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Polluters’ Lesser Known Strategy To Fight EPA CO2 Rules
[…] science deniers and an advocate for the EPA to reopen its endangerment finding as a first step to blocking the EPA from limiting CO2 emissions in any fashion –...
Todd Wynn, operative for electric utilities and climate denier, the latest industry hire at Department of the Interior
[…] Todd Wynn as its Director of the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs. DeSmog Blog first reported the hire. Wynn had most recently been employed by the Edison Electric...
Virginia budget amendments may allow Dominion Energy to pass COVID debt forgiveness costs on to ratepayers later
[…] often within a short period of time or even on the same day – was first exposed by the Richmond Times-Dispatch in 2017. The leadership of both chambers’ Appropriations...
Dominion Energy nearly quadruples Virginia political contributions from 2018 to 2020
[…] recipients of Dominion money; the utility continued to contribute heavily to those legislators through the first three quarters of 2020. Dominion continues pattern of giving through Q4 2020, latest...
American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity
[…] significant portion of the construction costs – the price tag of Kemper has increased from an estimated $1.8 billion when it was first proposed in 2006 to $6.72 billion.Over the past eight years, ACCCE has lobbied state...
More Generation Now dark money traced to AEP in Ohio corruption scandal
[…] the correct amount paid to this organization being $550,000. The Dayton Daily News was the first to break the news of money that traded hands last year between the...
Project Tundra coal carbon project faces delays, higher costs, and departing contractor
[…] extension, extending it until December 31, 2021. This was Minnkota’s second extension. DOE granted the first six-month extension in December 2020. Neither Minnkota nor DOE appears to have informed...
The other big loser in Virginia’s elections was Dominion Energy
At least 14 candidates who pledged not to accept money from Virginia's monopoly utility, Dominion Energy, won seats in a surprise wave election for Democrats.
Despite Spiraling Costs and Its Own Bungling, Southern Company Wants to Complete Vogtle Plant
[…] ever-rising costs. Given Toshiba’s recent series of financial scandals, default cannot be ruled out. The first payment of $300 million is due in October. In fact, customers of Georgia Power,...