Thu, Aug 6, 2015
The recently released final rule of the EPA Clean Power Plan projects to reduce US power sector carbon emissions by 32 percent under 2005 levels by 2030. That’s awesome. But by allowing existing nuclear capacity to close and be replaced by fossil fuels, the CPP jeopardizes almost one-half of EPA’s emissions reduction goals from 2013 […]
Thu, Aug 6, 2015
Ameren Corp. officially pulled the plug on a new nuclear power plant in Callaway County, withdrawing its application for a second reactor from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Ameren CEO Warner Baxter announced the company’s decision on a conference call with analysts to discuss the St. Louis-based utility company’s second quarter earnings. Baxter cited “our assessment […]
Tue, Aug 4, 2015
In the first-ever regulations meant to control carbon emissions from power plants, President Barack Obama announced on Monday his administration’s long-anticipated rules to limit the climate impact of the country’s largest source of greenhouse gasses. The rules would demonstrate U.S. action on rising concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide as negotiators gear up for December talks […]
Thu, Jul 30, 2015
SunEdison Inc. has been named the “Official Solar Energy Partner of NASCAR Green,” the Maryland Heights-based renewable energy development company and NASCAR announced Thursday. The goal of the partnership is to build on the expanded use of solar technology at race team shops and race tracks across the country. “Solar power is a proven and […]
Thu, Jul 30, 2015
Environmental activists privilege “renewable” power sources, such as wind and solar, and proclaim they can promptly reduce the West’s reliance on fossil fuels. But a new report on the economic and environmental contributions of nuclear power to the United States may help shift the debate. As consumers in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and even […]
Mon, Jul 27, 2015
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Economic Development announced today that two Missouri rural electric cooperatives have been offered more than $65 million by the United States Department of Agriculture. The projects include the installation of smart grid technology. Ozark Border Electric Cooperative in Poplar Bluff was offered $51 million to build or […]
