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Using Sensors To Prevent Colorado Wildfires

October 6, 2024 admin air quality, climate change, COLORADO, INTERVIEWS, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 14:55:03 +0000

Colorado has millions of acres of forests and numerous wildfires each year. Fifteen of Colorado’s top 20 largest wildfires have happened since 2012. The top three largest burned well over 500,000 acres combined: Cameron Peak Fire, East Troublesome Fire, and the Pine Gulch Fire. Conditions on the ground and in … [continued]

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Alberta Premier Sheds Crocodile Tears After Jasper Is Destroyed By Fire

July 31, 2024 admin Alberta, Canada, fires, policy & politics, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 02:24:35 +0000

A wildfire consumed much of the town of Jasper in Alberta, Canada, yet the provincial government refuses to act to protect its citizens.

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Biden–Harris Admin Advances Early Wildfire Detection by Expanding Use of Satellites as Part of Investing in America Agenda

July 27, 2024 admin air quality, bipartisan infrastructure law, deb haaland, Department of the Interior, investing in america, Joe Biden, national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), NOAA, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, tom vilsack, us department of agriculture (usda), us wildfires, Wildfire, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:38:24 +0000

A collaborative agreement for use of NOAA satellites will help the Interior and Agriculture Departments detect wildfires early, track wildfires in real time, and provide data for public safety and air quality modeling The Biden–Harris administration yesterday announced it is taking additional steps to safeguard western communities in the face … [continued]

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To Protect From Wildfires, Insurance Companies Want To Change How Buildings Are Built

July 21, 2024 admin buildings, home insurance, insurance, insurance institute for business & home safety, research, wildfire risk, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:26:45 +0000

The insurance industry is setting buildings on fire to demonstrate techniques to mitigate the risks of wildfires.

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How PG&E Is Reducing Wildfire Risks Using Satellite Imagery

May 20, 2024 admin Business, California, climate change, Environmental, full coverage, Management, news, PG&E, power, power podcasts, risk mitigation, Safety, Satellite, T&D, Technology, vegetation management, wildfire mitigation, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 23:04:16 +0000

Wildfires have had a devastating impact on California and on the state’s largest utility company, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). PG&E’s equipment has been linked to several major wildfires in […]

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California Regulators Reject PG&E Plan to Sell Generation Assets

May 9, 2024 admin Assets, bankruptcy, Business, California, california public utilities commission, cpuc, kkr, news, PG&E, power, sale, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 21:56:32 +0000

California regulators have denied Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E’s) plan to sell a multibillion-dollar stake in the utility’s power generation fleet to a New York-based investment firm. Oakland-based PG&E, which […]

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PG&E Set to Sell Power Assets to Global Investor KKR

April 30, 2024 admin bankruptcy, Business, California, kkr, natural gas, news, Oil, pacific gas & electric, pacific generation, PG&E, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 21:51:55 +0000

California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) said the company is nearing a deal to sell power generation assets to KKR, a New York City-based global investment firm that has […]

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Wildfire Resilience Funding, Native Seed Supply from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

April 21, 2024 admin Agriculture, bipartisan infrastructure law, climate change, department of the interior (doi), fires, investing in america, Joe Biden, press releases, us wildfires, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 03:31:15 +0000

Athens, Georgia — Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget Joan Mooney was in Georgia today to highlight how President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is supporting wildland fire management. During a visit to the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia, Principal Deputy Assistant … [continued]

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Management Strategies Needed as Power Sector Faces Increasing Risk

April 15, 2024 admin bess, Climate, Commentary, Energy Storage, hurricanes, insurance, O&M, power, Renewables, risk, Solar, T&D, thermal, thermal runaway, tropical storms, Weather, Wildfires, Wind

Credit to Author: Edward Stewart| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:30:14 +0000

Owners and operators of thermal and renewable energy infrastructure are navigating new and emerging risks due to digitization of the grid, an uncertain regulatory landscape, and changing environmental and weather […]

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