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News Articles: Energy

6-Acre Solar Farm Will Soon be Constructed in East Georgia

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  • Energy

Supply chain snags hampering expansion of solar in Georgia, but slowdown expected to be temporary

The slowdown is caused in part by an ongoing federal investigation into alleged tariff evasion by foreign solar cell manufacturers.

July 21, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
This photo shows the landfall facility of the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline and the transfer station of the OPAL gas pipeline, the Baltic Sea Pipeline Link, in Lubmin, Germany, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Europe was bracing for the possibility that the key  pipeline that brings natural gas from Russia to Germany wouldn't reopen as scheduled after routine maintenance.

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  • Europe

Key gas pipeline from Russia to Europe restarts after a break for maintenance

Natural gas started flowing through a major pipeline after a 10-day shutdown, the operator said. The gas flow was expected to fall well short of full capacity and the outlook was uncertain.

July 21, 2022
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  • The Associated Press

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  • News

Ahead of Georgia's PSC vote comes a call for more aggressive action on climate change

The Georgia Public Service Commission is set to decide Thursday on Georgia Power’s new 20-year plan to provide electricity to homes and businesses across the state. It will double the utility’s solar capacity, but some say its plans to fight climate change aren’t aggressive enough.

July 20, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
GPB News NPR

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  • National

A transformer fire at Hoover Dam was quickly extinguished

No one was injured when a transformer at the landmark briefly caught fire, officials said. Videos on social media showed what appeared to be a fire or explosion in a building near the base of the dam.

July 19, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
People protesting Georgia Power rate hike

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  • Energy

Georgia Power’s new bid to pass coal ash tab to customers gets tailwind with court decisions

The state Public Service Commission is scheduled to vote Thursday on Georgia Power’s 20-year plan for the company’s transition to cleaner forms of energy from its aging coal-fired power plants. 

July 19, 2022
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
The dollar and the euro are flirting with "parity" for the first time in two decades.

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  • Business

Europe is on sale. Why the dollar-euro exchange rate is a win for Americans

The dollar has continued to strengthen against the euro, and for the first time in decades, the two currencies are worth about the same.

July 16, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura
A Generic Photo of Solar Panels (wide-shot)

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  • Energy

Savannah's adding solar panels to 19 public facilities, aiming for 100% renewable energy by 2035

Alderman Nick Palumbo says Savannah is poised to become Georgia's largest municipal provider of solar energy.

July 15, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
US Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)  pays respects to US Marine Corp Chief Warrant Officer 4, Hershel Woodrow Woody Williams, laying in honor at the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2022.

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  • Politics

Manchin rejects climate and tax provisions in Democrats' spending package

Manchin's vote is key in the evenly divided Senate, and he already rejected President Joe Biden's larger spending package in December.

July 15, 2022
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  • Ximena Bustillo
President Biden's visit to the Middle East will start in Israel on Wednesday. Then he will go to the Israeli-occupied West Bank to meet the Palestinian leadership. From there, he'll attend a regional Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he'll meet leaders of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq, Jordan and Egypt.

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  • Middle East

Biden's Middle East trip aims to shore up a relatively calm moment in the region

In his visits to Israel and Saudi Arabia this week, President Biden will aim to keep the oil flowing and lock in progress on the Middle East's simmering conflicts.

July 12, 2022
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By:
  • Larry Kaplow
Elba island

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  • Energy

Experts question safety of fuel export at Chatham’s Elba Island, other sites

Studies suggest there could be errors in hazard modeling at Elba Island. A warning first issued in 2016 has prompted little action from regulators.

July 07, 2022
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By:
  • Nick Sullivan
An employee at a coal mine in eastern Ukraine travels deep into the mine.

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  • World

In eastern Ukraine's coal fields, Russia's invasion sparks hopes of a comeback

Ukraine's coal industry was in decline. Now miners find themselves in the middle of a war with Russia — and global demand for coal is rising.

July 06, 2022
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  • Nathan Rott,
  • Hanna Palamarenko,
  • and 1 more
The Energy Fuels uranium mill and waste cells at White Mesa, Utah.

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  • Environment

Is a Uranium mill in Utah making tribal members sick? They'll find out in 2025

The Utah mill has long concerned a tribal community next door. They hope a new health study will answer their questions. "A lot of our people mysteriously started getting sick," a tribal member says.

July 06, 2022
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  • Lucas Brady Woods
Five Just Stop Oil activists spray paint the wall and glue themselves to the frame of the painting <em>The Last Supper</em> on Tuesday at the Royal Academy in London.

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  • World

Climate protesters in England glued themselves to a copy of 'The Last Supper'

Activists from the same group have glued themselves to other paintings at U.K. art galleries in recent days, calling on the government to end all new oil and gas licenses.

July 05, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
A man wears a face mark as he fishes near docked oil drilling platforms, Friday, May 8, 2020, in Port Aransas, Texas.

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  • National

A Biden administration offshore drilling proposal would allow up to 11 sales

The proposal brought immediate backlash from environmentalists who accused Biden of betraying the climate cause, while oil industry officials said it would do little to counter high energy prices.

July 02, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A man wears a face mark as he fishes near docked oil drilling platforms, Friday, May 8, 2020, in Port Aransas, Texas.

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  • National

A Biden administration offshore drilling proposal would allow up to 11 sales

The proposal brought immediate backlash from environmentalists who accused Biden of betraying the climate cause, while oil industry officials said it would do little to counter high energy prices.

July 02, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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