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Feb 12 2023
News
Some Austin council members want to send city manager packing over power outages
Austin’s city manager is on the hot seat because of the city-owned electric utility’s wobbly performance during the recent cold snap. That’s a predicament leaders of San Antonio’s city-owned electricity supplier can relate to. Outrage over prolonged power outages during Winter Storm Uri two years ago figured prominently in the departure of CPS Energy’s CEO, Paula Gold-Williams. It’s too soon
San Antonio Express-NewsMay 15 2023
News
EPA’s new power plant rules threaten to make rolling blackouts more common
The Environmental Protection Agency’s new rules for natural gas and coal-fired power plants are aimed at eliminating nearly all of their carbon emissions by 2040, but those who provide and distribute the nation’s power say it will undermine the grid by forcing plants that generate most of the nation’s electricity to shut down or use less reliable green sources.
Critics warn that if the
Washington TimesMay 10 2023
News
Gov. DeSantis signs Florida immigration bill
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — At a news conference Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an immigration bill sent to his desk by the Florida legislature. DeSantis decried “Biden’s border crisis” as he spoke at Miller Electric Company in Jacksonville’s Southpoint area. “We’re bracing for some turbulent times ahead when you have a president who has turned a blind eye to what’s gone on at the border
NewsNationMay 15 2023
News
Platinum Market Seen Near Million-Ounce Deficit Amid Supply Shortage
Three-quarters of mined platinum comes from South Africa, where refining has been curtailed by electricity shortages. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg News) The platinum market is forecast to move to a nearly one million ounce deficit in 2023 amid stronger demand from the investment sector and constrained supply from South Africa. The World Platinum Investment Council now expects a deficit of 983,000
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 18 2023
Opinion
How does Elon Musk get away with it all?
Elon Musk is an Ozymandias for our moment.
He’s got wealth and influence. His place as the richest man on earth fluctuates with the market, but he consistently cycles among the top three slots. He’s the CEO of two major companies and the owner of what was, up until he bought it, arguably the most influential social media network in the world. Marvel used him as the basis for Tony Stark
VoxMay 04 2023
News
Anchorage Mayor Bronson appoints new human resources director
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson this week announced Tyler Andrews as the city’s new human resources director. Andrews will begin his new role Monday, according to a statement from the mayor’s office Wednesday. Andrews previously worked as the executive vice president of employee services and communications for the Chugach Electric Association, and has also worked as a senior manager of labor
Anchorage Daily NewsDec 29 2022
News
Europe Taps Tech’s Power-Hungry Data Centers to Heat Homes
With an energy crisis hitting Europe, governments are exploring ways to recycle electricity used on social-media scrolling, conference calls and video streaming to help heat homes and offices.
Electricity-hungry data centers are seeing huge growth in usage, leading to pressure from European officials to funnel the excess heat generated by their computer chips into municipal heating
Wall Street Journal (News)May 04 2023
News
What New York’s Ban On Natural Gas Stoves And Heaters Means For The Country
The new law is expected to help avoid 6.1 million metric tons of carbon emissions by 2040 and is part of New York’s target to source 70 percent of its electricity from renewable sources. Over the last few years, there has been a lot of talk about banning gas installations in new residential buildings, but New York is the first state to put this plan into action. The state has now passed a ban
OilPrice.comApr 04 2023
News
Tennessee Will Use Eminent Domain To Evict Black Farmers for Ford E.V. Factory
One of the nation's largest automakers has some big construction projects in the pipeline, and the Tennessee state government isn't going to let anything stand in the way—even the private property rights of black farmers.
In September 2021, Ford Motor Co. announced a slate of new development projects, committing $11.4 billion toward expanding electric vehicle (E.V.) production. In
ReasonMay 03 2023
News
New York Passes Bill Banning Gas, Fossil Fuels in New Buildings
New York State is leading the nation in moving to ban gas and other fossil fuels in new buildings. On Tuesday night, the New York legislature advanced a $229 billion state budget. The budget included a provision to ban gas in most new homes and other construction. It requires buildings shorter than seven stories to have all-electric heating and cooking by 2026. For buildings taller than seven
Independent Journal Review