs to be...

OPINION: THE CASE FOR RENEWABLE GAS IN A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE, NOT JUST ELECTRICITY

NWGA Board member for FortisBC, Joe Mazza, vice-president of energy supply and resource development, submitted an opinion editorial

GUEST BLOG: GAS INFRASTRUCTURE KEY FOR CLIMATE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

A report by researchers at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy presents a well-rounded view on the role that natural gas...

ENERGY SAVING HACKS FOR HOMEOWNERS IN 2022 – PART TWO OF TWO

Two weeks ago, we posted a blog outlining how homeowners can revolutionize their home energy use, particularly in the kitchen. To read...

AS RENEWABLES INCREASINGLY DOMINATE THE POWER GRID, DEMAND FOR NATURAL GAS STORAGE WILL INCREASE

Written for the NWGA by Scott Smith – President, Spire Storage Although projections reflect that demand for natural gas in the Western...

ENERGY SAVING HACKS FOR HOMEOWNERS IN 2022 – PART ONE OF TWO

The global implementation of natural gas in residential properties has grown substantially since the mid-19th century. In addition, the...

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