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World leaders say no to deadline on burning coal for energy, as global demand increases
The Group of Seven pledged to cut global greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030.
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Dep't of Energy says continuing Biden-era energy policies will increase blackout risk by 100-fold
The Biden administration's annual "Resource Adequacy Report" mentioned climate change 17 times. The Trump administration's report doesn't mention it at all. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the latest report confirms the U.S. electricity grid is on an "unstable and dangerous path."
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Vermont judge rejects lawsuit over logging on state lands
Judge rules the environmental advocacy group Standing Trees, "lacks standing" to bring the legal challenge before the state court.
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Activists use AI to identify climate 'deniers' and pressure social media companies to censor them
"Hot Air" created a database of online content the researchers call climate "misinformation." They are asking social media companies to moderate the content. Critics say they're disguising a campaign for censorship against climate skeptics as a concern for the spread of false information.
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Bill Gates commits $1.5 billion to infrastructure bill climate projects
The funds would be related to a public-private partnership with the Department of Energy.
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ESG firms invested in coal industry they tried to reduce, while reaping big profits, lawsuit alleges
BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard had substantial investments in all publicly traded coal companies, and used that leverage to reduce production. Smaller producers couldn't increase output, in part due to banks' ESG policies. The three investment firms reaped huge profits.
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New Mexico governor touts flawed study by biased group to claim regulatory win
While the statistics cited by Longanecker were paid for by his industry group, the study touted by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Grisham is also from a group that has taken sides on issues of regulating greenhouse gasses.
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Experts warn House Energy Committee that closing fossil fuel plants drives grid reliability crisis
During the hearing, Democrats on the committee blamed the heightened risk of blackouts on the Trump administration’s funding freeze for renewable energy projects, the firing of federal employees, and the moratorium on offshore wind lease sales.
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The intermittency of wind and solar power could be worse than originally thought, experts say
"Wind Droughts": A 15-state region produced less than 10% of its potential 22 gigawatt wind output over an 82-hour period. For 42 hours straight within that period, the wind output was only 1.5% of the total.
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Whistleblower seeks return of $382M for failed Kemper Project power plant
The lawsuit seeks the return of the U.S. Department of Energy clean coal and other grants given to the Atlanta-based Southern Company, whose Mississippi Power subsidiary built the plant.