Energy
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Wisconsin nuclear power bills signed into law
The bills require a temporary board to plan and hold a Wisconsin Nuclear Power Summit and a nuclear siting study for identifying potential communities ideal for nuclear power generation, including both existing and new sites.
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Activists call for climate skepticism to be outlawed, and experts say it shows growing desperation
A U.N. report calls for climate skepticism to be criminalized, and other reports are pressuring social media companies to remove content questioning the "climate crisis" narrative. Climate skeptics, meanwhile, are asking for more opportunity to debate those with whom they disagree.
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Trucking industry says WA has ‘failed’ it regarding EV mandates
ACT is one of several environmental-based transportation goals pursued by the state that has faced setbacks.
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Oil and gas industry praises Trump permitting reform
The NEPA reforms include eliminating outdated agency procedures, many of which hadn’t been revised since the 1980s.
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Ford is 'committed' to completing EV battery plant in Michigan
This press conference came as concerns have been growing about the future of the multi-billion dollar plant after Ford leadership said it might be in jeopardy because of proposed cuts to electric vehicle tax credits.
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Climate change influencer once chums with Greta Thunberg now calls the movement a 'scam'
The penny drops: Lucy Biggers built a sizable following as a “sustainability influencer,” and like many young people she was wracked with guilt and anxiety over climate change. She now hopes to reach people with a message that fossil fuels are a net-positive.
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear Line 5 Michigan lawsuit
The transmission line owned by Enbridge goes 645 miles from Superior, Wis., through the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan to Sarnia, Ontario. It moves more than 500,000 barrels of oil and natural gas liquids daily.
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Debated energy tax credits still necessary in Pennsylvania, says industry
There was broad agreement on the need for stable, predictable tax credits to drive innovation, support investment and job creation, and prevent higher energy costs.
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Week after turbulence, transportation energy prices steady
The average for a gallon of unleaded gasoline statewide is $2.91, down a penny from a week ago, up 9 cents from one month past, according to the American Automobile Association.
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Blue states with net-zero emissions goals consider nuclear as hopes for 100% wind and solar fade
It appears that the New York, California and Michigan are coming to grips with the reality that intermittent wind and solar backed up by short-duration, expensive grid-scale batteries won’t be enough to supply the power needs of the states. Dependence on AI is placing even more demands on the grid.
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Senate GOP scrutinizes China's role in climate lawsuits, which Dems call a 'conspiracy theory'
The whole climate litigation campaign, Cruz argued, is part of a “strategic alliance” between leftist billionaires, radical environmental groups, and the Chinese Communist Party. It is yet another issue dismissed as a "conspiracy theory" by Democrats.
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Virginia lands $17 billion data center project in Louisa County
The campus will span 697 acres in the Shannon Hill Regional Business Park and could support over 1.1 gigawatts of power, according to the company.
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Annual benchmark global energy report shows fossil fuels continued to dominate in 2024
In 2024, oil, natural gas and coal made up 86.6% of the total global energy consumption, according to the report.