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Power outage at Great Falls oil refinery

Power outage at Great Falls oil refinery

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - An unplanned transformer outage led to a power outage at Calumet Montana oil refinery on Thursday morning, according to a press release from the company. The company said that neighbors may see "increased flaring," which is a safety process that burns excess gases and prevents

Africa faces 86 mn tonne fuel shortfall by 2040: report

Africa faces 86 mn tonne fuel shortfall by 2040: report

The Iran war has exposed Africa's vulnerability to fuel chokepoints and is heading for an 86 million tonne fuel shortfall by 2040, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) said Thursday. Africa imports more than 70 percent of its refined fuel and some $230 billion worth of essential goods, including

Survey: Montanans increasingly concerned over public land access, sales

Montana voters are increasingly concerned over access to public lands, and a vast majority – 84% — support banning the sale or transfer of public lands. That’s according to the 2026 Voter Survey on Public Lands commissioned by the University of Montana’s Crown of the Continent and Greater Yellowstone Initiative

Colombia's ambitious energy transition gets reality check

Colombia's ambitious energy transition gets reality check

Hernan Sarmiento nearly went out of business in the Colombian city of Santa Marta due to his astronomical electricity costs. But a flagship solar project introduced by the country's first left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, allowed him to keep his grocery store and even pass on some of

Merz says climate policy must not 'endanger' German industry

Merz says climate policy must not 'endanger' German industry

Germany's Friedrich Merz addressed a major climate policy gathering on Wednesday by stressing the need to unshackle industry from harmful regulations, including by reworking the EU's carbon trading scheme. "Climate protection must not endanger the industrial base in Germany and in our countries," the

Fiji villagers reject plan for 'Pacific ashtray' in beach paradise

Fiji villagers reject plan for 'Pacific ashtray' in beach paradise

An Australian billionaire's plan to burn rubbish for energy in Fiji amounts to "waste colonialism" and risks spoiling a "beach paradise", villagers and the Pacific nation's UN ambassador said. Traditional landowner Inoke Tora boarded a bus to the capital Suva on Tuesday

Groups say Public Service Commission is stalling on climate petition

The Montana Public Service Commission needs to take up a stalled petition that calls on regulators to account for climate change, said a group of more than 40 organizations and businesses. In a recent letter, the groups said they are still waiting for the Public Service Commission to take up