** A cellular outage early on Thursday hit thousands of AT&T users in the United States, disrupting calls and text messages as well as emergency services in major cities including San Francisco. More than 50,000 incidents were reported around 7:00 a.m. ET, according to data from outage tracking website Downdetector.com. ** The Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed …
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** The city of Chicago is suing five oil and gas companies and a trade group that represents them over their role in contributing to climate change and its effects, arguing that the companies have misled the public about how the use of fossil fuels affects city residents’ well-being. ** Ray Starling, who served as …
Solar farm fight goes before Kansas legislators
Farm groups in Kansas are urging the state legislature to adopt a bill to stop utilities from using the power of eminent domain for construction of solar farms in the state. Some opponents want legislators to go even further by prohibiting utilities using eminent domain to build huge transmission lines. The Kansas Senate …
Enel Green, Osage Nation and McGirt—how Indian tribes gain power in the courts
Some legal observers contend a Tulsa federal judge’s ruling in December to force Enel Green Power to tear down the 84 wind turbines it built more than a decade ago on Osage Nation land is a sign of the ability of Indian tribes to wage their fights in court. This week, another tribal energy …
Little Rock moves ahead with big city solar power project
City leaders in Little Rock, Arkansas approved development of a 4.9 megawatt solar array that they claim will eventually supply nearly 70% of the city’s electricity needs. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports Little Rock directors okayed a contract with Sun Hog Solar LLC, a construction subsidiary of Scenic Hill Solar, an Arkansas based company. As …
Six square mile solar farm to be finished in Texas Panhandle
A 3,600-acre, six-square mile solar farm is a step closer to production in the Texas Panhandle. A report indicated that $590 million in funding was recently secured by Vesper Energy for the Hornet Solar project south of Amarillo. Power production for ERCOT, the Texas electricity grid, is anticipated to begin in January of 2025 …
Enviros complain of too many government subsidies for Permian Basin developers
While critics of wind and solar power point out how the government funds those renewable energy sources with billions in subsidies, critics of oil and gas point to government subsidies for the industry. The latest example of tit for tat studies came from the NRDC or Natural Resources Defense Council which stated documents reveal …
Solar farms meet growing opposition in farm states
While fans of renewable energy are promoting solar farms to provide electricity, it’s not so easy to convince neighboring landowners of the value of solar farms because of the amount of acres taken off farmland production. Take for example the recent case of a farming family in eastern Kansas where their farm has …
AES to build $230 million wind farm in eastern Wyoming
Wyoming is to be home to a $230 million wind farm by AES Corp., the firm that once owned Oklahoma’s Shady Point power plant in the eastern part of the state. AES, based in Virginia has wind farms throughout the world and plans to construction near Glenrock, Wyoming, a town located east of Casper. …
Growing number of counties ban solar and wind projects
A report by USA Today claims that an estimated 15% of the counties across the nation have stopped new solar and wind power projects. As the paper reported, its review “shows local governments are banning green energy faster than they’re building it.” The limits of the renewable energy projects includes outright bans, moratoriums, construction …