"To Some Solar Users, Power Company Fees Are An Unfair Charge"
"T.K. Thorne says the $20 monthly solar fee she pays to Alabama Power will double the time it will take to pay off her rooftop solar system. "
Source: NPR, 06/03/2019
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Ohio’s Nuclear Bailout Plan Balloons to Embrace Coal, Crimp Renewables
"While other states are embracing renewable energy, Ohio is heading in the opposite direction. A bill passed this week by the Ohio House would subsidize nuclear and coal power while cutting state support for renewable energy and energy efficiency, with the utilities' customers footing the bill."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/03/2019
Sierra Club Says It Will Commit Resources To 100 Candidates Next Year
"The Sierra Club on Thursday said it plans to have staff and volunteers back the efforts of 100 yet-to-be-selected campaigns across the country, making it the latest green group to commit significant resources to help elect candidates who vow to take action on climate change."
Source: The Hill, 05/31/2019
"Michigan AG Will Move To Shut Pipeline In June If No Deal"
"Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Wednesday she will move in June to shut a Great Lakes oil pipeline if the governor cannot reach a resolution with operator Enbridge, saying the state is in “great peril” the longer the oil continues to flow under a sensitive waterway."
Source: AP, 05/31/2019
Illinois Passes Tougher Rules on Toxic Coal Ash Over Risks to Health
"Illinois is poised to become the latest state to crack down on power plants' coal ash waste, a hazardous byproduct of coal burning and source of groundwater contamination."
Source: InsideClimate News, 05/31/2019
"Energy Department Says Gas Permit Promotes ‘Molecules Of Freedom’"
"The Energy Department announced the approval of a liquefied natural gas project in Texas, saying it would allow “molecules of U.S. freedom to be exported to the world.”"
Source: Washington Post, 05/30/2019
US Officials To Put Off Oil Leases Near Sacred Tribal Land
"U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has agreed to put off oil and gas leasing for a year on land that Native Americans consider sacred surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico."
Source: AP, 05/30/2019
Natural Gas: Leaks Threaten Safety — And Success — Of Top U.S. Exporter
"In just three years, a 1,000-acre complex surrounded by Louisiana swampland has become the unlikely epicenter of America's booming natural gas business."
Source: EnergyWire/CPI, 05/30/2019
"Nuclear: Global Climate Goals In Peril As Reactors Close — IEA"
"The world is on track to lose a quarter of existing nuclear capacity by 2025, leaving clean energy and climate goals in jeopardy, according to a report released today."
Source: EnergyWire, 05/29/2019
"Politics: GOP Criticizes Its Own On Climate"
"As some Republicans inch toward climate policy for the first time in years, those in the party who reject climate science are getting nervous that a more permanent shift is coming. And they're going on the attack against their former allies.
Source: ClimateWire, 05/29/2019
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