Energy
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Multiple lawsuits filed against CenterPoint over power outage failures
At a news conference earlier this month, Abbott said he may demand the Public Utility Commission reject a pending request by CenterPoint to recover a profit. Last year, its profit was over $6.5 billion.
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As temperatures soared in July, natural gas kept air conditioners running while wind failed
Natural gas-fired generators produced 6.9 million megawatt hours on a hot day in July, while wind produced only 0.3 million megawatt hours.
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Oregon study says numbers make people care more about climate change
The researchers looked at tweets and Reddit posts about climate change.