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How to save on heat and energy costs this winter

Cold weather spikes often mean higher energy bills. Ash-har Quraishi has tips on how people can "energy audit" their own homes and lower the cost of their monthly heating bills.

CBS America

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Shell and BP struggle to secure Indonesian fuel supply after scandal

Private gas stations in Indonesia, like Shell and BP, had run dry for more than three months. No gasoline was available at any of their stations, forcing consumers to buy fuel from the state-owned oil company.

DW News

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Power coming back online after massive blackout in San Francisco

Most of the lights in San Francisco are back on after a power outage left about 130,000 customers in the dark. Nicole Valdes has more.

CBS News

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U.S. pursuing third oil tanker off Venezuela coast, official says

The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker near Venezuela, a U.S. official tells CBS News. It's another move by the Trump administration to put pressure on Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro.

CBS News

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Texas crypto boom sparks backlash over ‘noise pollution’

Crypto mines have proliferated in Texas, drawn by cheap land, tax incentives, and a deregulated energy market. Their rapid expansion is causing significant conflict with local communities, particularly over noise pollution.

Al Jazeera

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Humming generators have become Ukraine's blackout soundtrack

The hum of power generators running during rolling blackouts in Ukrainian cities is ever-present. One resident said they're so loud, they cannot hear the person next to them - but for others, they symbolize life going on.

Reuters

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Grandmothers light up rural Ghana with solar power

Off-grid villages in northern Ghana have long suffered from a lack of lighting and electricity. Now an older generation of women solar installers is bringing change.

DW News

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Natural gas prices surge as early winter blast boosts demand

With colder air spreading across key regions, rising heating needs are driving natural gas prices higher and increasing concerns about energy costs this winter. AccuWeather's Anna Azallion explains.

AccuWeather

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Iran raises gasoline prices for first time since deadly 2019 protests

Iran introduced a new pricing tier Saturday for its nationally subsidized gasoline, attempting to rein in spiraling costs for the first time since a price hike in 2019 that sparked nationwide protests and a crackdown that reportedly kill...

Africanews

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Millions live in cold houses in Europe

The share of people in the EU who are unable to keep their homes adequately warm has increased since the energy crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Euronews

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Plunging temperatures impact heat costs for families

A blast of winter weather left parts of the South and Midwest blanketed with a fresh coat of snow Monday. Meanwhile, more arctic air is making temperatures feel colder than normal from Minnesota to Maine.

CBS America

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Ukraine: IAEA calls for repair work on Chernobyl sarcophagus

The UN nuclear watchdog has said that the protective structure surrounding the exploded reactor at Chernobyl can no longer perform its main function of blocking radiation, after a Russian drone strike earlier this year.

France 24

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How a high-tech blowpipe is heating up nuclear fusion

Germany’s W7-X stellarator in Greifswald is setting new fusion records, pushing science closer to clean, limitless energy for a sustainable future.

DW News

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Uzbekistan launches €9.46 billion green energy push

At the "Powering the Future" forum in Tashkent, Uzbekistan unveiled 42 renewable, storage, and grid projects, with international partners supporting a nationwide energy transformation.

Euronews

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Creating power from poultry poop

Chickens create a lot of waste, which is hard to dispose of. A Coimbatore start-up is generating enough biogas from the muck to cover one farm’s power needs.

DW News

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Putin questions U.S. punishing India for buying Russian oil

Russian President Vladimir Putin challenged heavy U.S. pressure on India not to buy Russian fuel as he began a two-day state visit on Thursday (December 4).

Reuters

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Massive blackout plunges Cuba into darkness as power grid struggles

Cuba’s prolonged energy problems reflect the wider economic crisis gripping the country—a crisis intensified by the pandemic, which devastated the tourism industry, tighter U.S. sanctions, and a failed monetary reform intended to unify t...

Africanews

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EU agrees deal to ban Russian gas by end of 2027

European Union lawmakers and member states reached a deal to ban all imports of Russian gas before the end of 2027, as the bloc seeks to choke off key funds feeding Moscow's war chest. Aimed at breaking a reliance the bloc has struggled ...

France 24

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Gas prices dropping, expected to get cheaper in 2026

New data shows gas prices have dropped to the lowest level since 2021. CBS MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady reports.

CBS America

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Hydrogen — the €80 billion question?

How do we power our lifestyle? For our cars, homes and factories, Europeans need to slash high bills and break free from Russian gas. Hydrogen is sold as the magic answer. And the EU is betting big on it.

Euronews

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Japan's regional assembly to vote on restarting nuclear plant

A Japanese regional assembly on Tuesday (December 2) began deliberations on whether to partially restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, the world's largest, as the nation seeks to bolster its domestic power sources.

Reuters

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UK suspends funding support for Mozambique gas project

The gas project in Mozambique has, over the years, been accused of fueling the climate crisis and deadly terror attacks in the region.

Africanews

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Deadline approaching for clean energy tax credits

Time is running out for Americans looking to cash in on clean energy tax credits. The incentives, like those for solar panels, are going away by the end of the year. Nikole Killion reports.

CBS America

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Oregon declares emergency after key oil pipeline leak

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek declared an emergency after a leak on the Olympic Pipeline shut down 90% of the state's oil supply. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has more details.

CBS America

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Niger sends fuel convoy to Mali to ease supply woes

A convoy of 82 petrol tankers arrived in Bamako over the weekend from Niamey.

Africanews

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Cuba suffers power cuts as Venezuela, Mexico cut fuel supplies

Cuba's imports of crude and fuel in the first 10 months of the year fell more than a third compared with the same period of 2024 as key allies Mexico and Venezuela slashed supplies, according to shipping data and documents seen by Reuter...

Reuters

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China leads clean energy revolution, but coal reliance continues

One of the world's biggest polluters switches to clean energy but climate scientists are critical of China's reliance on coal.

Al Jazeera

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Nigeria's Dangote Group considers energy partnership with Zambia

The group's potential expansion into Zambia’s energy sector is an important step for the country’s investment portfolio.

Africanews

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Rights group accuses TotalEnergies of war crime complicity

A European human rights nonprofit on Tuesday accused TotalEnergies of complicity in war crimes, torture and enforced disappearances allegedly carried out by government soldiers in Mozambique, filing a criminal complaint with the French a...

France 24

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Greece the first EU country to adopt U.S. energy agenda

The agreement stipulates that gas will be transported from December 2025 to March 2026 with the aim of providing energy to Kyiv in the midst of the coming harsh winter.

Euronews