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    California Passes Law to Fine Oil Companies Over Price Gouging

    California Passes Law to Fine Oil Companies Over Price Gouging

    In a swift manner of action, California has passed a law that prohibits companies from price gouging at the gas pump, meaning companies will face civil penalties for hiking up fuel costs. The new bill also establishes an independent watchdog division within the California Energy Commission (CEC) and gives CEC authority to impose penalties as […]

    The War in Ukraine Hasn’t Left Europe Freezing in the Dark, But It Has Caused Energy Crises in Unexpected Places

    The War in Ukraine Hasn’t Left Europe Freezing in the Dark, But It Has Caused Energy Crises in Unexpected Places

    Through a year of war in Ukraine, the U.S. and most European nations have worked to help counter Russia, in supporting Ukraine both with armaments and in world energy markets. Russia was Europe’s main energy supplier when it invaded Ukraine, and President Vladimir Putin threatened to leave Europeans to freeze “like a wolf’s tail” – a reference to a famous Russian fairy tale – if they imposed sanctions on his country.

    China Approved Two New Coal Plants per Week in 2022, Study Finds

    China Approved Two New Coal Plants per Week in 2022, Study Finds

    Despite warnings from scientists that the world must rapidly cut coal use in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis, China approved more new coal plants in 2022 than at any point in the last seven years. That’s the conclusion of […]

    <strong>South Africa Suffers Energy Crisis as Aging Coal Plants Fail</strong>

    South Africa Suffers Energy Crisis as Aging Coal Plants Fail

    South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a National State of Disaster over the country’s worst-ever rolling blackouts. Many customers have been without power for as much as 12 hours per day to keep aging coal-fired power plants — the backbone of the country’s electricity network — running. Ramaphosa called the power crisis “an existential […]