** President-elect Donald Trump has selected Jared Isaacman, entrepreneur, pilot, and all-around space enthusiast, as the next NASA administrator, marking a major shift in the space agency’s leadership. ** A Chinese hacking campaign that has spied on the texts and calls of U.S. citizens by hacking telecommunications companies is significantly larger than previously known to the …
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Governor fires Energy Secretary over Illinois River pollution case
Politics can be a rough and tumble business—just ask Ken McQueen who was sacked this week as Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment. He was fired by Gov. Stitt after the governor learned Tuesday that McQueen had joined Attorney General Gentner Drummond in appearing at a Tulsa federal court hearing in the nearly …
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** Meta said on Tuesday it is seeking proposals from nuclear power developers to help meet its artificial intelligence and environment goals, becoming the latest big tech company to take interest in atomic power amid an expected boom in electricity demand. ** Donald Trump said Monday (Dec 2) he is opposed to Nippon Steel’s planned $15 …
The background of Trump’s pick to be the new Energy Secretary
He might be President-elect Donald Trump’s go-to energy guy but what do we really know about Denver oilman Chris Wright, the leader who once drank a glass of fracking fluids to prove they are safe? “To your health and the longer lives and healthier lives of billions of people around the world from oil …
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** President-elect Trump’s promise to eliminate federal tax credits for electric vehicles is being championed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who recently told investors such a move would be “devastating” for the company’s competitors. ** An analysis finds that Texas edges out California for the most clean energy jobs in the U.S., a disproportionate number of which …
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** Boeing’s CEO is cutting private jet use for executives to reduce costs. The company directed executives to fly economy on commercial flights instead. Boeing is searching for ways to save money after a rough year. ** Tyson Foods on Monday announced to employees it would close its facility in Emporia, Kansas in February 2025. The plant …
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** Biden administration officials say they’ll race to allocate the remaining $46 billion from four climate and infrastructure bills before the year ends, but $303 billion will remain that cannot be spent until after Trump takes office. ** A clip from Billy Bob Thornton’s new show “Landman” went viral on X for slamming the use of renewable energy …
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** Tesla Inc.’s electric vehicles would be shut out from consumer rebates under a proposal by California Governor Gavin Newsom, pitting the prospective Democratic presidential hopeful against Republican power player Elon Musk. ** California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes offering rebates on electric vehicle purchases if the incoming Trump administration eliminates a federal EV tax credit, while suggesting …
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** Oil company executives who backed Trump’s campaign say they do not actually want to “drill, baby, drill,” but to pursue policies to speed up pipelines and export projects to create more global demand for their products. ** Hyundai Motor North America announced it will recall more than 42,000 vehicles due to a wiring issue that can …
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** The American Gas Association ), in collaboration with other trade associations and a manufacturer, presented oral arguments before the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in AGA v. DOE, a legal challenge to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) final Consumer Furnace Rule establishing new standards for residential furnaces and two …