Energy
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Iranian oil exports surge as open transits of the Strait of Hormuz resume
Crude oil exports from Iran are known to be transferred onto ships off the coast of Singapore for delivery to China.
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Feds order grid overhaul to speed AI data center development
Under the new orders, the nation’s six regional market operators have 60 days to comply with a requirement that they must either legally justify their existing grid connection rules or file sweeping tariff overhauls directed specifically at large energy users.
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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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Washington lawmaker plans to resurrect California-style gas price-gouging bill
California has the highest gas prices in the nation, averaging more than $5 per gallon as of Tuesday.
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Energy choice initiative proponents tout signature-gathering success so far
According to PSE, the utility serves approximately 1.1 million electric customers and more than 900,000 natural gas customers in 10 counties across 6,000 square miles, primarily in the Puget Sound region of western Washington.
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Biden and AOC demanded a $15/hr minimum wage, but their Climate Corps pays less than $12 per hour
Both Biden and AOC campaigned on a $15/hr minimum wage, but a campus climate action leader job in their government funded program only pays $11 per hour to "develop partnerships between higher education institutions and the community to develop and implement a climate action plan.”
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Pacific Power reaches $178 million settlement for role in 2020 Labor Day wildfires
Pacific Power has settled about 1,500 Labor Day 2020 wildfire claims with people and businesses in California and Oregon and plans to settle what it deems reasonable claims.
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Poll shows that nearly half of all Americans won’t be buying an EV anytime soon
Only 9% said they or someone in their household owned or leased an electric vehicle, up from 8% in a similar poll last year.
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Boebert and Hageman introduce resolution that would block Biden admin oil and gas law
“Green New Deal activists killed coal and good-paying jobs in Colorado. Now, the Biden Regime is trying to kill responsible oil and gas production," Boebert said
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Increasing copper production for green energy is not just difficult — it’s impossible, study says
In order to meet the demands of the green energy transition, according to the University of Michigan study as many as six new mines must be built annually over the next several decades. From exploration to construction, it can take 50 years or more to open one.
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Federal funding of $19.2M providing 14 districts with 59 school buses
The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 included $5 billion to transform the national fleet of school buses to electric, propane, and compressed natural gas buses.
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San Diego to spend up to $60 million on hundreds of electric car chargers
The contract would be for 10 years and is part of the city's goal to have 25% of all vehicle miles traveled be from electric or zero emissions vehicles by 2035.
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Lithium mining research center opens in Tempe
The project has received backlash from the Hualapai Tribe, saying it could interfere with religious practices, the Arizona Republic reported in March.