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ComEd Agrees to $200M Fine on Federal Bribery Charge

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Under a landmark 2011 state law, ComEd has spent $2.6 But the same law allows the utility to file its capital plans under formula rate updates which give the Illinois Commerce Commission little power to alter them, beyond reviewing spending after the fact for impropriety or waste. ComEd is also struggling to justify its $9.53

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ComEd Bribery Scandal Clouds Picture for Exelon’s Illinois Nuclear Plants

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A December decision from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is forcing mid-Atlantic grid operator PJM to impose minimum prices on a wide array of state-supported grid resources. Exelon's nuclear plants hang in the balance. Formula rate extension and Chicago grid takeover both remain uncertain.

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ComEd’s Favorable Regulatory Treatment for Grid Investments Comes Under Fire

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For the past nine years, Chicago-based utility ComEd has earned excessive profits from a regulatory structure set in place by a 2011 state law whose passage has been linked to a bribery scandal that’s embroiled key state lawmakers and ComEd’s former CEO. The workings of the 2011 Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act.

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Could the EU's Fit for 55 programme unleash a new wave of climate litigation?

Business Green

Cases could also be grounded in domestic climate change framework laws, arguing that government actors are failing to comply with relevant duties established under these laws. This includes a need to understand legislative developments holistically, rather than focusing on individual measures in isolation".

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How to lay the foundation for net zero carbon building projects

Business Green

More real estate owners, operators, developers and investment firms see the appeal of future-proofing properties from climate shocks such as floods and fires; from market shocks such as high prices for scarce fossil fuels; and from policy shocks such as any future laws requiring climate disclosures or that tax or penalize greenhouse gas emissions.

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Princeton Maps Reveal US Plans for Massive CO2 Pipeline Buildout

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For more on those problems, see CarbonCaptureFacts and the Center for International Environmental Law for starters. A 2020 report for CCS transportation infrastructure in Europe lays out a plan as if it’s feasible and used this map of possible pipeline routes and dump sites from a published 2011 paper. Good question.

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The Bitcoin Blockchain Helps Hold A Botnet From Being Taken Down

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The Law provides, amongst other issues, for the fee arrangements and payment establishments that comprise the Brazilian Payment System. Gox in 2011. The historical past of hacks, fraud and theft involving bitcoin dates back to a minimum of 2011. Blockchain also has potential functions far beyond bitcoin and cryptocurrency.