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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Sen Paul tries to eliminate EV subsides in popular measure to keep AM radio in cars, nix entire bill
Pointing out that electric vehicles make up 2% of all vehicles and taxpayers subsidize them, Paul proposed an amendment that would strike the AM radio mandate and replace it with language repealing federal electric vehicle subsidies.
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Whitmer orders Michigan fleets to be electric by 2040
Order follows automakers hitting the brakes on EVs as 4,000 auto dealers signed a letter asking President Biden to stop mandating the EV transition.
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Biden-favored EV bus maker Proterra goes bust and leaves a trail of broken and irreparable buses
Proterra, which President Joe Biden once said was "making me look good," sold hundreds of electric buses to municipalities across North America. Every transit district Just The News spoke with, except one, has inoperable buses awaiting repairs.
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Pennsylvania may see biggest drop in decade for new gas wells
The Permian, Haynesville, and Eagle Ford regions (crossing New Mexico, Texas, and Louisiana) increased production by 2.5%, 2%, and 1% in 2022, respectively, but Appalachian production hardly budged, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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$8.5 billion to highway, rainy day funds financed by Texas oil, gas industry
The two funds normally receive the same amount of money from Texas oil and natural gas industry taxes. However, because another general revenue surplus was recorded at the end of fiscal 2023 – after the industry paid record-breaking amounts in taxes – the Rainy Day Fund received $2.41 billion more because of constitutional requirements.
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Ford, Xcel plan to deploy 30,000 EV chargers nationwide by 2030 for business fleets
The plan follows automakers hitting the brakes on EVs as 4,000 auto dealers signed a letter asking President Joe Biden to stop mandating the EV transition as EVs are “stacking up” on lots.
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Saudi energy minister challenges plan to phase out of fossil fuels to prove it can be done
“And I assure you not a single person – I'm talking about governments – believes in that,” Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said at COP28.
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Industrialized nations that developed with coal hope to convince poor countries not to do the same
While wealthier countries have the luxury of pursuing a $275 trillion dollar transition away from fossil fuels, the efforts to get poorer countries to leapfrog over coal are running up against the fact that it is cheap and abundant.
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Bill to block proposed federal EV mandate passes House Rules Committee
The Choice in Automobile Retail Sales would prohibit regulations that mandate the use of any specific type of technology or limit availability of new vehicles based on engine type.
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New Mexico Governor Grisham again cites flawed study on oil and gas emissions
Data compiled by the Dallas Federal Reserve showed that the Kayrros study undercounts Texas Permian Basin oil and gas production by 25%.