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News Articles: Energy

Plant Bowen in Bartow County

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  • Energy

Georgia’s coal-fired plant closings likely to go on despite Supreme Court EPA ruling

The West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency opinion was a victory for Georgia and 18 other Republican-led states as it limits Democratic President Joe Biden’s ability to pursue his climate goals. 

July 01, 2022
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
In this July 27, 2018 photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo.

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  • National

With time ticking for climate action, Supreme Court limits ways to curb emissions

The U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in a key environmental case, WV v. EPA, says the federal agency lacks authority to use greenhouse gas emissions caps to force fossil fuel power plants out of business.

June 30, 2022
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By:
  • Laura Benshoff and
  • Nathan Rott
The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant shut down in 2019. Exelon Generation blamed the closure on a lack of state subsidies. Such subsidies are growing amid concerns that such closures abet climate change.

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  • Energy

Nuclear power is gaining support after years of decline. But old hurdles remain

Investment from the government and private sector are changing the trajectory of the aging U.S. nuclear fleet and spurring development of new nuclear technology.

June 30, 2022
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By:
  • Laura Benshoff
Soldiers patrol near the TotalEnergies complex in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. Last year the insurgency caused TotalEnergies to put onshore operations on hold. But Italy's ENI and ExxonMobil are moving ahead with a new floating LNG ship offshore. It plans to deliver its first LNG later this year.

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  • Climate

War in Ukraine is driving demand for Africa's natural gas. That's controversial

The African natural gas industry is booming as Europe looks to replace Russian supplies. But some worry new African gas projects don't make financial sense in a warming world.

June 29, 2022
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By:
  • Julia Simon
President Biden appears with other G7 leaders on Sunday, as a summit at Elmau Castle in the German Alps gets underway. Biden announced a $200 billion U.S. investment as part of a global infrastructure project by major democracies to counter China's investments in developing countries.

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  • World

Biden announced a $600 billion global infrastructure program to counter China's clout

A decade after China's global infrastructure program started, the U.S., G7 countries and private capital will invest in clean energy, technology and other projects in developing countries.

June 26, 2022
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
President Biden pitched a three-month break on the federal fuel tax to help American drivers face the highest inflation in four decades, but critics said the proposal is unlikely to work.

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  • Politics

Biden wants a gas tax holiday. Some economists say that's a bad idea

Biden wants Congress to give people a break on the federal gas tax for the summer. But economists say that won't translate into big savings at the pump — and could hurt efforts to curb inflation.

June 22, 2022
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
Orick, California, is the gateway to Redwood National and State Parks.

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  • Economy

The tale of a distressed American town on the doorstep of a natural paradise

The town of Orick sits just steps away from Redwood National Park. It has prime real estate for recreation and tourism, so why are its motels and restaurants shuttered and its residents impoverished?

June 21, 2022
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Front end loaders are dwarfed by the coal field at Georgia Power's Plant Scherer.

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  • Environment

Three Georgia power plants land on list of nation’s dirtiest

The dirtiest power plants have an outsized impact: In 2020, the 10 most climate-polluting plants in Georgia were responsible for 91.5% of global warming emissions from the power sector despite only generating 56.5% of total electricity, according to the report.

June 21, 2022
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By:
  • Dave Williams
President Biden railed against oil company profits at an event at the Port of Los Angeles, saying, "Exxon made more money than God last year."

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  • Politics

Biden is under pressure on gas prices. So he's putting pressure on oil companies

President Biden says he wants the biggest refiners to do more to increase gasoline supply and lower prices. He says he's ready to use emergency powers to boost capacity — but he didn't give details.

June 15, 2022
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
The DeLorean Motor Company released images and specs of its forthcoming electric vehicle on its website this week.

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  • Business

DeLorean is back (to the future) with an electric car, and some caveats

The DeLorean Motor Company — the latest corporate iteration of the brand and not the creator behind the iconic 1980s model — is previewing an electric vehicle that will debut at a car show in August.

May 31, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Ukrainian demonstrators demand an embargo on Russian oil during a protest in front of EU institutions prior to an extraordinary meeting of EU leaders to discuss Ukraine, energy and food security at the Europa building in Brussels on Monday.

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  • Europe

The EU will block most Russian oil imports as Hungary's Orbán fights off a total ban

Pipeline deliveries, which are critical to Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, won't be affected by the ban. The much more complicated issue of Russian natural gas remains unresolved.

May 31, 2022
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz
Plant Scherer

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  • Energy

Georgia Power pressing ahead with coal ash storage plan, slow rollout of clean energy

The Georgia Public Service Commission is set to vote July 22 on Georgia Power’s long-term energy plans for coal plant closings, solar energy production, electric vehicle infrastructure and more.

May 31, 2022
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
A worker carries used drink bottles and cans for recycling at a collection point in Brooklyn, New York. Three decades of recycling have so far failed to reduce what we throw away, especially plastics.

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  • Climate

We never got good at recycling plastic. Some states are trying a new approach

New York is the latest, and largest, state to consider charging product-makers to dispose of their packaging. But lawmakers are clashing over how much to involve industry in creating a new system.

May 30, 2022
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By:
  • Matthew Schuerman
Black or brown hydrogen is extracted from coal. Gray hydrogen is made by heating natural gas. Both create carbon dioxide. Blue hydrogen captures about 90% of that carbon dioxide and stores it, usually underground. Green hydrogen uses renewable energy to split hydrogen out of water using electricity. Pink hydrogen does the same but relies on nuclear power.

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  • National

Hydrogen may be a climate solution. There's debate over how clean it will truly be

The federal government plans to build several hydrogen hubs around the country. The goal is to find a cleaner replacement for fossil fuels. But there are challenges in how hydrogen is produced.

May 27, 2022
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By:
  • Reid Frazier
A view of the business tower Lakhta Centre, the headquarters of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom in St. Petersburg, Russia, on April 27. Russia has halted natural gas exports to neighboring Finland.

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  • World

Russia has cut off its natural gas exports to Finland in a symbolic move

The move came just days after the Nordic country announced it wanted to join NATO and marked a likely end to Finland's nearly 50 years of importing natural gas from Russia.

May 21, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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