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Fight this Trump administration on clean energy as hard as the last
We retired more coal in Trump’s first four years than we did in the prior four years under President Obama.Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
High energy prices predicted to be 'the new normal'
The energy price cap is predicted to edge up by 1% from January, according to analysis by Cornwall Insight.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Trump makes picks for FCC chair and energy secretary
President-elect Donald Trump said he has selected Brendan Carr as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the current top Republican commissioner at the agency, and oil and gas industry ...Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Lee to lead Senate Energy committee next year
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) will lead the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee next year. He’ll take over for the panel’s current top Republican, Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), who will become ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Rising energy bills push inflation to highest for six months
Higher inflation pushes up the cost of living for households, and could mean that interest rates remain higher for longer.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
What Trump's win means for renewable energy
President-elect Trump’s victory has delivered some bad news for climate-friendly energy, but experts say they don’t expect the renewables sector to falter in the long term. Trump has railed ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
People told to shop around as energy bills rise
Someone paying by direct debit and using a typical amount of energy will pay £21 more a year from January.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Britain’s household energy bills to rise from January
Regulator Ofgem’s decision to increase price cap means typical yearly bill will be £1,738World - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
How to Create a Future of Cheap Energy for All
The WIRED & Octopus Energy Tech Summit in Berlin was bursting with innovative ideas for reaching net zero and on working together at an ever-greater scale.Tech - Wired - 4 hours ago -
Trump picks Liberty Energy CEO and Oklo board member Chris Wright as Energy secretary
Wright has denied that climate change presents a global crisis that needs to be addressed through a transition away from fossil fuels.Business - CNBC - 6 days ago -
Liberty Energy stock jumps after Trump picks CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary
The CEO has denied that climate change is a global crisis that requires a transition away from fossil fuels.Business - CNBC - 5 days ago -
Israeli military says it has completed its strikes on Iran, which included missile plants and other sites
Israeli military says it has completed its strikes on Iran, which included missile plants and other sitesWorld - ABC News - October 25 -
Volkswagen targets layoffs and 10% pay cuts amid plans for German plant closures, union says
Volkswagen is considering wide spread pay cuts and layoffs as well as closures or size reductions of its plants in Germany, the company's works council said Monday.Business - CNBC - October 28 -
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Volkswagen's employee council says the automaker plans to close at least 3 German plants
The head of Volkswagen's works council says the company has informed employee representatives that it wants to close at least three plants in GermanyWorld - ABC News - October 28 -
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Japanese nuclear reactor which survived earthquake that badly damaged Fukushima power plant restarts
A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant has been restarted after a safety upgrade, as the ...Tech - ABC News - October 29 -
Grupo Simec Steel-Plant Explosion Leaves at Least 12 Workers Dead in Mexico
An explosion and fire at a steel plant operated by Grupo Simec in central Mexico left at least 12 workers dead and another injured.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 30 -
Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says
Conservationists and a Native American advocacy group are suing to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwater flows and threaten ...Tech - ABC News - November 3 -
Britain will need gas plants as ‘back-up’ for wind in 2030, says grid operator
Report says ‘urgent action’ needed to meet government’s clean power targetBusiness - Financial Times - November 5 -
Tennessee man plotted to blow up power plant with drone, federal authorities say
The Justice Department (DOJ) announced charges against a Tennessee man on Monday for a plot to destroy a Nashville energy facility. Skyler Philippi, of Columbia, Tenn., spent months in ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
A tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant, in a step toward cleanup
A robot that has spent months inside the ruins of a nuclear reactor at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant delivered a tiny sample of melted nuclear fuel, in what plant officials said was a ...Tech - ABC News - November 8 -
Tiny grain of nuclear fuel pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant in a step toward cleanup
A robot at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant delivered a tiny sample of melted nuclear fuel in what officials said was the start of the cleanup.Top stories - NBC News - November 7 -
Nigeria signs $1.2 billion deal with Chinese state-owned company to revamp key gas plant
Nigeria has inked a $1.2 billion deal with a Chinese firm to revitalize a gas processing facility, a move that officials say could propel the African country to a leading position in aluminum ...World - ABC News - November 13 -
German police break up an environmental activists' camp near Tesla plant outside Berlin
German police have broken up a protest camp housing environmental activists in a forest near the Tesla electric car factory in Grünheide outside Berlin, citing violations of public safety and orderWorld - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Mexico acknowledges Canada's concerns about a Chinese auto plant, but says none exists
Mexico's president has acknowledged that Canada is concerned about reports of a Chinese company's auto plant in Mexico, but she says it does not existWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Indonesia's Prabowo plans to retire all fossil fuel plants in 15 years, but experts are skeptical
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has announced that his government plans to retire all coal and other fossil fuel-powered power plants within 15 years, while drastically boosting renewable ...World - ABC News - 2 days ago -
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Former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on the renewed investment in nuclear arsenals
As the U.S. prepares to spend $1.7 trillion to update its nuclear arsenal, concerns grow over renewed nuclear threats from Russia. Former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz joins us to discuss why ...Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
Cubans endure days without power as energy crisis hits hard
People cook with firewood after days of blackouts and supply issues.Top stories - BBC News - October 26
