Energy & Fuel

"Deadly Milton Leaves Florida With Flooding And Damage In Its Wake"

"Floridians are picking up the pieces after Milton made landfall as a dangerous Category 3 hurricane and cut through the state as a Category 1 storm before moving offshore. In some areas, such as St. Petersburg, the storm represented a more than a 1-in-1000 year rainfall event."

Source: CNN, 10/11/2024

EPA Reaches $4.2M Settlement Over 2019 Explosion At Philadelphia Refinery

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a tentative $4.2 settlement with a firm that owned and operated a major East Coast refinery that was shuttered after an explosion and fire in 2019."

Source: AP, 10/09/2024

Fossil Interests And Hometown Newspaper Work To Kill Solar In Ohio County

"A retired gas industry executive, a shadowy 'grassroots' group and a controversial media company are spreading misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other"

Source: Floodlight, 10/09/2024

"Exported Gas Produces Far Worse Emissions Than Coal, Major Study Finds"

"Exported gas emits far more greenhouse gas emissions than coal, despite fossil-fuel industry claims it is a cleaner alternative, according to a major new research paper that challenges the controversial yet rapid expansion of gas exports from the US to Europe and Asia."

Source: Guardian, 10/08/2024

Solar Growing Fast In Africa, Where 600 Million Still Lack Electricity

"Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are said to be among the fastest growing on a continent whose governments have long struggled to address some of the world’s worst infrastructure and the complications of climate change."

Source: AP, 10/08/2024
December 5, 2024 to December 6, 2024

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