Energy
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Detroit solar farm plans delayed
“Solar panels will disrupt and destroy entire neighborhoods,” Councilwoman Angela Whitfield-Calloway said.
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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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Energy Department claims strategic oil reserve refill prices good for taxpayers, industry disagrees
An industry spokesperson compared the DOE’s recent purchases to a teenage son, granted use of the family car, bringing it home with the tank half empty. Then, he tells you it's okay because he’s going to put a gallon in today and another one tomorrow. It will take 75 months to bring the nation's petroleum reserves back to the level it was before Biden began draining it.
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DC adopts California's electric vehicle mandate
Under the rules, dealerships within the district will be required to sell only zero-emissions vehicles beginning in 2035.
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Another offshore wind project is canceled, citing inflation, interest rates, and supply chains
The companies said the agreement reflects “changed economic circumstances on an industry-wide scale” which includes “inflation, interest rates and supply chain disruptions.”
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Inflation Reduction Act re-routes Medicare savings into tax credits for electric vehicles
The bulk of $280 billion in savings from the IRA's prescription drug provisions has been redirected to fund $7,500 tax credits on new electric vehicles and $4,000 tax credits on used electric vehicles, as well as other energy efficiency programs.
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Taxpayers funding $1.1M for North Carolina's reduction of diesel emissions program
The funding is aimed at a wide range of projects, including the replacement or repowering of school buses, nonroad construction and agricultural equipment, heavy-duty on-road vehicles and trains with new equipment and vehicles.
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Michigan's spending spree is 'unsustainable,' economist says
Among the "unsustainable" spending is a $715M subsidy to Gotion's electric vehicle plant near Big Rapids and a $1.75B subsidy to Ford Motor Co.’s EV plant that aim to make Michigan a leader in the EV transitions. Michigan has fallen 1.9M EVs short of reaching its 2030 target goal.
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Massive offshore wind project that was to be operational in 2023 gets a single turbine running
The turbine, one of 62, was producing 5 megawatts out of a total of 800 megawatts planned. The developers had said as late as last week the project would be operating by 2023.
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Easier said than done: Clean energy goals require large amounts of mining, expert says
A single electric vehicle requires 4,000 pounds of copper, lithium, nickel, manganese, cobalt, graphite and rare earth metals, according to the IEA.
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Investigation into whistleblower complaint over gas prices moves ahead slowly
Smith claims he was retaliated against and eventually pushed out of his job for telling the truth about the state’s hotly contested cap-and-trade program that went into effect at the beginning of 2023.
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Maine officials slow process to adopt California-style bans on sale of gas-powered vehicles
Under current state regulations, changes that are deemed “routine technical” changes can be handled by a state agency.