** The House approved a measure late Tuesday that would slash Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s taxpayer-funded government salary to just $1. The bill — which was introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. — was passed via voice vote Tuesday as an amendment to the 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act. ** A group of 11 Democratic senators …
Category: Wind Energy
Air Force wants nuclear missile sites protected from wind farms
The growth of wind farms across the upper Midwest has prompted the Air Force to ask Congress for protection for its underground nuclear missile silos. It’s something similar to the flap that developed a few years ago when the Air Force felt the growth of wind farms in Oklahoma endangered pilots at the air …
Headlines elsewhere
** A record 48 oil supertankers are making their way to the US, Bloomberg reported. US crude oil production and exports are booming, while OPEC+ countries have curbed oil supply. US oil exports hit 3.99 million barrels a day in the first half of 2023, according to the EIA. ** U.S. pipeline operator Kinder Morgan …
Double standard for Oil and Gas Industry and the Wind Industry?
The question has been raised in light of this past week’s damaging announcement that Orsted was pulling out of the Biden administration’s major wind project off the coast of New Jersey—is there a double standard for the wind industry as compared to oil and gas when it comes to subsidies? While the Biden administration …
Short reads
** Taking a page from the “throw-the-bums-out” script in politics, Mainers are poised to vote on an unprecedented plan to rid themselves of the state’s two largest electric utilities and start with a clean slate. ** American Electric Power discloses that it is in negotiations with federal regulators to resolve allegations about the utility’s role in the bribery scandal …
Siemens to build new manufacturing plant in Fort Worth
Germany’s Siemens is more than wind farm turbines. It also manufactures electrical infrastructure and the company announced it is investing $150 million in a new high-tech manufacturing plant in Fort Worth, creating at least 700 new jobs for the metroplex. The company stated it is part of a nationwide investment of $500 million and …
Other energy highlights
** The Biden administration announced Thursday that it will pay $440 million to install solar panels in Puerto Rico. The Department of Energy (DOE) made the announcement Thursday, saying that the funding will lower energy costs for 30,000 to 40,000 single-family households in Puerto Rico and help improve the resilience of energy sources. ** Uranium prices are on a …
Stronger earnings for wind farm operator in Oklahoma
ALLETE, Inc. one of the major wind farm operators in Oklahoma and headquartered in Minnesota recorded increased earnings in the third quarter. The company’s earnings were $1.49 per share on net income of $85.9 million, far better than a year ago when earnings were 59 cents a share and $33.7 million. “We are pleased …
Energy headlines
** On Wednesday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the head of the GOP-controlled House Judiciary Committee, demanded documents from the climate group As You Sow as part of a broader investigation into climate-conscious investing. Jordan accused the group of an illegal conspiracy in the name of advancing a left-wing political agenda. ** The State Department on Wednesday announced a partnership with the nonprofit …
Headlines of energy stories
** The Michigan Supreme Court has declined to revive charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder (R) in connection with the Flint water crisis, putting what prosecutors described as the “final nail in the coffin” of their efforts. ** The Biden administration has approved what is expected to be the nation’s largest offshore wind farm yet, it announced Tuesday. …
