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News Articles: Energy

Pictured are pumps at an Exxon gas station in Charlotte, N.C. A tiny fund got two board members elected to the oil giant's board, delivering a historic defeat to ExxonMobil.

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  • Business

A Tiny Fund Has Scored A Historic Win Against ExxonMobil Over The Future Of Oil

A brand-new hedge fund wants ExxonMobil to take climate change more seriously. And despite Exxon's intense opposition, it managed to fill at least two seats on the oil giant's board of directors.

May 26, 2021
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  • Camila Domonoske
A gas pump is marked "out of service" as cars line up May 11 at a Circle K in Charlotte, N.C., following a ransomware attack that shut down Colonial Pipeline.

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  • National Security

Pipeline Companies Will Have To Report Cyberattacks To The Government

Pipeline and other key infrastructure companies aren't currently required to report ransomware attacks, so "we don't really understand how bad the problem is," says a former cybersecurity official.

May 26, 2021
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By:
  • Avie Schneider
Pictures of plaintiffs fly outside the court in The Hague, Netherlands, before Wednesday's ruling ordering Royal Dutch Shell to rein in its carbon emissions. Thousands of citizens joined the suit charging that Shell's fossil fuel investments endanger lives.

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  • Energy

In A Landmark Case, A Dutch Court Orders Shell To Cut Its Carbon Emissions Faster

Thousands of Dutch citizens joined environmental groups to charge the oil giant with endangering lives. The first of its kind decision could pressure other companies to take aggressive climate action.

May 26, 2021
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By:
  • Jeff Brady
Treated Denver wastewater flows into the South Platte River in April. In what may be the largest U.S. project of its kind, Denver will use excess energy from sewage wastewater to heat and cool a new agriculture, arts and education center.

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  • Energy

How Your Hot Showers And Toilet Flushes Can Help the Climate

Evolving technology is making it possible to turn sewage wastewater into energy that can heat and cool large buildings. The largest such project in the U.S. is under construction in Denver.

May 21, 2021
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By:
  • Sam Brasch
Ford unveils its new all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup Wednesday at Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, Mich. The truck will come with a price tag that starts at just under $40,000.

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  • Business

Ford Says Electric F-150 Will Start Under $40,000. It Can Also Power Your Home

The F-150 Lightning, the electric version of Ford's bestselling pickup, has a base price of just under $40,000 and can be set up as a backup energy source for your home if the power goes out.

May 20, 2021
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  • Camila Domonoske
Pictured is the front grill of the new Ford F-150 Lightning unveiled on Wednesday in Dearborn, Mich. The electric version of Ford's bestselling pickup truck marks a major push to get buyers to switch to electric vehicles.

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  • Business

Why Ford Unveiling An Electric F-150 Is A Big Deal

The auto industry is embracing the pivot toward electric vehicles. Will consumers hop on board? Ford is introducing an electric F-150 pickup, called Lightning, at a pivotal moment.

May 20, 2021
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  • Camila Domonoske
The Transportation Security Administration has cybersecurity responsibilities for the nation's 2.7 million miles of pipelines.

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  • Politics

Beyond Airports, TSA Also Manages Pipeline Security. That Could Be A Problem

The agency was put in charge of pipeline cybersecurity when it was formed, but experts say it lacks funding and support for the job. The Colonial Pipeline hack made the issue even more pressing.

May 19, 2021
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  • Brian Naylor
A new International Energy Agency report on climate change calls for halting approval of all new coal power plants this year. Here, wind turbines are seen on a dike near Urk, Netherlands, in January.

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  • Energy

To Be Carbon-Neutral By 2050, No New Oil And Coal Projects, Report Says

"This gap between rhetoric and action needs to close if we are to have a fighting chance" of reaching emissions goals, the head of the International Energy Agency says.

May 18, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
Plant Vogtle

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  • Energy

Hearings Set On Plant Vogtle Expansion's Cost To Georgia Power Customers

Georgia energy regulators will decide this fall how much of the costs of building the first of two additional nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle Georgia Power can recover from customers.

May 18, 2021
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  • Dave Williams
Motorists line up at a gas station on New York's Long Island, hoping to fill their tanks during the gasoline shortage of 1973-74. Long lines and fuel restrictions were common across the country.

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  • Analysis

Pipeline Panic Recalls Perils Of Gas Lines For Past Presidents

Some Americans actually remember the gas lines of the 1970s and how they contributed to the downfall of two presidents. And if you don't, you've at least heard the stories and seen the pictures.

May 16, 2021
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By:
  • Ron Elving
President Biden urges Americans to "stay strong" as gas supplies start to come back online in a process that may run into next week.

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  • Politics

Biden Says 'Help Is On The Way' As Colonial Pipeline Restarts Flow Of Fuel

The president cautions it will be several days before gas flow is fully restored. He urges consumers not to panic and hoard gasoline while warning gas stations not to gouge prices.

May 13, 2021
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  • Brian Naylor
Workers next to solar panels in an integrated power station in Yancheng, China, in October. An unprecedented amount of renewable power came online in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. China alone added more than 92 gigawatts of capacity, more than triple the amount it added in the fourth quarter of 2019.

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  • Energy

Renewable Energy Growth Rate Up 45% Worldwide In 2020; IEA Sees 'New Normal'

In 2020, renewable power was "the only energy source for which demand increased ... while consumption of all other fuels declined," the International Energy Agency says.

May 13, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
President Biden alluded to the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack in his new executive order. Here, storage tanks at a Colonial Pipeline facility are seen Wednesday in Avenel, N.J.

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  • Politics

In Wake Of Pipeline Hack, Biden Signs Executive Order On Cybersecurity

The order follows a ransomware attack on a company that operates a pipeline that provides nearly half of the gasoline and jet fuel for the East Coast.

May 13, 2021
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
Drivers wait to refuel vehicles Wednesday at a Costco Wholesale Corp. gas station in Dunwoody, Ga. Officials are urging people not to panic-buy as motorists in Southeastern states put a run on gas stations.

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  • National

Colonial Pipeline Restarts: There's No Need To Panic-Buy Gas (And Never Was)

Even before fuel began flowing again after a ransomware attack, experts said any shortages were because of transportation, not supply, and they urged people not to top off their tanks.

May 12, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Customers swarm a Costco gas station Tuesday in Richmond, Va., amid fears of a gas shortage. The line at the facility extended around the building.

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  • Energy

Panic Drives Gas Shortages After Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack

Energy Department officials, state governors and local gas station attendants across the Southeast are pleading with motorists to stop hoarding gas as Colonial Pipeline works to restore operations.

May 12, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo
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