19 stories tagged energy-policy, newest first.
44 points by geox | 32 comments
Reuters report that the US told France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face a US export ban; the page showed only a device verification screen.
43 points by geox | 30 comments
AP News article on Canada fast-tracking a Pacific oil pipeline from Alberta to reduce dependence on the US; the capture shows only a Cloudflare verification page.
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9 points by gmays | 0 comments
A PDF of the International Energy Agency's 2026 special report on electrification of the global energy system.
140 points by 0sake_rs | 80 comments
Homepage for David MacKay's 2008 book Sustainable Energy – without the hot air, offering free PDF download, chapter contents, translations and endorsements.
118 points by thelastgallon | 129 comments
OilPrice.com news article reporting that the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to its lowest level since 1982.
808 points by geox | 645 comments
AP News article on the Italian parliament voting to return to nuclear energy; the capture shows a Cloudflare security verification page instead.
782 points by defrost | 749 comments
BBC News article reporting that the US agreed to pay a German firm $1.2bn to halt its offshore wind projects.
518 points by geox | 358 comments
CBC News article on Canada's federal nuclear strategy planning up to 10 new reactors by 2040, potentially costing over $100 billion.
742 points by leonidasrup | 654 comments
blue News article reporting that the Swiss parliament, during its 2026 summer session, voted to lift the ban on building new nuclear power plants.
402 points by neilfrndes | 193 comments
Guardian news article reporting that solar supplied 12.8% of US electricity in May, surpassing coal for the first time despite Trump administration support for coal.
828 points by mpweiher | 844 comments
A dpa International news report that Belgium is halting the decommissioning of its nuclear power plants.
348 points by speckx | 265 comments
Fortune article on Asian governments adopting four-day weeks, work-from-home, and other emergency measures to address a fuel crisis caused by the Iran war.
971 points by robin_reala | 608 comments
pv magazine news article reporting that Ireland closed its last coal plant, Moneypoint, becoming the 15th coal-free country in Europe.
433 points by ck2 | 302 comments
Ars Technica article reporting that courts ordered a restart of all US offshore wind construction, putting the Trump administration's classified-justification halt on hold in five cases.
503 points by rbanffy | 408 comments
Ars Technica article reporting that the US government halted construction on all offshore wind projects, citing classified Department of Defense concerns.
362 points by ohjeez | 210 comments
IEEE Spectrum news article on how solar microgrids in Puerto Rico kept power running during a blackout while federal funds were redirected from solar to grid fixes.
513 points by Brajeshwar | 403 comments
TechXplore news article on Stanford research finding carbon capture is more costly than switching to renewable energy.
374 points by kevinburke | 336 comments
Kevin Burke blog post arguing Northern California cities can cost-effectively create their own electric utilities to undercut PG&E's high rates.
436 points by LinuxBender | 656 comments
Wired article reporting that nine US states are collaborating to accelerate heat pump adoption as a climate measure.