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Duke Energy Projects 1M Could Lose Power Due To Winter Storm - Charlotte, NC - Gov. Cooper declared a state of emergency for the state and said NC residents should "be prepared to lose power for a while."

In early 2020, Wilson Truong posted on the Nextdoor social media platform—where users can send messages to a group in their neighborhood—in a Culver City, California, community. Writing as if he were a resident of the Fox Hills neighborhood, Truong warned the group members that their city leaders were considering stronger building codes that would discourage natural gas lines in newly built homes and businesses. In a message with the subject line “Culver City banning gas stoves?” Truong...

  Mr. Speaker, the transition to renewable energy in Africa has accelerated impressively over the last decade with countries like Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa working to increase renewable energy capacity in recent years. Ghana with its significant renewable resources and robust policy framework cannot afford to be left behind. A well-resourced and properly constituted renewable resource authority is needed to drive Ghana’s renewable agenda and support post-pandemic recovery through targe...

Follow Us We are first in your inbox with the most important news in the industry―keeping you smarter and one-step ahead in this ever-changing and competitive market.Start your free subscription Duke Energy Reaches $1.1B Deal to Resolve North Carolina Coal Ash Cost Issues In a milestone settlement that could resolve Duke Energy’s “last remaining major issues” on coal ash management in North Carolina, the utility has agreed to absorb $1.1 billion in cleanup costs anticipated between...

A few weeks ago, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s office came out with a dual announcement about buildings and climate change. On one hand, the most recent greenhouse gas inventory for the city showed that buildings emissions had unfortunately gone up between 2017 and 2018. On the other, Mayor Durkan’s office was also introducing a policy to eliminate most fossil fuel uses in new commercial and large multifamily buildings in Seattle.   Seattle residents rightly wondered why residential buildin...

Spicing up the cooking challenge: 2.8 billion or 4 billion? MECS access In September 2020, ESMAP launched The State of Access to Modern Energy Cooking Services report, which estimates that 4 billion people around the world still lack access to clean, efficient, convenient, safe, reliable, and affordable cooking energy. Many people noticed that this access deficit figure differed from that of the 2020 Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, which found that 2.8 billion people globally still ...

Duke Energy & County Officials To Test Sirens For Brunswick Nuclear Plant Duke Energy & County Officials To Test Sirens For Brunswick Nuclear Plant Featured By WILLARD KILLOUGH III Managing Editor NEW HANOVER CTY - On January 13th, if you hear extremely loud sirens in the mid morning hours, its likely not a warning that the Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant is melting down. They will be conducting a test of sirens surrounding the plant. The Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission...

This story was originally published by Mother Jones and has been republished here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The website Women for Natural Gas is a pink-tinged, fancy-cursive-drenched love letter to the oil and gas industry. A prominently featured promo video shows women in hard hats and on rig sites. “Who’s powering the world? We are!” enthuses the narrator. Viewers can click through to a “Herstory” timeline of women working in the oil sector. Another page, about ...