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- Oil and gas money shapes research, creates 'echo chamber' in higher education https://floodlightnews.org/fueling-knowledge-oil-and-gas-money-shapes-research-creates-echo-chamber-in-higher-education/ 7 comments
- US electricity prices are surging. These companies want out. | Citing few renewable options and projected price jumps, industries in Louisiana propose their own power generation, free from monopoly utilities https://floodlightnews.org/us-electricity-prices-are-surging-these-companies-want-out/ 9 comments climate
- US farmers building renewable energy projects under IRA may have to switch to fossil fuels or else forego their contractually promised grants https://floodlightnews.org/farmers-in-trump-country-were-counting-on-clean-energy-grants-then-the-government-moved-the-goalposts/ 15 comments environment
- Most in US worry about global warming — but their votes tell a different story | Researchers say environmental issues are not top of mind for many voters because these days, ‘people have a lot of different worries’ https://floodlightnews.org/most-in-us-worry-about-global-warming/?ref=im-a-reader-newsletter 54 comments climate
- ExxonMobil sues, doubling down on advanced plastics recycling | In a new lawsuit, the oil giant alleges the California attorney general and environmental groups defamed the company https://floodlightnews.org/exxonmobil-sues-doubling-down-on-advanced-plastics-recycling/ 15 comments climate
- Coal was on its way out. But surging electricity demand is keeping it alive — costing customers and the planet https://floodlightnews.org/coal-was-on-its-way-out-but-surging-electricity-demand-is-keeping-it-alive/ 13 comments climate
- Coal was on its way out. But surging electricity demand is keeping it alive — costing customers and the planet https://floodlightnews.org/coal-was-on-its-way-out-but-surging-electricity-demand-is-keeping-it-alive/?ref=im-a-reader-newsletter 11 comments energy
- Developers eye Louisiana, Texas coasts for offshore carbon storage | Is the Gulf of Mexico the ‘single best opportunity’ to store climate-warming gas — or an existential threat to wildlife and people? https://floodlightnews.org/developers-eye-louisiana-texas-coasts-for-offshore-carbon-storage/ 2 comments climate
- Massages and country clubs: Your electric bill may be funding lavish perks | Utility customers sometimes foot the bill for lobbying, advertising and luxurious living, new report shows https://floodlightnews.org/massages-and-country-clubs-your-electric-bill-may-be-funding-lavish-perks/ 3 comments climate
- Huge gas plant eyed to power mystery $5B Louisiana data center | Entergy proposes a new $3.2 billion natural gas plant to run a ‘game changing’ data center in northeast Louisiana; critics question the move https://floodlightnews.org/huge-gas-plant-eyed-to-power-mystery-5b-louisiana-data-center/ 3 comments climate
- Big utility PACs favor GOP in high-stakes 2024 races https://floodlightnews.org/big-utility-pacs-favor-gop-in-high-stakes-2024-races/ 3 comments climate
- California calls plastics recycling tech a ‘stunt’; to Louisiana its economic development | ExxonMobil wants millions in tax breaks for a Baton Rouge project that would create no jobs, pollute the environment and recycle few plastics https://floodlightnews.org/advanced-plastics-recycling-stunt-louisiana/ 6 comments climate
- EV myths: Are they keeping people from getting rid of their gas guzzlers? | Advocates say oil and gas interests are fearmongering to keep people from transitioning to electric-powered vehicles https://floodlightnews.org/ev-myths-gas-guzzlers/ 39 comments climate
- Nuclear power could solve US electricity needs. But at what cost? | As Three Mile Island and a Michigan reactor aim to restart, critics question whether the cost of nuclear power makes sense. https://floodlightnews.org/nuclear-power-could-solve-us-electricity-needs/ 59 comments climate
- ‘They stole an election’; Former Florida senator convicted in ‘ghost candidates’ scandal https://floodlightnews.org/former-florida-senator-convicted-in-ghost-candidates-scandal/ 25 comments law
- ‘They stole an election’; Former Florida senator convicted in ‘ghost candidates’ scandal https://floodlightnews.org/former-florida-senator-convicted-in-ghost-candidates-scandal/ 17 comments climate
- Miami entering a state of unreality: Adaptation to climate change can’t fix the city’s water problems https://floodlightnews.org/miami-entering-a-state-of-unreality-adaptation-to-climate-change-cant-fix-the-citys-water-problems/ 137 comments climate
- ‘Control the narrative’: how an Alabama utility wields influence by financing news. Alabama Power runs a news service and its foundation bought a Black newspaper. Neither reports on high electric bills or utility-related pollution. https://www.floodlightnews.org/post/control-the-narrative-how-an-alabama-utility-wields-influence-by-financing-news 3 comments energy