05Jun

‘Realistic’ Energy Plan to Address Climate Concerns

Via The San Antonio Express-News: Washington is about to see another controversial chapter in the Trump era. Any day now, the Environmental Protection Agency will issue its final Affordable Clean Energy rule, or ACE. Intended as a replacement for President Barack Obama’s 2015 Clean Power Plan, or CPP, the new rule will likely spur debate […]
04Jun

New Power Plan Takes Sensible Approach on Climate

Via The Mercury: Washington is about to see another controversial chapter in the Trump era. Any day now, the Environmental Protection Agency will issue its final “Affordable Clean Energy” rule. Intended as a replacement for President Obama’s 2015 Clean Power Plan, the new rule will likely spur debate in Washington. But the ACE offers a […]
31May

New Power Plan Takes Sensible Approach to Cleaner Energy

Via The Deseret News: Washington is about to see another controversial chapter in the Trump era. Any day now, the Environmental Protection Agency will issue its final “Affordable Clean Energy” rule. Intended as a replacement for President Obama’s 2015 Clean Power Plan, the new rule will likely spur debate in Washington. But the Affordable Clean […]
30May

ACE Rule Gives Regulatory Power to the States

Via The Farmington Daily Times Washington is about to see another controversial chapter in the Trump era. Any day now, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will issue its final “Affordable Clean Energy” rule (ACE). Intended as a replacement for President Obama’s 2015 Clean Power Plan (CPP), the new rule will likely spur debate in Washington. […]
30May

Brace Yourself For Long, Hot Texas Summer

Via The Waco Tribune-Herald: Texas is once again at the center of America’s energy sector, thanks to emerging trends in both natural gas production and renewable energy. Not only does Texas lead the nation in both crude oil and natural gas production, but it also generates more renewable electricity than any other state. At the […]
29May

The Real Energy Story in the U.K.

From the tone of the coverage announcing that the U.K. has gone more than 10 days without generating any electricity using coal, one would think Britain had singlehandedly turned the tide against rising global emissions. Renewable boosters and climate hawks have fallen over themselves in praise of this “accomplishment.” But what this fawning coverage has […]
22May

The ACE Rule is Right on Target

The final Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule is reportedly coming in June. It will replace the Clean Power Plan (CPP), bringing much-needed regulatory certainty and an approach to reducing emissions that, notably, doesn’t torpedo the economy. Any analysis of the ACE rule requires a comparison with the rule it’s replacing; or rather, the problems it’s […]
21May

Coal Still Fuels Economic Fire in Pennsylvania, Industry Study Reports

Via The Tribune-Review: Don’t rule the coal industry out as an economic force in Pennsylvania just yet. A new study — conducted by the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and commissioned by the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance — found that coal mining accounts for nearly $7 billion in economic activity in the state, including $4.6 billion directly […]
16May

Editorial: New Mine Could Have Far-Reaching Effects

Via The Herald-Dispatch: When people talk about economically distressed areas in southern West Virginia, they usually focus on McDowell County. Nearly forgotten has been its neighbor to the north. Wyoming County has not been hit nearly as hard as McDowell County as the coal industry has contracted and reduced employment, but the downsizing of the […]
15May

American Infrastructure Requires American Mining

Sound the trumpets, it’s infrastructure week again. While it remains anyone’s guess whether or not a bipartisan compromise can be brokered for a deal, the urgency for action on the nation’s crumbling infrastructure is greater than ever. The clock continues to tick. In 2017, the American Society for Civil Engineering released its most recent infrastructure […]