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Georgia NAACP President James Woodall spoke outside the Richard B. Russell federal courthouse at a July 2020 press conference detailing a lawsuit asking a judge to change the election process used to select Georgia PSC commissioners. The suit alleges the process delivers white candidates who fail to adequately represent Black Georgians. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder (File)

Energy June 28, 2022

Federal trial starts claiming Black voters disenfranchised by Georgia PSC elections

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 28, 2022 Georgia‌ ‌Power’s plan to saddle its customers with a 12% electricity rate…

President Joseph Biden at a podium with solar panels in the background

Energy June 10, 2022

Why Biden just declared heat pumps and solar panels essential to national defense

By Daniel Cohan, Rice University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Solar panels, heat pumps and hydrogen are all building blocks of a clean energy economy….

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Energy May 9, 2022

Home Depot wins award from EPA for its role in the ENERGY STAR program

Cobb County-headquartered retail giant The Home Depot was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy for its partnership with ENERGY STAR. ENERGY STAR is…

Energy April 27, 2022

Rising authoritarianism and worsening climate change share a fossil-fueled secret

By Eve Darian-Smith, University of California, Irvine [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Around the world, many countries are becoming less democratic. This backsliding on democracy…

Solar panels surrounding a large battery array

Energy April 25, 2022

Meet the power plant of the future: Solar + battery hybrids are poised for explosive growth

By Joachim Seel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Bentham Paulos, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Will Gorman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]…

Gasoline pump resting in its cradle used in articles about Georgia gasoline prices

Energy April 25, 2022

Slight rise in Georgia gasoline prices over the past week

There was a slight rise in the price of gasoline over the past week in Georgia, with a statewide average increase of one cent per gallon for regular unleaded. According…

Energy April 11, 2022

Georgia gasoline prices continue to decline; Cobb prices 12 cents more than statewide average

Georgia gasoline prices continued to decline over the past week but Cobb County prices are 12 cents more per gallon than the statewide average. According to the weekly press release…

Energy April 4, 2022

Georgia gasoline prices continue drop; Cobb County prices stay elevated above statewide average

Gasoline prices in Georgia dropped another eight cents over the past week. According to the weekly press release from Montrae Waiters the spokeswoman for AAA – The Auto Club Group,…

Energy March 31, 2022

Biden bets a million barrels a day will drive down soaring gas prices – what you need to know about the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

By Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Biden administration on March 31, 2022, said it plans to release an…

Energy March 28, 2022

Soaring crude prices make the cost of pretty much everything else go up too because we almost literally eat oil

By Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The price of oil has been spiking in recent weeks in response to concerns…

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