Energy
Climate change: the talks, the costs, and the consequences
Guests: Jean Chemnick, Robert Kopp, Stephen Pacala The UN climate change conference in Katowice, Poland starts Mo ...
Air Date: November 30, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:582 years after Standing Rock protests, tensions remain but oil business booms
North Dakota's oil production is growing so fast the state likely will run out of pipeline capacity next year.
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The U.K. economy is growing — but its energy use is shrinking
In the global fight against climate change, the United Kingdom has quietly notched an unusual — and somewhat mystifying — victory.
6 years ago
Federal investigators pinpoint what caused string of gas explosions in Mass.
At least five homes were destroyed and a person was killed. More than 20 others were injured.
6 years ago
Wolf joins governors calling for unified, national power grid
A bipartisan group of governors, including Pennsylvania’s Tom Wolf, is calling on federal regulators to look at unifying the nation’s power grids.
6 years ago
New plan calls for 10 percent solar power in Pa. by 2030
Pennsylvania could lower its greenhouse gas emissions, create jobs, and improve public health if it got more power from the sun. That’s ...
6 years ago
Pa. regulators adopt new policy, clearing confusion over electric vehicle charging stations
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission began looking into the issue earlier this year.
6 years ago
As construction of Keystone XL is paused, tribes brace for what’s next
This week a federal judge in Montana temporarily blocked TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry oil over 1,000 miles from the Alberta tar sands to Nebraska.
6 years ago
Sunoco expects hybrid Mariner East 2 to start operating by year’s end
Construction and hydrotesting are ‘100 percent’ done, officials tell financial analysts.
6 years ago
In a setback for Trump, judge blocks Keystone Pipeline construction
A U.S. district judge has issued an order blocking construction of the controversial transnational Keystone XL Pipeline until the State Department conducts further study
6 years ago
Pipeline opponent wins Chester County seat in state House
Danielle Friel Otten says a pipeline being built yards from her back door motivated her to run.
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There is no grid emergency (at least for the next five years)
The grid operator for the mid-Atlantic region released a long-anticipated study.
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Philadelphia plans a massive solar plant in Adams County
The city wants to use energy from the plant to power its operations.
6 years ago
Sen. Toomey raises alarms about Trump’s new ethanol policy
The issue pits corn-growers against refiners
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DEP orders ETP to fix Revolution Pipeline erosion problems
Orders call for the company to cease some earth disturbance activity
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