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EPA to Hand Over GHG Permitting Authority to Texas
02.06.2014 | Sonal Patel
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week proposed to approve revisions to a Texas state plan to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the state. If finalized, likely later this year, the EPA will rescind its Federal Implementation Plan (FIP)…
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NRC Commissioners Grilled on Nuclear Rules, Security, and Efficiency
02.06.2014 | Aaron Larson
“It’s as if the government—the [Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)] and the [Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)]—is trying to regulate the nuclear energy industry out of business, just like it’s been trying to regulate fossil fuels out of business,” said Sen. Jim…
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Book Review: Fury of the Fifth Angel
02.02.2014
Washington, D.C., February 2, 2014 – Imagine, a techno-thriller for power geeks and grid gurus? Well, that’s just what the father-son team of Pat and Chris Hoffman have delivered in their book “Fury of the Fifth Angel.” When I started…
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Exelon May Shutter Some Reactors in 2014
02.07.2014 | Thomas Overton
Some of Exelon Corp.’s 10 nuclear power plants are unprofitable and may need to close in 2014 if “a path to sustainable profits” cannot be found, company President and CEO Chris Crane said in a Feb. 6 conference call to…
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Duke’s Dan River Station Suffers Coal Ash Spill [UPDATED]
02.04.2014 | Thomas Overton
[Update Feb. 10] Duke Energy workers have succeeded in permanently stopping the leak from its coal ash pond at the Dan River Steam Station, the company reported on Feb. 8. A storm drain under the pond broke on Feb. 2,…
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The Power Potential of Southern Africa
02.01.2014 | Sonal Patel
Power produced by South Africa represents 40% of Africa’s total—yet that country is facing a crippling supply shortfall. Emergencies are offset with imports from its neighbors in southern Africa, some of which are electricity poor, and others that are latent…
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