Energy
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Texans praise court ruling halting Biden LNG export ban, remain cautious
A senior advisor to the president, John Podesta, recently acknowledged the critical role of U.S. LNG exports earlier this year.
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Washington energy choice initiative supporters turn in 431,000 voter signatures
A crowd of a few dozen supporters cheered as more than 18 boxes of signed petitions were loaded onto rolling carts and wheeled inside for verification.
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Federal judge’s injunction ruling filled with scathing criticism of Biden admin’s LNG pause
Trump-appointed Judge James Cain called the Biden administration's decision to pause LNG export permits "completely without reason or logic and is perhaps the epiphany of ideocracy."
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Plans accelerated for hydrogen-capable natural gas generation in Person County
The updated plan points to a 70% reduction in carbon emissions by 2035 as the cheapest, most realistic pace to achieve the carbon reduction goals without overburdening ratepayers. Lawmakers gave Duke Energy flexibility with the interim goal of 70% carbon reduction by 2030.
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Nuclear support worldwide is growing, but development costs in the U.S. may leave America behind
Developing nuclear energy in the U.S. is expensive — the most expensive according to one analysis, which found that it cost $8.03 million per megawatt on average to construct a nuclear power plant in the U.S. That’s compared to $1.76 million in South Korea and $4.43 million in France.
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Virginia bills would grant state more authority in the siting of renewable energy projects
Local opposition has become a formidable force in rejecting solar and wind projects, and more than a dozen states are looking to grant more authority to state authorities to override local restrictions and decisions in the siting of renewable energy projects.
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Scott, fellow Senate Republicans move to reverse Biden’s pause on Liquid Natural Gas exports
Should the bill become law, the U.S. Department of Energy would be removed from the LNG export permitting process, and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission would have sole authority for the approvals.
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Tennessee awards $21M in federal funds for EV chargers
Private funding amounts to 32% of this portion of the grants, making the total investment $31 million between federal and private funds.
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Texas oil and natural gas industry paid record $26.3 billion in state and local taxes
What the industry paid in taxes and royalties translates to $72 million a day. The revenue funds Texas’ public schools, universities, roads, first responders and other essential services, the association notes. Record remittances funneled $2.81 billion into Texas Independent School Districts and $885.6 million to counties from property taxes paid from oil and natural gas production, pipelines and gas utilities.
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Federal whale protection strategy ‘partners’ with offshore wind and has no new mitigation rules
The strategy document summarizes the state of the North Atlantic Right whale population, which peaked in 2011 at 481. Since then, 237 of the whales have died. According to the document, deaths are so high that no adult Right whale has been found to have died as a result of natural causes in several decades.
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Department of Energy eases off efficiency standards that would have banned half of gas stoves
The DOE and home appliance manufacturers reached a joint agreement on proposed standards in September, which were less stringent. The final rules followed that agreement.
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GOP House committee launches investigation into China-connected, US-based green energy nonprofit
By promoting wind, solar and electrification, China improves its economic and geopolitical position, raising concerns about Energy Foundation China funding U.S. organizations working to eliminate fossil fuels and transition to green energy.
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California lawmakers compete to stop 'income-based' utility bills
Tuesday morning Democrats led by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, D-Thousand Oaks, and Wiener announced they’d be proposing a bill to repeal AB 205. Hours later, California Republicans tried to bring an immediate vote to repeal AB 205 to the Senate floor, but Democrats, including Wiener, voted to table the motion.