Energy
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Court hears arguments in challenge to Dept. of Energy's natural gas furnace rules
The American Gas Association has mounted a legal challenge to the U.S. Department of Energy’s final Consumer Furnace Rule, establishing new standards for residential furnaces to make them more energy efficient.
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Democratic Congressman urges Newsom to include Tesla in EV rebate after exclusion
Earlier on Monday, Newsom announced his plan to create a California credit if the Trump administration follows through with plans to nix the $7,500 federal EV credit.
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Wisconsin receives $32M to study DOT carbon impact
The Wisconsin Department of Contract currently uses construction contracts for concrete and asphalt projects and the grant funds will be used to set new standards and study eligible materials using pilot projects.
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Sen. Josh Hawley grills Interior Secretary Haaland about ‘dark money’ influence over policies
"We’re no closer to knowing for certain whether secret, inappropriate and possibly illegal meetings took place and how they influenced DOI’s final decision on the Twin Metals project,” Pete McGinnis of the Functional Government Initiative said.
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Florida legislature passes bill removing ‘climate change’ from state laws, awaits DeSantis signing
The bill also eliminates guidelines for the government to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions from fossil fuels, and it prohibits new wind energy construction within a mile of Florida’s coastline.
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Lincoln County lands electric vehicle battery components plant
Green New Energy says its factory will employ 545 people, with an average salary of $57,934, which is higher than Lincoln County’s average wage $51,886, the state said in a release.
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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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Renewable-leading Germany likely to be dependent on coal to keep the lights on through 2027
Germany has among the most aggressive nuclear-free efforts to transition its electricity grid away from any fossil fuel generation, and it plans to phase out coal entirely by 2030.
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Federal appeals court blocks attempt to allow anti-fossil fuel climate suit to go to trial
In 2020, before it was revived, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the case, saying that U.S. energy policy should be determined by elected representatives of voters and not judges.
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Reports: 2023 was a record year for natural gas consumption
Texas produced the equivalent of one-third of the natural gas consumed last year, with Texas producers breaking multiple records last year.
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Researchers: California must spend up to $20B on grid upgrades if it wants EVs
They say the cost of upgrading transmission lines for EVs could cost $6 to $20 billion, or about 10% to 40% of the current transmission system.
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House passes bill overturning DOI rule blocking oil and gas on 13 million acres in Alaska
The Alaska’s Right to Produce Act of 2023, which was sponsored by Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minn., passed 214-199.
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Democrats re-launch ‘Exxon Knew’ campaign to allege Big Oil deceived public about climate change
Critics of this campaign argue that the Democrats behind the investigation are trying to vilify oil companies by misleading the public into thinking that the companies possessed some special knowledge that wasn’t publicly available about the impact of emissions on climate.