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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Nations at climate summit reach final agreement to transition away from fossil fuels with caveats
Dr. Roger Pielke Jr., professor of environmental studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, noted the agreement doesn't set policy, and debate over its language is an "exercise in semantic accommodation."
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Report: China Already Hacking into U.S. Utilities, Pipeline, Port Companies
The goal, the report describes, is to find ways to “sow panic and chaos or snarl logistics in the event of a U.S.-China conflict in the Pacific.”
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In slap to Putin, House votes to ban U.S. imports of Russian uranium
House sponsor urges Senate to follow suit on bipartisan bill designed to improve national security, encourage domestic uranium supply.
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Hageman says Biden's 'radical climate agenda' reason Americans can't access affordable energy
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Hageman's plan to address so-called energy poverty is really to enrich fossil fuel companies and their executives.
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Lack of anti-fossil fuel message in climate summit declaration angers hardcore climate activists
“COP28 is now on the verge of complete failure. The world desperately needs to phase out fossil fuels as quickly as possible," Al Gore said in response to the summit's not producing a clear plan to phase out fossil fuels.
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Argentina's new, libertarian-minded President Milei to pursue net-zero carbon emissions
Argentina's climate diplomat said that, while President Javier Milei is committed to giving Argentina a freer market economy, “the market demands to include measures to address climate change.”
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Washington Gov. Inslee unveils $941 million supplemental budget plan to fight climate change
Much of the funding for the governor's plan originates from the state's carbon auction, which has amassed more than $1.5 billion from the sale of more than 39 million carbon allowances. Critics have assailed the program, saying it's responsible for an extra 40-50 cents per gallon of gasoline born by commuters.
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Illinois will soon allow construction of new nuclear power projects
The measure first passed earlier this year but was vetoed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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Two bills seek to protect, expand hydropower production
As proposed, the bill would designate electricity produced from hydropower as a renewable energy resource for all federal programs and procurement requirements, set a two-year licensing requirement by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for “next-generation” hydropower resources, and promote turbine and generator designs that improve performance while protecting fish and environmental resources.
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Michigan lawmaker questions corporate subsidies after Stellantis layoffs
Recently, Michigan has doled millions and more than a billion dollars to private companies laying off workers. When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Ford’s $3.5B Marshall electric vehicle plant, it was expected to employ 2,500 people with “good-paying” jobs. Now, that plant will employ 800 fewer people making an average wage of $45,136 – about $22 an hour.