Energy
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Strange bedfellows: Netflix to feature a movie about a transgendered coal miner
The entertainment industry has a history of portraying fossil fuels as immoral and destructive. But when a transgender woman enters a coal mine, climate activists are pushed to the sidelines.
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USPS electric fleet push sparks cost, security and job concerns
The $3 billion the USPS received from the Inflation Reduction Act covers only a third of the more than $9 billion needed, a gap Heritage Foundation analyst Diana Furchtgott-Roth says will likely push USPS back to Congress for more funding.
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Judge rules against Trump's freeze on wind energy
Proponents have long considered wind energy to be a clean, renewable energy source that produce electricity without burning fossil fuels. But opponents warn against turbines' impact on wildlife and land. They also question wind power's reliability and affordability.
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$211 million energy saving home rebates program pilot launches in Michigan
MiHER consists of two programs: the $105.7 million Home Efficiency Rebates program and the $105.3 million Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates program
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California regulator to quietly make flying, shipping, driving more expensive
Because diesel is used for delivering and transporting goods across the country, and 40% of the nation’s imports come in through Los Angeles, California's proposed LCFS amendments raising the cost of diesel would likely impact every American.
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Colorado gets $2.5B in federal taxpayer dollars for rural electricity expansion
The Biden administration recently made over $3 billion in New ERA funding available.
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Initiative opponents claim blocking natural gas ban will drive up gas bills
In its report, Climate Solutions examined research conducted earlier this year by Synapse Energy Economics, which found that I-2066 could raise consumer utility gas bills in Washington by $150 or more per year by 2035 and double them by 2050.
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Ford continues posting huge losses on its electric lines, while automakers reverse course on EVs
Across the board, many automakers envisioned that consumers would clamor to buy EVs and all the they had to do was build them.
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As environmentalists push for more dam breaching, impacts from largest U.S. dam removal linger
The first fish in are usually the Chinook salmon, he said, and their numbers are low for this time of year compared to the historic numbers. Coho salmon are usually the second wave. “They should be present, but we’ve not seen any,” Ray Haupt, Siskiyou County supervisor, said.
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Investigation of Michigan nuclear power plant reveals extensive safety issues
But the multiple new safety issues recently discovered by the NRC and analyzed by nuclear experts may delay or even permanently halt the plan to restart the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant.
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After leading nation in EV mandates, California is now proposing an electric motorcycle mandate
If the rules are adopted, manufacturers would be forced to produce enough electric bikes to receive enough credits, and a company could buy more credits from other manufacturers if it wants to sell more gas-powered motorcycles.
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Electric vehicle mineral supply chain marred by ethical sourcing, human rights, child labor issues
The Amnesty International report found that while some automakers did better than others — Tesla and other American automakers scored the highest — none of them met Amnesty International’s standards regarding human rights.
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Despite claims electrifying the home saves money, natural gas is cheaper, DOE data shows
Energy Department data shows electricity costs 3.5 times more than natural gas – and that’s been the case since at least 2011.