Energy

Can Pacific Gas and Electric operate without starting wildfires?

5:23pm January 25, 2022

by Dan Brekke

Power company PG&E is in the spotlight again for starting the massively destructive 2021 Dixie Fire in California. The company's fire record raises questions about whether it can ever operate safely.

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The TotalEnergies tower outside Paris on Sept.7, 2021. The French energy conglomerate has asked the American and French governments to support targeted sanctions against Myanmar's oil and gas funds, one of the military government's primary sources of fund

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2 big energy firms exit Myanmar over human rights abuses by the military government

1:33pm January 21, 2022

by The Associated Press

Total Energies and Chevron say they are stopping all operations in Myanmar, citing rampant human rights abuses and deteriorating rule of law since the military overthrew the elected government.

Oil pollutes Cavero beach in Ventanilla, Callao, Peru, on Tuesday after high waves attributed to the eruption of an undersea volcano in Tonga caused an oil spill.

The Tonga volcano caused an oil spill on Peru's coast. Fishermen are protesting

12:50pm January 19, 2022

by The Associated Press

Because of waves from Saturday's eruption, an estimated 6,000 barrels of oil were spilled near Peru's main refinery on the coast in an area rich in marine biodiversity.

Science

The U.S. is divided over whether nuclear power is part of the green energy future

2:03am January 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

Nuclear power is emerging as an answer as states transition away from coal, oil and natural gas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stave off climate change.

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France's nuclear power program sparks tensions with Germany over what is clean energy

4:58pm January 17, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

As Europe strives to curb greenhouse gas emissions, France is expanding nuclear power — setting itself at odds with Germany over what constitutes clean energy.

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France ramps up nuclear power as Germany closes plants in the name of clean energy

4:18pm January 17, 2022

by Rob Schmitz

As Europe strives to curb carbon emissions, Germany and France are at odds over whether nuclear power is clean. German public opinion has forced the closure of nuclear plants as France forges ahead.

Hawaii officially kicked off performance-based regulation on June 1, 2021. Under this new model, profits from the monopoly utility are now tied to goals drafted by regulators and community stakeholders, including goals for more electric vehicle infrastruc

Biden's climate agenda is stalled in Congress. In Hawaii, one key part is going ahead

8:26am January 15, 2022

by Julia Simon

Hawaii gets most of its electricity from oil and coal. So the state is trying an experiment to get the utility off fossil fuels - and becoming a model for regulators across the US.

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The cooling towers at the Stanton Energy Center, a coal-fired power plant, are seen behind a home in Orlando.

In Orlando, a mountain of coal ash evades EPA rules. It's not the only one.

9:43am January 12, 2022

Environmentalists want Biden's Environmental Protection Agency to aggressively regulate huge piles of toxic coal ash across the nation. The waste has polluted groundwater in 39 states.

Cyber risks add to climate threat, World Economic Forum warns

7:07am January 11, 2022

by The Associated Press

Survey of 1,000 experts and leaders finds cybersecurity and space add to the existing challenges of climate change and the coronavirus pandemic.

Climeworks factory with it's fans in front of the collector, drawing in ambient air and release it, as largely purified CO2 through ventilators at the back is seen at the Hellisheidi power plant near Reykjavik on October 11, 2021.

As carbon removal gains traction, economists imagine a new market to save the planet

6:30am January 11, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

Carbon removal went mainstream in 2021. But the technology is still light years away from making a real difference combating climate change. A group of economists wants to help change that.