Events aim to put drivers behind the wheel of electric vehicles

While persistently low gasoline prices may have cooled interest from consumers, a series of events next week aims to recharge interest in electric cars. Plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) car companies, owners and promoters will be on hand throughout the United States for...

EPA Settles with Duke Energy in North Carolina

EPA Press Release – September 10, 2015 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced a settlement with Duke Energy Corporation (Duke) to resolve Clean Air Act violations at five coal-fired power plants...

Windfall for Exelon plants weakens case for Illinois ‘bailout’

Exelon has been pushing Illinois lawmakers to pass legislation that critics call a “bailout,” basically guaranteeing its Illinois nuclear plants an additional $300 million in annual revenue. Without these measures, the company has said, up to three of its...

Fuel added to flaring fight in North Dakota

The sight of flares lighting up the sky – visible even from space – from North Dakota’s oil fields has become a notorious symbol of the state’s fracking boom. Along with the other environmental and local-impact concerns raised by fracking in...

Q&A: Barry Goldwater, Jr.’s fight for solar power

Former Congressman Barry Goldwater, Jr.’s interest in renewable energy dates back to the mid-1970s when he was the ranking Republican on a subcommittee tasked with advancing energy research and promoting alternatives during the oil embargo. At the time, “I...

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