Energy
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Group sues Biden administration for information on Alaska oil drilling
The lawsuit is the second filed this month over the canceled leases. The Trump administration approved the oil and drilling leases in January 2021, shortly before the former president left office. The Biden administration canceled them last month, citing concerns about climate change.
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Toyota investment at Liberty plant climbs to $13.9B
This goes with the 2021 announcement by Toyota in partnership with Toyota Tsusho of a $1.29 billion outlay for battery production and creation of 1,750 jobs; and an announcement in June of an additional $2.1 billion investment.
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Private funding for public electric vehicle chargers on the move
C-PACE is a voluntary program in which property owners may develop clean energy projects and secure private financing. The loan payment is added to their property tax bill and collected as an assessment by county and municipal authorities.
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US power line capacity needs to at least double to handle Biden’s clean energy goals, DOE report
The report follows an International Energy Agency report estimating the world needs 50 million miles of new or refurbished transmission lines. Experts warn major challenges and costs go into meeting these goals.
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US hints will reimpose Venezuela sanctions for President Maduro halting opposition party's elections
The U.S. oil and gas sector has accused President Biden of resisting domestic production, while making it easier for foreign producers.
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‘Dual Energy Shock’: World Bank Warns of Skyrocketing Oil Prices Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict
An expanded conflict could even trigger a U.S. and a global recession following the shock from heightened oil prices.
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Illinois’ EV coordinator acknowledges battery disposal ‘a problem’
The state is actively working to get $148 million of federal taxpayer funds to build charging stations across the state.
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Hochul urged to revisit climate change proposal
The bill would give the New York Public Service Commission the authority to stop the use of natural gas for any customer or service area.
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Firefighters try new way to smother hard-to extinguish EV fires, tossing big blanket over vehicle
Electric vehicle fires use 40 times more water to put out than burning gas-powered cars, so firefighters are looking for other technologies that can help extinguish a burning EV.
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California increasingly shutting off wind, solar farms due to lack of power lines
When supply exceeds demand, a lack of transmission lines means the electricity has nowhere to go. So, California grid operators are shutting down wind and solar farms more than ever.
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Wind companies losing billions, prompting fears a federal bailout could be coming
Solyndra Redux? If the federal government’s history of throwing money at failing green companies is any indication, more taxpayer support to offshore developers is not implausible.
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Australian firm to put hydrogen research, manufacturing plant in New Mexico
Star Scientific to create a joint research and mass manufacturing facility in the Mesa del Sol district of Albuquerque.
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GOP Senator Barrasso accuses Energy Department loan czar of making misleading statements to Congress
Joe Biden's energy czar Jigar Shah stated in a committee hearing he had no influence over the Loan Program Office's decisions, which contradicts media reports he directed $375 million to a company that announced layoffs this week.