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'Wind theft': The mysterious effect plaguing wind farms
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In our magazine, from Candice Bernd: Texas is the national epicenter of #Bitcoin mining, with only about 24 total mines operating outside the state’s borders. Approximately 40 mines are operating in the state, together consuming about 3,200 MWs, enough to power 800,000 homes. https://www.texasobserver.org/the-crypto-racket/
Copublished with our friends at The Nation.
#Texas #politics #energy #ClimateChange #pollution #environment #OilAndGas #crypto #news
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The Latest Trump and DOGE Casualty: Energy Data
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The Energy Information Administration has long provided reliable data on everything from oil and gas to alternative energy. Now one of its signature reports has been slashed and a second one canceled entirely amid sweeping job reductions and turmoil.
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-latest-trump-and-doge-casualty-energy-data?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Trump #DOGE #Energy #Data #Oil #Gas #Research #Science
When they set out to make their power supply 100% green, Northwest leaders ignored the fact that the region lacks the wiring to deliver new sources of renewable energy to people’s homes.
Little has been done to change that, ProPublica and Oregon Public Broadcasting found.
#News #Oregon #Washington #Green #Energy #Environment #Wind #Solar
Higher Prices, Rolling Blackouts: The Northwest Is Bracing for the Effects of a Lagging Green Energy Push
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Oregon and Washington are nowhere near achieving their clean energy goals. The dramatic consequences are already being felt.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-washington-green-energy-consequences?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Oregon #Washington #Energy #Sustainability #Green #Environment
'Ultra-cheap energy for every household': could a different kind of tariff change everything?
Although Tom Ragsdale’s #oil companies owe New Mexico more than $3.5 million for #pollution and unpaid fees, the state has recovered only about $50,000.
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
#News #Environment #Energy #Business #Regulation #Law #Illustration
The Mount Vernon News was family owned from 1939 until it was sold in 2020 to a “pink slime” media company with ties to conservative billionaires. Then it began publishing one-sided articles that make dubious claims about solar power.
(Published Oct. 2024)
https://propub.li/3CY5WFR
#News #Oil #Gas #FossilFuels #Solar #Energy #Billionaires #Journalism
Industry documents obtained by ProPublica reveal how NW Natural, Oregon’s largest natural gas company, pursued an approach that ended up perpetuating its core fossil fuel business while the company painted a picture of going green.
(Published Sept. 2024)
https://propub.li/3PlzCQ7
#News #Environment #Energy #Green #CleanEnergy #FossilFuels #Oil #Gas
UK government to buy electricity system operator from National Grid for £630m
The UK’s journey to a coal power phase-out. The UK’s era of coal-free power begins on the 1st October 2024
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Hydroelectric Dams on Oregon’s Willamette River Kill Salmon. Congress Says It’s Time to Consider Shutting Them Down.
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The newly signed legislation follows reporting from Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica that underscored the risks and costs associated with a plan to migrate salmon past hydroelectric dams using a giant fish collector and tanker trucks.
#News #Sustainability #Environment #Wildlife #Fish #Energy #Biden #Oregon
North Dakota Sued the Interior Department at Least Five Times Under Gov. Doug Burgum. Now He’s Set to Run the Agency.
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The state was hostile to Interior Department policies during the Biden administration. A review of its lawsuits under Burgum reveals an aggressively pro-fossil fuel agenda.
#News #NorthDakota #Government #FossilFuels #Energy #Oil #Gas #Climate
Washington Governor Orders Team to Study Data Centers’ Impact on Energy Use, Job Creation and Tax Revenue
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Last year, The Seattle Times and ProPublica reported on how the state created a massive tax break for data centers, encouraging the growth of an industry whose energy use conflicts with a goal for utilities to go carbon neutral by 2030.
#News #Washington #Data #Energy #Climate #Labor #Taxes #Tech #Sustainability
Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez;
If you want to impress me:
bring back the #GreenNewDeal
Quit cowering from reality:
Where #Housing and #Energy costs meet #infrastructure and #ClimateResilience insecurity.
We need a new deal. Again.
Get fearless.
#aoc
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#Energy picks of the day:
➡️ @InsideClimate - Pulitzer-winning US news outlet covering climate crisis, energy & environment
➡️ @NatObserver - Canadian news site on climate crisis, energy, politics
➡️ @TransitionShow - Podcast about transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy
➡️ @loy - Robotics & solarpunk fan, energy efficiency
➡️ @winderful - Percentage of UK energy currently supplied by wind
➡️ @greenfediverse - Listing Fediverse servers running on greener energy
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Postcode electricity pricing is a minefield for Ed Miliband
The Doublespeak of Energy Secretary Chris Wright
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In his confirmation hearing, the Liberty Energy founder pledged broad support for renewable energy. But when speaking to conservatives, he declared, “We don’t have replacements” for coal, oil and gas.
https://www.propublica.org/article/energy-secretary-chris-wright-climate-change-double-speak-oil-gas-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Energy #Climate #Oil #Gas #RenewableEnergy #ClimateChange
Looking for some #positivity to end the week? I have recapped 42 notable #positive #environmental and #ClimateChange articles from past month including: the benefits of the #Ulez in #London, #Texas setting a new record for #Renewable #Energy generation and #NewDelhi creating seven new biodiversity parks on previously degraded land.
https://primonatura.co.uk/positive-environmental-stories-012/
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