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News Articles: natural gas

Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Bowen, commonly known as Bowen Steam Plant, burns coal to generate electricity on Dec. 14, 2020, in Euharlee, Ga. The company on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, asked state regulators to allow it to collect billions more from customers beginning in June to pay for the increased costs of coal and natural gas.

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  • News

Fuel costs could drive up Georgia Power bills by another 17%

Georgia Power Co. bills could go up another 17% in June to cover the higher costs of natural gas and coal. The unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co. told regulators Tuesday that it needs to collect billions more to pay for the fuel it burns to generate electricity for its 2.7 million customers.

March 01, 2023
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  • Associated Press
An interview with a federal official set off a culture war fight after he suggested regulators might put stricter scrutiny on gas cooking stoves due to health concerns.

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  • Politics

Gas stoves became part of the culture war in less than a week. Here's why

An interview with a federal safety regulator quickly became fodder for outrage, viral social media content and political fundraising.

January 24, 2023
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By:
  • Lisa Hagen and
  • Jeff Brady

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  • Energy

Facing an energy crisis, Germans stock up on candles

Germans are on a mission to transform their energy economy and reduce their consumption, including by — apparently — using lots of candles.

December 20, 2022
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By:
  • Willa Rubin
The empty assembly line at the Duralex glassware factory in Orléans, France, on Nov. 15.

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  • World

Europe fears its industries will jet to the U.S. as energy costs force plant closures

Duralex glassware maker is just one company that's suspended operations over spiking energy costs after a cutoff of Russian natural gas.

November 25, 2022
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By:
  • Eleanor Beardsley
Workers in Germany construct a new pipeline for transporting natural gas imports from a nearby liquified natural gas facility. European countries are seeking new sources of natural gas, as they wean themselves off imports from Russia.

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  • Climate

Are climate change emissions finally going down? Definitely not

World leaders are discussing how to get climate change under control, but new reports show the post-pandemic rebound and war in Ukraine are driving emissions even higher.

November 11, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
Harvard University has had the largest academic endowment since 1986.

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  • Business

As Harvard's endowment abandons fossil fuels, oil-rich University of Texas catches up

Royalties on oil and natural gas, along with lease payments on millions of acres of land, are helping the University of Texas, which is in second place, narrow the gap with Harvard.

November 10, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura
An Austrian soldier guards the entrance of the OPEC headquarters in Vienna on October 4, on the eve of the 45th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee and the 33rd OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting. OPEC and its allies agreed to reduce their production quotas at that meeting.

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  • Business

Gloom oozes from energy forecasts that show oil demand dropping, heating bills rising

The weakening economy around the world will drive down demand for oil in the coming months, according to OPEC, while the U.S. government warns that households will pay more for heat this winter.

October 12, 2022
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  • Camila Domonoske
A spike in natural gas prices amid a hot summer is contributing to high electricity bills across the United States. Here, the sun sets behind electric power lines in Redondo Beach, Calif., on Aug. 31.

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  • Business

Why your electricity bill is so high — and why your heating bill might be next

Natural gas prices are soaring in the U.S. and around the world — and they're expected to keep climbing through the winter.

September 17, 2022
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  • Arezou Rezvani
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
Pipes are seen at the gas transmission point in Rembelszczyzna near Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday.

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  • Europe

What Russia cutting off energy to Poland and Bulgaria means for the world

It was seen as a way for Russia to prop up its currency and retaliate for Western sanctions, but it could cause global energy prices to spike. One analyst sees it as a warning to the rest of Europe.

April 28, 2022
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez,
  • Jackie Northam,
  • and 1 more
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during their meeting in the Kremlin, in Moscow, on Tuesday.

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  • Europe

Poland and Bulgaria say Russia is suspending their natural gas supplies

The governments of the two European countries said Russian energy giant Gazprom informed them it was halting gas supplies starting Wednesday.

April 26, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A woman walks past a currency exchange office in central Moscow on Feb. 24.

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  • Economy

How Russia rescued the ruble

The Russian ruble lost nearly half its value when Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then, it has been the top-performing currency in the world.

April 05, 2022
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By:
  • Paddy Hirsch
Ukrainian servicemen comfort Daniil, 12, the son of Vladyslav Buvalkin, 42, who died in action and was buried on Wednesday in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have managed to fend off Russian advances near the capital, although shellfire and aerial bombardment persist.

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  • Europe

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 23)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

March 24, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a government meeting via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on Wednesday. Putin said Russia will only accept payments in rubles for gas deliveries to "unfriendly countries," which include all EU members and the U.S.

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  • Europe

Putin demands 'unfriendly countries' pay for Russian gas in rubles

President Vladimir Putin issued a new directive as he attempts to leverage Russia's in-demand fuel to counter a barrage of Western sanctions.

March 23, 2022
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By:
  • NPR Staff
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on March 4. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped nearly 800 points on Monday, entering what's called a correction.

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  • Business

It keeps getting worse for stocks. Dow sinks and enters what's called a correction

Fear of higher energy prices led to a sharp sell-off on Wall Street, with the Nasdaq now in what's known as a bear market.

March 07, 2022
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  • David Gura
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