Jimmy Carter's Environmental Legacy: Ahead Of His Time Explore President Jimmy Carter's environmental legacy and his pioneering efforts in energy conservation and renewable energy initiatives. Top News · Jan 6, 2025
The Federal Government Is Spending Over $15 Billion To Push Electric Vehicles Despite the wasteful spending, E.V.s remain unpopular with large portions of the country. Reason · Dec 27, 2024
The Trump Picks Who Could Decide Our Climate Future It's not just the EPA. From Elon Musk and RFK Jr. to Marco Rubio and Doug Burgum, Trump's choices to lead key agencies are poised to set a very different climate agenda. Texas Observer · Dec 6, 2024
Texas Uranium Mining Portends Nuclear Revival State leaders want nuclear reactors to provide power to large industrial facilities. But South Texas locals worry that a uranium boom could affect their groundwater. Texas Observer · Dec 5, 2024
The Department of Energy Misspent Nearly $1 Billion in 2024 While $1 billion is a drop in the wasteful spending bucket, fiscal irresponsibility of all sizes must be eradicated. Reason · Dec 4, 2024
Texas’ push to meet soaring power demand with nuclear energy could spark uranium mining revival State leaders want nuclear reactors to provide consistent, low-carbon power to large industrial facilities. But in South Texas, locals worry what a uranium mining boom could mean for their groundwater. The Texas Tribune · Dec 4, 2024
Elon Musk's DOGE Co-Lead Already Targeting Tesla Rivals? Vivek Ramaswamy Flags Stellantis' $7.5B Loan Days After Criticizing Rivian's $6.6B Loan Vivek Ramaswamy, co-leader of the Department of Government Efficiency, has ramped up criticism of the Biden administration's electric vehicle loans, targeting a $7.5 billion loan to StarPlus Energy, a joint venture with Stellantis, days after questioning a $6.6 billion loan to Rivian. Benzinga · Dec 3, 2024
As US ramps up nuclear power, fuel supplier plans to enrich more uranium domestically A supplier of fuel for nuclear power plants has announced a $60 million expansion in Tennessee, promising more manufacturing of high-tech centrifuges there to enrich uranium The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024
GOP Lawmakers Allege Biden Admin Hid Study on Natural Gas Exports to Push Anti-Fossil-Fuel Agenda Government Accountability & Oversight attorney Chris Horner labeled the Department of Energy's actions as a "full-blown scandal" Latin Times · Oct 23, 2024
Many stable atoms have ‘magic numbers’ of protons and neutrons − 75 years ago, 2 physicists discovered their special properties The word magic is not often used in the context of science. But in the early 1930s, scientists discovered that some atomic nuclei – the center part of atoms, which make up all matter – were more stable than others. These nuclei had specific numbers of protons or neutrons, or… The Conversation · Oct 7, 2024
US nuclear weapon production sites violated environmental rules, federal judge decides A U.S. Judge has ruled that the National Nuclear Security Administration failed to properly evaluate its expansion of plutonium pit production at two sites in New Mexico and South Carolina in violation of environmental regulations The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2024
Nuclear Fuel Prices Are Surging. Here's the 1 Stock to Buy. The price of fuel for nuclear reactors has outpaced raw uranium since the start of 2022. This indicates that conversion is the biggest bottleneck, and the weakest link, in the nuclear fuel supply chain. Russia controls 22% of global uranium conversion capacity and 44% of enrichment capacity - but that's… Barchart · Oct 1, 2024
Harris’s economic plan helps, but doesn’t get to the root of middle-class discontent Wealth creation in America today defies gravity and always flows to the top. Fortune · Oct 1, 2024
The Best Temperatures to Set Your Thermostat These are the optimal temperatures to set your thermostat in the summer and winter to save the most on energy bills. Kiplinger · Sep 30, 2024
International Business Times · Sep 30, 2024 U.S. Approves $1.5B Loan To Restart Palisades Nuclear Reactor Michigan nuclear plant Palisades closed a $1.5 billion loan to restart its reactor, which is a first in U.S. history.
International Business Times · Sep 20, 2024 Biden Administration Awards $3 Billion To Develop Domestic Battery Production The money will go toward 25 projects in 14 states to meet the demand for electric vehicles and to block China's dominance in the market.
The Conversation · Sep 11, 2024 Making fuels from plastics in Newaygo, Michigan, would be controversial – here’s why Humans generate a lot of plastic waste – more than 400 million metric tons a year.
TechRadar · Sep 10, 2024 Department of Energy to overhaul supercomputing with $23 million investment in emerging US tech Supercomputing bottlenecks are hampering performance, but the DoE thinks new tech could help.
Barchart · Sep 3, 2024 Nat-Gas Prices Jump as US Issues a New LNG Export Permit October Nymex natural gas (NGV24 ) on Tuesday closed up by +0.076 (+3.57%). Oct nat-gas prices Tuesday climbed to a 1-week high and settled sharply higher. Nat-gas prices rose after the US Department of Energy on Saturday awarded a five-year LNG export license to New Fortress Energy to sell gas...
Capital & Main · Sep 2, 2024 Workers Say Plant Eligible for $2 Billion in Public Funds Is Union Busting Eos’ Pittsburgh-area battery plant got subsidies aimed at “good clean jobs.” Its workers say they’re getting fired for unionizing.
Kiplinger · Sep 1, 2024 17 Ways to Cut Your Energy Bill Whatever the direction of utility prices, it pays to make moves that reduce your energy usage. Here are 17 ways to use less energy at home and lower your utility bills.
TechRadar · Aug 29, 2024 Ahead of US Elections, energy deal will see Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp run on hot air — Meta signs contract with Sage Geosystems for its US data centers Meta signs contract with Sage Geosystems to power its US data centers with geothermal energy.
International Business Times · Aug 6, 2024 DOE Grants $2.2 Billion Funding To Strengthen Electrical Grid, Advance Clean Energy The Department of Energy announced a funding of $2.2 billion, which would help strengthen the U.S. electrical grid.
The Conversation · Jul 31, 2024 Offshore wind farms connected by an underwater power grid for transmission could revolutionize how the East Coast gets its electricity Offshore winds have the potential to supply coastlines with massive, consistent flows of clean electricity. One study estimates wind farms just offshore could meet 11 times the projected global electricity demand in 2040.
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024 Demand for rare elements used in clean energy could help clean up abandoned coal mines in Appalachia In the hills of West Virginia, researchers are hoping to realize a long-term dream of cleaning up poisonous groundwaters that flow out of old coal mines