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Tech company climate goals under pressure due to AI energy demand

Tech companies set ambitious climate goals at the start of the decade, promising to slash emissions that contribute to global warming.

apnews.com
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Worries grow in Norway as Murmansk becomes Russia's main oil export hub

Massive drone attacks this week on the major Baltic terminals of Primorsk and Ust-Luga have left Russia with few remaining routes for exporting oil, increasing reliance on the Kola Peninsula. In Norway, concerns are growing over the ecological risks posed by ageing “shadow fleet” tankers operating along the coast.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
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How to build a pipeline in Canada’s frozen, shifting North

An oil crisis and shifting permafrost: they’re challenges now, and they were challenges in 1947, when the first pipeline was built across the North.

thenarwhal.ca
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How a gas price ‘expert’ is using the Iran war to mobilize Canadians against climate action

Dan McTeague cultivates a media image as a consumer advocate while running a group urging people to fight against climate policies.
www.desmog.com
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Fossil fuel companies finally accept the climate crisis – just not their role in it

The era of corporate climate denial is over but in courts around the world the big names have shifted strategy.

www.theguardian.com
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Trump’s $1B offshore wind payout to TotalEnergies sparks legal concerns

Offshore wind and legal experts question whether Interior has the authority to reimburse the oil giant for canceled leases, especially if it taps taxpayer dollars.

www.canarymedia.com
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A turning point in the Iran war

The president is discovering the high stakes of an escalation that damages energy facilities.
www.theatlantic.com
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Opinion: The Iran War is revealing the messy middle of our renewable energy transition

When the world map of literal power changes, the political hierarchy shifts, too.

www.nytimes.com
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As it boosts renewables, China still can't break its coal addiction

Despite being a renewables superpower, China continues to permit and build new coal-fired power plants at a rapid pace. Analysts say the nation’s new five-year plan will ensure further coal plant expansion and jeopardize China’s ability to deliver on its climate promises.
e360.yale.edu
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Surging energy demand helps fuel Trump’s love affair with coal

Keeping coal plants online has become the U.S. grid’s unofficial insurance policy, even as their emissions exacerbate extreme weather.
atmos.earth
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Utilities warn of soaring costs related to Trump order for Indiana coal plants to stay open

A renewed federal order is keeping two aging Indiana coal plants running months after their planned retirement.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
USA flag and Iran flag on cracked wall damage. United state of America and Iran have conflict in nuclear weapons and Strait of Hormuz.

White House’s ‘drill baby drill’ wartime mandate meets volatile market reality

At CERAWeek, Energy Secretary Chris Wright urges a patriotic surge in oil production, but industry titans warn that the U.S.-Iran war has fractured the global energy map beyond the reach of a quick fix.
insideclimatenews.org
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Australia is flooded with climate misinformation

Australia is facing a wave of misinformation and disinformation on climate change and energy, fueled by the growth in artificial intelligence.

theconversation.com
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How the oil barons are seeking a get-out-of-jail-free card for climate change damages

A recent move by the U.S. Supreme Court could actually make fossil fuel companies more vulnerable to lawsuits, but the polluters are pushing for a workaround.

therevelator.org
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Climate disasters hit homeowners through insurance bills, and states want Big Oil to pay

After surviving a California wildfire, one family saw premiums quadruple — as states consider laws to force fossil fuel companies to pay for the soaring costs of climate catastrophes they helped create.
www.desmog.com
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Maryland’s Supreme Court strikes down Baltimore’s climate lawsuit

The decision represents a setback to other local governments around the U.S. that have sued oil companies to recoup the mounting costs of climate change.

www.nytimes.com
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California sues Trump over order to open coastal oil pipeline

California argues the Trump administration invented an energy emergency to justify forcing the restart of a shuttered offshore oil operation.

calmatters.org
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Google's data center boom comes to Nebraska

Documents indicate that the tech company may be planning a massive natural gas powered data center — but it could hinge on one piece of legislation.
grist.org
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