Energy
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Trucking, construction trade groups voice opposition to Trump's proposed gas tax holiday
The industries rely on transportation infrastructure, which is funded by the federal taxes on gasoline and diesel.
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Microsoft is losing ground on climate ambitions as hunger for AI demands more power
While the company has touted its ambitious climate goals over the years, the hunger for energy, driven by the development of artificial intelligence, is pushing those goals to the back seat.
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Energy Department to loan out million of barrels of oil from reserves to help bring down oil prices
Oil exchanges, as they are called, allow the DOE to loan out oil to companies who later pay back to the oil with extra barrels, which functions like interest on a loan.
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Australian town’s dreams of having a ‘net-zero’ grid results in rolling blackouts lasting for days
Paved with good intentions: Refrigerators in pharmacies failed, which destroyed medicine, and emergency replacements had to be brought in. Schools were closed, and grocery store freezers also shut down, spoiling large amounts of food. Emergency food supplies had to be trucked in.
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Pritzker ‘disappointed’ in Lion Electric, blames Trump's 'pressure' on EV market
In July 2023, Pritzker joined other officials and Lion Electric in Joliet for the company's ribbon cutting. The Canadian company produces electric school buses and is in line for Illinois tax credits through the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles, or REV tax credit.
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In protest against LNG export permits, Climate Defiance blocks unused entrance to DOE garage
The group didn’t provide any information on why they were blocking an unused entrance to the agency's garage.
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Majority of U.S. women are opposed to nuclear energy, and advocates are asking why
Support for nuclear energy is at an all-time high, with 56% of people favor more nuclear power plants. However, there’s a gulf between support between men and women. Whereas 70% of men support nuclear energy, only 44% of women do.
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Feds announces contracts for U.S.-sourced uranium
The incentive to build out new uranium production capacity in the U.S. will further promote the support of clean energy and decrease the United States' dependency on Russian uranium imports, which have historically been a significant source of low-enriched uranium.
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EPA: Methane emissions down 44% in top oil and gas producing basins
According to the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, methane emissions dropped in seven oil- and natural gas-producing basins by up to 87% from 2019-2023.
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House passes bill to put Biden admin’s clothes washer efficiency standards through the wringer
Americans should be able to their laundry in peace without the input of Big Brother,” Tennessee Republican Rep. Andy Ogles, the bill's sponsor, said.
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Natural Gas group touts I-2066 as evidence Americans love natural gas
According to the Natural Gas Supply Association nearly 70 million homes in the U.S are heated using natural gas, and more than 5.4 million commercial customers rely on natural gas.
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Texas LNG industry contributing billions to local community in coastal region
The region is home to the busiest ports in the country exporting liquified natural gas (LNG).
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China’s mineral ban highlights the problem of Chinese control, as companies, experts seek solutions
China's chokehold on strategic minerals: The U.S. consumed an estimated 19 metric tons of gallium and 30 metric tons of germanium in 2023. That total amount could be held by less than two semi trucks.