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FILE PHOTO: A view shows the logo of Amazon at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Tepotzotlan, Mexico, December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf/File Photo
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Firms including Amazon to buy $180 million in carbon credits from namesake rainforest

By Jake Spring SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Amazon and other companies have agreed to buy carbon offset credits that will support the conservation of...

FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is pictured from Royalton, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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Analysis: US nuclear plants won’t power up Big Tech’s AI ambitions right away

Big tech firms should be wary of seeing nuclear as a quick fix to power problems, as regulatory hurdles and technical challenges loom...

FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is pictured from Royalton, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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Microsoft may pay Constellation premium in Three Mile Island power agreement, Jefferies says

Microsoft is expected to pay a premium for a power deal with Constellation to help restart the Three Mile Island plant.

FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is pictured from Royalton, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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US nuclear regulator has not gotten application for Three Mile Island restart

Despite deal between Microsoft and Constellation, no application for restarting Three Mile Island has been received.

The 1979 partial meltdown of Unit 2 at Three Mile Island caused panic in the United States and brought the deployment of nuclear energy to a standstill for a generation (AFP)
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US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen to power Microsoft

The 20-year agreement involves restarting Unit 1, which "operated at industry-leading levels of safety and reliability for decades."

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows a deforested plot of Brazil's Amazon rainforest in the municipality of Humaita, Amazonas state, Brazil, August 7, 2024. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
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Google buys carbon removal credits from Brazil startup, joining Microsoft

Google to buy 50,000 tons of carbon credits from Mombak, following Microsoft's previous deal with the company that replants land in Amazon rainforest.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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Meta closes deal to buy up to 3.9 million carbon credits in Latin America

Facebook owner buys credits for BTG Pactual forestry projects at an undisclosed price for carbon offsetting.

Ontario is selling itself as the nuclear North Star to guide the direction of American power as the United States looks to de-carbonize amid ever-increasing demand for energy.Stephen Lecce delivers remarks at Lakeshore Collegiate Institute in Toronto, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Building the blueprint: Ontario moves to shape Canada’s nuclear energy future

Ontario positions itself as a leader in nuclear energy, aiming to partner with the U.S. to drive clean energy and decarbonization.

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