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Invenergy Announces New Agreements with Meta for Renewable Energy to Support Data Center Operations

LCG, June 26, 2025--Invenergy today announced that they and Meta Platforms, Inc. have signed four new clean energy agreements that total an additional 791 MW of procured solar and wind capacity to support Meta's near-term operations, data center growth, and clean energy goals.

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New York Power Authority to Develop New Nuclear Facility in Upstate New York

LCG, June 23, 2025--The Governor of New York today directed the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to develop and construct an advanced nuclear power plant in upstate New York to deliver zero-emission power that supports a reliable and affordable electric grid. NYPA will lead the effort to develop at least one new nuclear energy facility with a combined capacity of at least one gigawatt (GW) of electricity, either alone or in partnership with private entities. The directive builds on the Governor’s 2025 State of the State to develop nuclear energy plans in New York.

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Earth Day Inspires Bush to Limit Emissions

LCG, April 22, 2002-Today President Bush went to the Adirondacks, wielded an axe, and spoke favorably of limitations on power plant emissions.

Speaking from the snow-covered mountains, Bush asserted that his "Clear Skies" plan will accomplish more that any prior legislation, specifically the 1990 Clean Air Act.

"Clear Skies" will set limits on total industry output of three specific pollutants: sulfur dioxide, which causes acid rain, nitrogen oxide, contributing to smog, and mercury, a contaminant in water that ends up in fish eaten by humans. Companies will have the freedom to work out how to achieve the national limits by earning and trading credits.

Al Gore has spoken out against Bush's plan repeatedly, asserting that setting a limit on total pollution will eventually permit greater emission than is presently legal.

Environmental groups insist that "Clear Skies" will be a step in the wrong direction, although the Environmental Protection Agency, also under scrutiny from environmental groups, approves of the plan. Bush used the EPA's acid rain reduction program as a model for "Clear Skies." The president's plan only targets power generators and does not set any limits for other industries.

Environmentalists worry that already clean power generators will be able to sell their emissions credits to "dirty" plants, potentially allowing more pollution than before.

Bush's other emissions plan, Global Climate Change, seeks to address the increasingly compelling argument of carbon dioxide-induced global warming. The plan sets limits on "emissions intensity" of CO2. This term is misleading, as it measures emissions over gross domestic product, a constantly increasing entity. Even if the fraction as a whole ("emissions intensity") is fixed, the denominator (gross domestic product) is increasing daily, and therefore the numerator (emissions) can increase daily along with it.

According to the New York Times, Bush said, "for [Laura and I], every day is Earth DayIf you own your own land, every day is Earth Day."

In celebration of Earth Day, Bush also took a moment to participate in some trail maintenance in the snow, driving a nail into a log with the back of an axe. As a result of acid rain 500 to 700 area lakes are too contaminated to sustain native fish and plants, according to the Adirondack Council's estimates.

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