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Jan 23 2023
News
Idaho wind project pits climate against farmers and Japanese internment memorial
The Biden administration is advancing a massive wind energy project planned for southern Idaho that pits President Joe Biden's environmental priorities directly against one another.
The Bureau of Land Management finalized a draft "environmental impact statement" and said Thursday it will begin taking comment on Magic Valley Energy's proposed gigawatt-scale Lava Ridge Wind Project, which
Washington ExaminerJan 07 2023
News
New York partially banned cryptocurrency mining. Now environmentalists want more.
A first-in-the-nation partial ban on cryptocurrency mining in New York is sending ripple effects through the burgeoning industry and also emboldening environmentalists to push for similar measures across the nation.
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s November signing of a two-year moratorium on new fossil fuel-powered cryptocurrency mining projects is already said to be deterring some cryptocurrency
PoliticoNov 27 2022
News
U.S. Eases Oil Sanctions on Venezuela, Chevron to Resume Some Production
The United States eased its oil sanctions on Venezuela on Saturday as it authorized Chevron to resume pumping crude oil in the Latin American country and export it to the U.S.
This decision allows Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil company, to continue working on existing projects in Venezuela through a license, which could be canceled by the U.S. at any time, that lasts six months
NewsweekDec 19 2022
News
Arctic blast to bring temperatures of 0°F or colder to 55M in U.S., snarl holiday travel
Forecasters are warning of holiday travel disruption as about 270 million people in the Lower 48 states are expected to see temperatures plunge to 32°F or below during the next seven days, and a major winter storm strikes the Midwest.
That's according to National Weather Service forecast data analyzed by Weatherbell.com.
About 55 million people in the Lower 48 states are expected
AxiosDec 13 2021
Opinion
No, California shouldn’t extend the life of its last nuclear plant. There are better ways to fight climate change
California is approaching an energy crossroads. In three years, its last nuclear plant will begin to power down and the state will lose its largest single source of emissions-free electricity.
A 2018 law requires state regulators to “avoid any increase in greenhouse gases” as a result of closing the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant on the Central Coast. But if they don’t move more
Los Angeles TimesSep 02 2022
News
California under statewide flex alert as heat wave threatens power grid
California's grid operator issued a statewide "flex alert" for Wednesday and Thursday as an intense heat wave increased electrical demand and threatened available power supplies.
Driving the news: Residents are asked to voluntary conserve energy from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on both days while the excessive heat increases air condition use, per the California Independent System Operator, which
AxiosJan 05 2023
News
Mercedes-Benz Plans to Install Its Own Network of EV Chargers
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plans to build its own global network of electric-vehicle chargers, making it one of the few major car companies aside from Tesla Inc. to invest directly in such a project.
The German luxury auto maker said Thursday during an event at CES in Las Vegas that it intends to install roughly 10,000 high-power EV chargers
Wall Street Journal (News)Jul 24 2022
News
Self-driving tractors rolling out in California could fuel the future of farming
Some California farmers are going a little greener by opting for eco-friendly tools and transitioning to electric-powered, driverless, tractors. The company rolling these high-tech tractors out, Monarch Tractor, says this can help farmers save money, increase production, and help with the agriculture industry's growing labor shortage.
"It’s sustainability in action and its evolution of
Fox BusinessSep 22 2022
News
South Korea President Caught on Hot Mic Insulting US Congress
South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol was overheard insulting American lawmakers, after briefly meeting President Joe Biden to discuss issues including US electric-vehicle subsidies that South Korea wants to change.
“What an embarrassment for Biden, if these idiots refuse to grant it in Congress,” video broadcast on South Korean television showed Yoon telling Foreign Minster Park Jin in New
BloombergOct 26 2022
News
Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is under criminal investigation in the United States over claims that the company's electric vehicles can drive themselves, three people familiar with the matter said.
The U.S. Department of Justice launched the previously undisclosed probe last year following more than a dozen crashes, some of them fatal, involving Tesla’s driver assistance system Autopilot, which
Reuters