Energy
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Tens of thousands without power in western Washington since Tuesday storms
Seattle City Light was still working to restore more than 4,000 customers and Snohomish PUD had more than 13,600 customers still in the cold as of noon Friday.
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United Nations to establish an initiative to research and act against “climate misinformation”
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that “climate disinformation” would encompass a wide range of perspectives it declares are inappropriate.
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Despite lackluster consumer interest, automakers are asking Trump to keep EV mandate in place
John Bozzella, president of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, said in a letter to Trump that automakers’ success depends on “stability and predictability in auto-related emissions standards.”
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‘Wind turbine’s on fire again’: Farmers in Iowa say they can’t get company to clean up blade debris
The two wind turbines have been struck three times by lightning, shattering blades and scattering debris over the family farm. As the blade debris becomes more embedded in the topsoil, the family worries it will contaminate their corn.
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Three utilities form unique partnership responding to regional energy woes
PJM manages the grid and coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity for 13 states, including the Mid-Atlantic and several neighboring Midwestern and Southern states.
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Think tank researcher bets on gas prices falling if I-2117 passes this November
“BP’s own invoices show that if voters repeal the CO2 tax, they will save money,” Todd Myers, vice president for research at the Washington Policy Center think tank, said.
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Kamala Harris’ electric school bus program is floundering, drawing comparison to ‘border czar’ work
Vice President Harris is tasked with overseeing the federal e-bus program, and her experience as school bus czar appear to be no better than her work managing the border crisis.
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US Oil and Gas Association president says Silicon Valley is looking to invest in natural gas
"It's the baptism bootlegger coalition that's starting to evolve," President of the U.S. Oil and Gas Association Tim Stewart said.
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Kerry joins billionaire investor, high-dollar donor Tom Steyer's clean-energy investment firm
The 80-year-old Kennedy was also a senator, Democratic presidential nominee and Obama administration secretary of state.
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EPA power plant rules rely on carbon capture, but agency’s modeling projects useless through 2055
The EPA argues that the mandates of its power plant rule are achievable with carbon capture, but its models show no new natural gas-fired power plants or coal plants will use the technology through 2055.
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Rivian production lines reduced due to supply shortage
Rivian confirmed the production disruption of both the R1 and RCV lines, due to a supply shortage of a shared component. Rivian would not confirm if the component is copper wire used to make the electric motors.
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Natural gas generation hit record highs in summer, forecast expects rising demand in winter
The U.S. generated more than 7.1 million megawatt hours of electricity on Aug. 2, 2024, a record high. This was about half of all the electricity generated in the lower 48 that day.
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Vance warns Harris would force Americans to buy energy from 'tin pot dictators'
Vance went on to highlight the Trump campaign's position of bolstering domestic energy production as a means of lowering prices and providing economic relief.