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California needs to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open to meet its climate goals
Steven Chu and Ernest Moiz, two former Secretaries of Energy under the Obama administration, write in The Los Angeles Times on the importance of Diablo Canyon and nuclear energy. “The challenges here in California and globally are bigger than ever and the window of opportunity to mitigate climate change is closing fast. Extending the license...
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Wind developer joins $3B transmission project poised to be ‘backbone’ for Western power markets
"Despite its potential benefits, the TransWest project, under development for about 18 years, also shows how hard it is to build interstate power lines in the West."
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Private financial institutions are stepping in to decarbonize steel
Shravan Bhat writes in GreenBiz about private financial institutions that are stepping in to decarbonize steel. >>>Nucor Launches Carbon Free Steel<<< “Though the net-zero transition will not be easy for the steel finance community, it is an exciting time. Steelmakers are innovating to build and finance the next generation of steel plants. Whether it’s SSAB’s green...
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Salesforce Announces New Partnership With JetBlue For Sustainable Aviation
"By engaging suppliers to create a net-zero supply chain, companies can boost their climate impact, enable emissions reduction and accelerate climate action in a way that makes operationally. These days sustainability is just good business and yet many still risk being left behind."
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Texas’ Competitive Energy Market 101
"Texas can improve grid reliability without overhauling it. Regulators, utility commissioners, and politicians should uphold its competitive market which will benefit consumers and the environment alike."
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Sweden’s Government Approves Construction of Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository
"The milestone, which wraps up a planning process that has taken more than 40 years, makes Sweden only the second country, after Finland, to take active steps on building a permanent SNF repository."
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Blue Origin vets unveil startup seeking small solution to massive challenge of fusion energy
Lisa Stiffler of GeekWire reports on an innovative nuclear fusion company. “The system that Avalanche Energy is developing would measure about the size of a large shoe box (one-foot diameter, two-feet long). It could be deployed as multiple units to power cargo ships, airplanes and other sectors of the economy that are going to be...
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President Biden’s Defense Production Act power grab
"But with the president authorized to act unilaterally, Congress has no incentive to work on the harder issues it will eventually have to confront if it is serious about the increased production the United States will need to lead on technological innovations."
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8 carbon-neutral brands aiming to cut the food and beverage industry’s emissions
"The beer giant worked to achieve this certification with Climate Neutral, a nonprofit that helps brands develop solutions for cutting their greenhouse gas emissions. To offset its carbon, Bud Light Next is supporting forest management efforts, including a project led by timber company UPM Blandin in Minnesota, the brand told Food Dive. Anheuser-Busch said consumers will be able to see the Climate Neutral Certification on cans starting in June."
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