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North Dakota Oil Executive Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme
He faces up to 40 years in prison.
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Solar Panel Maker Plans $36M Georgia Factory, Hiring 500
Production will start sometime next year.
Oct 8th, 2021
Former SCANA CEO Kevin Marsh, center, walks out of a courtroom with his lawyers after being sentenced to two years in prison for lying and deceiving the public about the progress of a pair of nuclear reactors in South Carolina that were never finished and wasted billions of dollars on Thursday, Oct. 7, in Columbia, S.C. Marsh also has pleaded guilty in state charges in the case.
Ex-CEO Who Oversaw Doomed Nuclear Project Sentenced
Imprisoning Kevin Marsh sends a message of public responsibility to powerful executives.
Oct 8th, 2021
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The La Geo Geothermal Power Plant in Berlin, El Salvador, Oct. 15, 2021.
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Oct 19th, 2021
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Judge Denies Lab Workers' Claim in Vaccine Fight
Oct 19th, 2021
Workers in protective suits clean a contaminated beach in Newport Beach, Calif., Oct.6, 2021.
Coast Guard Says 1,200-Foot Ship Dragged Calif. Oil Pipeline
Oct 18th, 2021
Smokestacks from the Greenidge Generation power plant tower above nearby homes, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Dresden, N.Y.
Bitcoin-Mining Power Plant Raises Ire of Environmentalists
Oct 18th, 2021
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Oct 7th, 2021
In this Aug. 15, 2016 file photo, three of Deepwater Wind's five turbines stand in the water off Block Island, R.I, the nation's first offshore wind farm. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says the Biden administration will hold lease sales for up to seven offshore wind farms on the East and West coasts and in the Gulf of Mexico in the next four years.
New Wind Farms Would Dot U.S. Coastlines Under Biden Plan
The plan would deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030.
Oct 14th, 2021
Supreme Court, Washington.
Company Asks Supreme Court to Keep Pipeline Running
Officials warned that a winter shutdown could be devastating to customers.
Oct 13th, 2021
Huntington Beach pier, California, Oct. 11, 2021.
Oil Spill Legal Fight Likely to Last Years
The first lawsuit was filed just 48 hours after the spill was discovered.
Oct 12th, 2021
Wind turbines spin to generate electrical power in Atlantic City, N.J., on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. A report released Tuesday, Oct. 12 by a group studying the economics of the offshore wind industry predicts that the industry’s supply chain will be worth $109 billion over the next decade.
Report: Offshore Wind Supply Chain Worth $109B over 10 Years
The U.S. has set a goal of generating 30 gigawatts of power from offshore wind by 2030.
Oct 12th, 2021
Hoover Dam.
Hydropower Decline Strains Power Grids in Drought
Production at Hoover Dam is down by 25%.
Oct 11th, 2021
The Rotterdam Express is seen at the Port of Oakland, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 in Oakland, Calif. The Rotterdam Express, a massive cargo ship made a series of unusual movements while anchored in the closest spot to a Southern California oil pipeline that ruptured and sent crude washing up on beaches, according to data collected by a marine navigation service.
Investigators Board Ship Anchored Near Oil Pipeline
The ship made a series of unusual movements while anchored in a spot closest to the pipeline break.
Oct 7th, 2021
In this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 file photo, the Shell logo is at a petrol station in London. Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has warned that it will take an earnings hit of up to $500 million as a result of the disruptions caused by Hurricane Ida.
Shell Warns of Possible $500 Million Hit from Hurricane Ida
The hurricane reduced oil production by around 90,000 barrels a day.
Oct 7th, 2021
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, at podium, speaks during a news conference at Marsh Creek State Park in Downingtown, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. Shapiro filed criminal charges Tuesday against the developer of a problem-plagued pipeline that takes natural gas liquids from the Marcellus Shale gas field to an export terminal near Philadelphia.
Pipeline Developer Charged Over Systematic Contamination
The spill contaminated wetlands, a stream and part of a 535-acre lake.
Oct 6th, 2021
A floating barriers known as booms is set up to try to stop further incursion into the Wetlands Talbert Marsh after an oil spill in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Huntington Beach, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021.
California's Oil Spill Could Fuel Pressure to End Oil Production Statewide
This latest disaster will only intensify pressure to end oil production in the state, on land and offshore.
Oct 6th, 2021
In this July 29, 2021, file photo New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at a news conference in Santa Fe, N.M. Grisham is returning to the podium next week at an annual gathering of oil executives. She's also contemplating attendance at the U.N. Climate Conference in Scotland in November, internal emails show.
Groups Worry About New Mexico Governor's Hydrogen Hub Plan
They say the development of hydrogen risks incentivizing new oil and natural gas fields.
Oct 6th, 2021
Workers clean oil from the sand south of the pier in Newport Beach, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. A leak in an oil pipeline caused a spill off the coast of Southern California, sending about 126,000 gallons of oil into the ocean, some ending up on beaches in Orange County.
Ship's Anchor May Have Caused Massive California Oil Spill
Federal transportation investigators said the pipe was split open at a depth of about 98 feet.
Oct 6th, 2021