** An ethanol plant in central Illinois has stopped injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) into the ground after a potential leak was discovered on the property for the second time this year. The problems at the Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) plant raise questions about the safety of about 150 other carbon capture wells proposed across the …
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Federal Reserve banks to explore how to meet rising energy demand
Among the speakers at next month’s 2024 Energy Conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Banks of Kansas City and Dallas will be Devon Energy leader Rick Muncrief. He is slated as one of those who will speak at the conference on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, 2200 N Pearl …
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** Alaska officials urge a court to dismiss youth advocates’ lawsuit alleging a state-sponsored proposed liquefied natural gas pipeline and export terminal would exacerbate climate change. ** Amazon.com Inc. and billionaire financier Ken Griffin are among the backers anchoring a $500 million investment in small nuclear reactors, a burgeoning technology heralded as the next era for …
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** The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe files a new lawsuit claiming the Dakota Access pipeline is operating illegally after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flouted regulations to allow the project. ** The Port of Corpus Christi and its customers moved 53 million tons through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in the third quarter of 2024, a …
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** More than 550 incarcerated men suffered in North Carolina prison cells without lights or running water for five days after Helene, until they finally were transferred to different facilities. ** Chevron announced a donation of $250,000 to support relief and recovery efforts after Hurricane Milton devastated parts of Florida. The funds will provide support for emergency …
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** Nearly half-a-million Floridians were still without power Monday morning, days after Hurricane Milton barreled through the state, tearing a path of destruction that was most severe on the west-central coast. ** Electric vehicle startup Fisker received court approval of its bankruptcy liquidation plan on Friday, following last-minute negotiations to preserve the company’s $46 million sale …
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** Hurricane Helene flooding could push Appalachia utilities to rethink the region’s power grid, described by one official as a “really far-flung set of distribution lines going up into the hills and serving different communities.” ** Vice President Kamala Harris criticizes Donald Trump for attacking the federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, suggesting he’s trying …
Need a book for wind rules in Kansas? KU researchers came up with it
When it comes to wind regulations in the state of Kansas, there is the potential for 105 different sets of rules to follow. That’s because there are 105 counties in the state. To help developers and others who want to build wind projects, researchers at the University of Kansas have created an atlas showing …
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** At least 3 million were left without electricity after Hurricane Milton hit Florida Wednesday Evening. Tornadoes killed four persons. ** Florida firefighters say there is a growing concern that the floodwaters will result in the spontaneous combustion of electric vehicles.The fires had become frequent enough that insurers, car makers, fire chiefs and politicians have …
NextEra’s 3Q earnings report coming in a few weeks
NextEra Energy, the company known for its wind farm production across Oklahoma and other states, plans a release of its third quarter financial results in a few weeks. The Florida-based company will release the report before the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, Oct. 23. John Ketchum, chairman, president and …