** Navajo Nation tribal President Buu Nygren issued an executive order banning the transportation of uranium ore from the Pinyon Plain Mine through reservation property in Arizona. ** The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an emergency order Tuesday to remove from the market a pesticide linked to fetal damage, its first such action in nearly four …
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** Financially troubled Stellantis might kill some of its underperforming EV brands. It’s what CEO Carlos Tavares said in response to the company’s latest earnings report which showed a net profit drop of 48%. ** Banks including Citigroup Inc. have downgraded their growth forecasts for Asia’s biggest economy, while export prices of US oil heading to …
Nation’s oldest church in Santa Fe has solar panels
Going solar—the nation’s oldest Christian church, San Miguel chapel in the heart of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Solar panels were recently installed on the roof of the church that was constructed in 1610. Since it is located in a Historic District, it means special construction requirements and permits had to be met by installers …
Renewables NextEra Energy sees lower 2Q earnings
NextEra Energy, the renewable energy company with wind farms in Oklahoma, recorded lower revenue in its renewables and electric utility businesses during the second quarter. But the drop wasn’t enough to take the wind out of the company’s economic sails. The company, in the midst of a fight with residents in Enid where it …
NextEra encounters another delay in effort to build huge solar farm at Enid
NextEra Energy encountered another delay in its proposed controversial Solar farm project near Enid as Garfield County Commissioners voted this week to table six floodplain permits for the project. It was a unanimous decision as county commissioners heard complaints from residents who oppose the Skeleton Creek solar project. The project entails 5,000 acres …
Solar panel installation for a Tahlequah family turns into a glaring problem
A $20,000 investment in residential solar panels for a Tahlequah family has turned into a nightmare. The family found out the hard way—the panels cannot be used to allow the family to get credits from the city of Tahlequah. KOTV in Tulsa reported the family of Jacquelynn Osborne thought the the solar panels on the …
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** Debris from a broken offshore wind turbine has for days been washing up on the Nantucket shore, prompting beach closures and frustrating locals at the peak of the summer season. The massive turbine blade – as long as a football field – was part of the Vineyard Wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts and its islands, Martha’s Vineyard …
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** The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Hi-Noon Petroleum Inc. resolving alleged Clean Water Act violations involving a gasoline discharge into Grayling Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The company will pay $20,000 and finish a $45,000 supplemental environmental project after the August 2022 incident. ** Offshore wind developers have sent teams to …
Arkansas solar farms part of major NextEra Energy and Entergy deal
Solar farms used by Entergy Arkansas will be part of a major solar power generation deal announced recently between Entergy Corp. and NextEra Energy Resources. In the past six years, NexEra, headquartered in Florida, has made deal on four solar projects with Entergy Corp. subsidiary Entergy Arkansas LLC, reported Arkansas Business. Click here for …
EIA expects rising electricity demand and natural gas prices to affect electricity fuel mix for the rest of 2024
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that the United States will generate more electricity from renewables and coal in the second half of this year, as electricity demand and natural gas prices increase. In its July Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA forecasts that natural gas prices will be about 36% higher in the second half …