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publicnotice.co - Liz Dye - Trump wants to bribe energy companies to kill wind energy
Trump wants to bribe energy companies to kill wind energy
Public Notice

PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ Donald Trump hates clean energy. Obviously, the president hates lots of things: Immigrants, the media, NATO, and sound monetary policy, to name just a few. But of all Trump's many…

independent.co.uk - Emily Beament - UK rules on installing wind turbines eased amid global energy crisis
UK rules on installing wind turbines eased amid global energy crisis
The Independent

Businesses, schools, and farms across the UK could soon install small wind turbines without needing planning permission, under new government proposals aimed at cutting energy bills and boosting clean power. The plans would allow these…

reason.com - Jeff Luse - Trump wants to pay a company almost $1 billion to cancel its wind projects in New York and North Carolina
Trump wants to pay a company almost $1 billion to cancel its wind projects in New York and North Carolina
Reason Magazine - Free Minds and Free Markets

As Americans struggle with rising gas prices and high electricity rates, the Trump administration is reportedly trying to pay companies not to add power to the grid. On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that 'senior administration officials'…

thestar.com.my - Ecowatch: Nuclear numbers around the world
Ecowatch: Nuclear numbers around the world
The Star Online

WHILE the usual suspects in renewable energy, solar, wind, and hydro power, hog the headlines, a dark horse has been quietly racing alongside gaining favour even as controversy dogs its heels. Nuclear power is not popular with environmentalists…

timesdaily.com - Griffin Traylor - The Dallas Morning News: With AI demand surging, Texas can't stand in the way of renewables
The Dallas Morning News: With AI demand surging, Texas can't stand in the way of renewables
TimesDaily

Texas is already the nation's top wind power producer and is poised to expand solar energy and industrial battery storage this year.

powermag.com - Aaron Larson - How a University and Industry Partner Are Building Tomorrow's Power Workforce
How a University and Industry Partner Are Building Tomorrow's Power Workforce
POWER Magazine

The power industry is staring down a workforce crisis. An aging labor force is heading for the exits, new recruits aren't arriving fast enough to replace them, and a historic wave of energy infrastructure investment is only widening the gap.

independent.co.uk - Emily Beamant - Where you might soon be able to build a wind turbine without planning permission
Where you might soon be able to build a wind turbine without planning permission
The Independent

The UK government is proposing new plans to allow businesses, schools, and farms to install single small wind turbines without requiring planning permission. These turbines, which can be up to 30 metres tall, would be permitted under specific…

bbc.co.uk - Steffan Messenger - Welsh government strikes new deal to speed up wind, solar and tidal schemes
Welsh government strikes new deal to speed up wind, solar and tidal schemes
BBC

Steffan Messenger Wales environment correspondent Plans to speed up delivery of windfarms, solar parks and tidal power schemes have been set out as part of a new deal between the renewable energy industry and the Welsh government. It follows…

fool.com - Reuben Gregg Brewer - This Solar Energy Stock is Rising As Oil Tops $100 Per Barrel
This Solar Energy Stock is Rising As Oil Tops $100 Per Barrel
The Motley Fool

Geopolitical conflict in the Middle East has created significant uncertainty in energy markets. Oil prices are hovering near $100 per barrel as investor sentiment swings with news from the conflict region. If you are looking for a safe haven…

cbsnews.com - Ross  Guidotti - Why are electricity bills so high in Pennsylvania? An energy analyst explains.
Why are electricity bills so high in Pennsylvania? An energy analyst explains.
CBS News

Studies show nearly 25% of Pennsylvanians can't pay their power bills at least once a year. But an energy think tank says residents shouldn't expect those bills to come down anytime soon. Pennsylvania is the home of the American oil industry. The…

bbc.co.uk - Osmond Chia - The Iran war is causing oil prices to soar - can China withstand it?
The Iran war is causing oil prices to soar - can China withstand it?
BBC

China has long braced for a Gulf oil supply shock - but the Iran war's disruption of a key global shipping route is now putting its resilience to the test. Energy shipments from the Middle East have been at a standstill following Iran's threats to…

newsweek.com - José Ulisses de Pina Correia e Silva - Great powers can learn from small island states in today's world | Opinion
Great powers can learn from small island states in today's world | Opinion
Newsweek

Small island states are uniquely placed to navigate today's changing world. Their size and focused economies, rather than making them vulnerable, have made many capable of addressing global economic shocks and thrive as the shift occurs from the…

mediamatters.org - Written by Allison Fisher - Fox personalities used to claim that energy independence would shield the US from potential retaliatory action by Iran - such as closing the Strait of Hormuz
Fox personalities used to claim that energy independence would shield the US from potential retaliatory action by Iran - such as closing the Strait of Hormuz
Media Matters for America

The rapid increase in fuel prices surrounding Trump's war with Iran mirrors how the global oil markets responded to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. At the time, one of the dominant narratives across Fox was the suggestion that gas prices in…

grist.org - Kate Yoder - Big Oil has moved on from 'greenwashing.' Here's the new playbook.
Big Oil has moved on from 'greenwashing.' Here's the new playbook.
Grist

Remember when the fossil fuel industry couldn't stop talking about climate change? In 2020, when oil prices plunged in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Big Oil promoted efforts to cut carbon emissions and trumpeted various energy…

wsws.org - 4 dead in worst Michigan tornados since 1980 as Democrat Whitmer deflects responsibility
4 dead in worst Michigan tornados since 1980 as Democrat Whitmer deflects responsibility
World Socialist Web Site

On March 6 a supercell storm system in lower Michigan spawned four tornadoes. An EF-1 tornado touched down near Edwardsburg, Michigan and traveled northeast for 13 miles. The tornado struck a home, causing injuries that led to the death of…

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