Two proposed nuclear reactors in Florida were put on hold this week after the Florida Public Service Commission denied the lion’s share of a rate increase necessary to fund the project’s construction. The utility Florida Power and Light (FPL) requested a record rate hike of $1.27 Billion, but was only granted a a $75.5 million [...]
Archive for January 15th, 2010
Denied a substantial rate increase to fund their construction, Florida Power and Light nuclear reactors put on hold
Posted in Energy, Nuclear, tagged florida, florida power and light, florida public service commission, miami, Nuclear, nuclear reactors, San Antonio, south texas nuclear project, Texas, turkey point on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Lisa Murkowski: The price to pollute
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Big Oil, Campaign Finance, clean air act, corporate power, energy & climate, EPA, Ethics, government reform, lobbyists, money in politics, murkowski on January 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Original post can be found at our sister blog, Citizen Vox. How much does a pro-pollution amendment cost? From the looks of recent reports about the relationship between Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and a big energy lobbyist, at least about $35,000. That’s how much Duke Energy, Southern Co. and their executives gave to Sen. Murkowski’s [...]

















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