Energy
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Trump admin to lower housing costs by removing Biden-era green energy mandates, HUD secretary says
The cost of compliance, according to U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott, adds $31,000 to the cost of a home and adds to the housing shortage Americans are facing.
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Vessels begin exiting Strait of Hormuz following interim peace deal between U.S. and Iran
The three Saudi vessels carried about six million barrels of Saudi oil, A supertanker carrying oil from the United Arab Emirates, a ship carrying Qatari liquefied natural gas, and a Chinese fuel tanker were also among the traffic moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Downed Apache helicopter aided ship oil transfers, same tactic Iran used to skirt sanctions: report
The shuttling operations are carried out at the edge of the strait and involve secretly transferring oil to awaiting tankers. Convoys are guided to the tankers using helicopters and drones.
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Fifth Circuit sides with Texas in dispute over nuclear waste storage
Texas’ law received widespread praise from environmental groups and the oil and natural gas industry. It bans high-level radioactive waste from being disposed of in Texas, excluding former nuclear power reactors and former nuclear research and test reactors on university campuses predating the law.
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As Biden's green energy agenda takes big hits, House Republicans announce legislation blitz
Rep. Steve Scalise said that House Republicans are bringing several bills to the House floor that will lower energy costs and push back on the Biden administration’s pause on LNG exports, among other things.
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Europe faces EV challenges similar to those in US, production problems allow China to fill the void
China is already the world’s largest, and perhaps most influential, producer of automobiles
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Federal solar subsidies race on in Pennsylvania
Solar has grown from less than 200 megawatts of installed capacity in 2012 to about 600 megawatts in Pennsylvania in 2020, but that still comprises less than 1% of net electricity generation.
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U.S. crude oil exports hit new records in 2023
The Netherlands was the largest importer of U.S. crude in 2023, followed by China, South Korea, and Canada.
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Survey of energy investment competitiveness places Wyoming at top, California at bottom
For California, the only items that weren’t barriers to investment, according to the survey, are the state’s legal system, its labor availability and security, which few respondents in other states and provinces rated as a problem.
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Building trades say carbon tax plan ‘sets the Thanksgiving table’
Active in 11 states, the pact – called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI – tightens the cap on allowable emissions every year until reaching zero in 2040.
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WA's latest carbon auction results could signal bidder feelings on I-2117
Those prices were blamed by many for adding anywhere from 20 cents to 50 cents to the cost of a gallon of gas in Washington.
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Clean fuel mandates will further increase Illinois gas prices, opponents say
According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of gas in Illinois is $3.70, by far the highest in the Midwest.
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Concerns remain about passage of a bill that paves way for natural gas ban in WA
The bill would allow utilities – that is, Puget Sound Energy – to start planning how to move away from natural gas.