Tag: Energy industry
Merkel defends German/Russian pipeline construction
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday defended her country's ongoing cooperation with Russia on the building of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline...
Firm plans line to bring future wind energy ashore in NJ
<p>KEYPORT, N.J. — A Massachusetts company plans to build a high-voltage line to bring electricity from a future New Jersey offshore wind farm onto...
40,000 displaced in north Mozambique after assault on Palma
JOHANNESBURG — Some 40,000 displaced and urgently needing food, work suspended on a multi-billion-dollar gas investment, and scores of dead still being counted.
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Report criticizes offshore oil and gas environmental agency
<p>NEW ORLEANS — The federal agency in charge of offshore oil and gas environmental enforcement doesn’t have a strong inspection program for working pipelines...
US takes steps to protect electric system from cyberattacks
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is taking steps to protect the country's electric system from cyberattacks through a new 100-day initiative combining federal government...
AP sources: Biden to pledge halving greenhouse gases by 2030
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 as he convenes as a...
In race to rearm, Greece seeks partnerships, more hardware
ANDRAVIDA, Greece — Greece has vowed to expand military cooperation with traditional NATO allies as well as Middle Eastern powers in a race to...
Also roaring back from pandemic; earth warming emissions
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Global warming emissions are expected to spike this year as the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic and economies begin...
US lab looks to boost power supply ahead of nuclear mission
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. government plans to build a new transmission line and make other upgrades costing hundreds of million dollars to ensure...
Memphis council plans vote on ordinance tied to oil pipeline
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — City council members in Memphis, Tennessee, were scheduled to vote Tuesday on a law that could make it more difficult for...