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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China strategically manipulating strategic mineral markets and disadvantaging the West, expert says
Mineral economist David Hammond said China is more interested in controlling value-added manufacturing of EVs and batteries than it is being suppliers of minerals. Flooding the market to drive down prices helps with that strategy.
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House GOP asks Granholm for 'transparency' on LNG export study purportedly undisclosed to Congress
The letter claims that “recently surfaced information” suggests that a 2023 draft of a study on the impacts of LNG exports was sent to senior Biden-Harris administration officials.
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Feds reject Maine's offshore wind funding request
The federal agency awarded grants to 44 other projects that beat out Maine, including $472.3 million to neighboring Massachusetts to replace a drawbridge that serves the state's commuter rail system.
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Electric emergency vehicle fire burns down fire station, destroys millions of dollars in equipment
The fire station had been opened for a year.
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Harris wears the mask of an energy moderate, but critics say it’s just a ploy to attract votes
With Harris taking so many different positions on energy, it's hard to determine what an energy policy might look like under a Harris-Walz administration. Even supporter Bernie Sanders said she is "doing what she thinks is right in order to win the election."
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Hertz continues to suffer financially from bid to go electric, as J.P. Morgan downgrades stock
The bad news continues as the rental giant tries to untangle itself from its failed electric vehicle strategy.
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Kamala Harris faces backlash from Oil and Gas Association over perceived flip-flops on fracking
The vice president claimed in 2019 that she does support banning the process, but has reversed her stance since becoming a serious presidential contender this summer.
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Not just Big Oil - awards in climate lawsuits could make major industries targets, says legal expert
Former Interior Sec. Gale Norton said the ability for firms to enrich themselves opens up the potential for a broader range of lawsuits to be filed against any large emitters, including utility companies operating power plants, as well as steel, plastics, cement and ammonia producers.
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Lawmakers, trucking group signs onto lawsuit brief against EPA
The case, which includes multiple states and groups nationwide, argues that the EPA's regulations do not consider some of the downsides to an electric vehicle switch over time.
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Millions of Cubans face third day without power as Hurricane Oscar closes in
This was the third full collapse of the country’s energy grid since Friday. Recovery efforts will be complicated further by the arrival of Hurricane Oscar on Sunday.