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U.S. Fossil Donors ‘Pissed’ at Trump, Mock Him Behind His Back, as Venezuela Plan Takes Shape

January 13, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 12, 2026. It took Donald Trump less than a week after his bombing raid in Venezuela to raise the ire of one major group of [Read more]

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Maduro’s capture: ‘Trump has taken an unprecedented and very risky gamble’: Historian

January 7, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Jan. 7, 2026. With Jacob Blanc The United States military recently carried out a covert operation to capture and then remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, transporting [Read more]

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U.S. manufacturing energy consumption has continued to increase since 2010 low

March 25, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on March 25, 2025 By Tom Lorenz U.S. manufacturing energy consumption has continued to increase, according to our recently released survey results for 2022. We [Read more]

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Chicago switches its 400+ City buildings to 100 per cent clean power

January 9, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 9, 2025. Eight years ago, the City of Chicago vowed to eventually run all its operations on carbon-free power. Now, it has fulfilled that promise, [Read more]

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Texas continues dominance in wind and solar power generation

January 3, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Environment Texas on Oct. 23 2024. Interactive dashboard allows users to explore clean energy growth in Texas and nation over the past decade DALLAS – Texas ranks first in the nation [Read more]

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Five states drove record U.S. natural gas production in 2023

December 10, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Dec. 10, 2024. By Trinity Manning-Pickett Five states produced more than 70 per cent of the record 113.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) [Read more]

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Biden exceeds $100B in clean energy funding, backs new deal to end oil and gas export financing

December 6, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 5, 2024. By Mitchell Beer With the weeks ticking down before he leaves the White House, U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is picking up the [Read more]

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California solar+storage plant pioneers fossil-free power for peak demand

December 6, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 5, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia The launch of one of the first utility-scale solar+storage peaker plants in the United States is paving the way for [Read more]

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Grid infrastructure investments drive increase in utility spending over last two decades

November 18, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Nov. 18, 2024. By Lori Aniti Annual spending by major utilities to produce and deliver electricity increased 12 per cent from $287 billion in 2003 [Read more]

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Drought conditions reduce hydropower generation, particularly in the Pacific Northwest

November 7, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Nov. 7, 2024. By Lindsay Aramayo In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we forecast that electricity generation from U.S. hydropower plants in 2024 will [Read more]

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U.S. share of electric and hybrid vehicle sales increased in the second quarter of 2024

September 4, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Aug. 26, 2024. By Monica Abboud The share of electric and hybrid vehicle sales in the United States increased in the second quarter of [Read more]

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Colorado Clean Heat Plan shows how a gas supplier can decarbonize

August 13, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Aug. 12, 2024. A Colorado utility will spend more than US$440 million over the next three years on a plan weighted heavily toward building electrification and [Read more]

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These ‘green banks’ are getting billions to decarbonize disadvantaged communities

April 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on April 5, 2024. By Syris Valentine The idea of a national “green bank,” which would lend public money to help cash-strapped businesses and individuals invest in things like [Read more]

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How big-box stores and schools can help marginalized communities go solar

April 4, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on April 4, 2024. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Across the nation, strip malls, schools, factories, and other big, nonresidential buildings bask in the sun — a powerful, and too [Read more]

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U.S. electric capacity mix shifts from fossil fuels to renewables in AEO2023

January 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Dec. 28, 2023. By Vikram Linga Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2023 (AEO2023) Note: ZTC=Zero-Carbon Technology Cost; other=geothermal, biomass, municipal waste, fuel cells, hydroelectric, [Read more]

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Toyota expands vehicle-to-grid (V2G) research with San Diego Gas & Electric Company collaboration

November 14, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Toyota on Nov. 14, 2023. PLANO, Texas and SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Nov. 14, 2023) – Toyota Motor North America and San Diego Gas & Electric Company, a Southern California-based public [Read more]

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How does climate change threaten where you live? A region-by-region guide

November 14, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Nov. 14, 2023. By Grist staff Every four years, the federal government is required to gather up the leading research on how climate change is affecting Americans, boil [Read more]

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Which states trade electricity with British Columbia?

October 18, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Sept 14, 2022. Exports and imports British Columbia (B.C.) is one of Canada’s four largest electricity exporting provinces. It is part of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council, [Read more]

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Implementing Joe Biden’s aggressive climate policies

January 9, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Ryan Kennedy, associate professor of political science at the University of Houston, about the politics of Joe Biden’s ambitious climate and clean energy plan. Related links: Biden’s [Read more]

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American greenhouse gas emissions falling due entirely to electricity sector

December 31, 2020 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dr. Thomas Rowlands-Rees of BloombergNEF about US greenhouse gas emissions falling. The primary cause of lower emissions is the switch away from coal (mostly to natural gas) [Read more]

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“Cost and Carbon Competitiveness” was an Alberta rallying cry for years. What happened?

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Reducing methane emissions to zero is important for Canada’s competitiveness as global markets increasingly price carbon For all the noise surrounding climate policy, this is the rare file where ideology doesn’t change the physics, and [Read more]

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  • Poor Reporting of Oil and Gas Decommissioning Costs Creates New Risks for Investors
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