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04Dec

Recognizing the Irreplaceable Contribution of our Miners

Every December 6 marks National Miners Day, an important opportunity to recognize the contribution of the nation’s miners and the significance of mining to everyday life. National Miners Day shines a spotlight on the exceptional contributions and sacrifices of the nation’s miners. More than 300,000 Americans are directly employed as miners, and another 1 million […]
  • On December 4, 2019
  • employment, Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, National Miners Day, polling, Rich Nolan
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27Nov

Thanksgiving in Coal Country

While media continue to look for new and exciting ways to attack this president, one that doesn’t hold water is the criticism that, despite his promises, he hasn’t delivered anything meaningful for coal country. To be clear: there are significant challenges facing today’s coal industry. Immediate action must be taken to rebalance and restore competition […]
  • On November 27, 2019
  • clean power plan, coal, employment, Stream Rule
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21Nov

Breaking News: Fuel Targeting Doesn’t Work

A report issued this week by the U.S. Energy Information Administration found that U.S. carbon emissions from energy increased in 2018. You heard that right. Emissions are up, despite the near constant vilification of coal and hundreds of millions spent by activists like Michael Bloomberg. And to be clear: that’s hundreds of millions spent not […]
  • On November 21, 2019
  • carbon capture, coal, emissions, Environmental Science Technology, natural gas, oil, technology, U.S. Energy Information Administration, USE IT Act
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13Nov

No Solution at All

Questions continue to arise about the cost and technical feasibility of moving to an emissions-free grid by 2050. Or, in the case of the Green New Dealers, making that jump even sooner. At a recent hearing on the subject, House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) said, “a solution that is unaffordable […]
  • On November 13, 2019
  • Bernie Sanders, electricity grid, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Frank Pallone Jr., ISO New England, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), National Renewable Energy Lab, renewable energy, renewables, Wood Mackenzie
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06Nov

Fuel (In)Security

“A group of well-resourced hackers have been combing through the networks of the gas pipeline operator for almost a year, harvesting crucial information. Now the hackers know the network better than the pipeline company does: every piece of equipment, the company’s entire workforce, usernames and passwords. They have the privileges needed to access both the […]
  • On November 6, 2019
  • all-of-the-above, cyber security, electricity grid, grid reliability, MIT Technology Review, Secretary Rick Perry
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30Oct

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

What’s scarier than a Stephen Strasburg curveball? Ask the Houston Astros and they’d probably say, “not much.” But Halloween’s imminent arrival means a different kind of scary. If there’s a constant about what scares us, it’s the dark. Watch most – if not all – scary or post-apocalyptic films and the first thing to go […]
  • On October 30, 2019
  • coal-fired power plants, energy security, grid reliability, PJM, polar vortex, wind
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23Oct

Commonsense Reform to Ensure an Affordable, Reliable Supply of Power

Does anyone, anywhere have anything good to say about red tape? As is so often the case, once well-intentioned regulations can become albatrosses around the neck of industry, placing obstacles in the way of progress. That’s certainly the case with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Source Review (NSR) program. Thankfully, Senator John Barrasso has […]
  • On October 23, 2019
  • all-of-the-above, Growing American Innovation Now (GAIN) Act, New Source Review program, Rich Nolan, Senator John Barrasso
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17Oct

A Symbolic Vote Against Voter Preference

Remember the Clean Power Plan (CPP)? Designed to shutter coal plants and with the potential for economic destruction, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed it and this administration wisely replaced it with a legal alternative: the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule. But just when we thought reason might prevail, enter the Senate democrats who earlier today […]
  • On October 17, 2019
  • ACE rule, Clean Air Act, clean power plan, Morning Consult, Rich Nolan
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09Oct

Think Innovation, Not Fuel Targeting

For the better part of a decade, U.S. emissions reduction efforts have largely consisted of fuel switching from coal to natural gas. Driven by regulatory policies that singled out coal-based electricity generation as the target, the natural gas industry seized the opportunity for a PR push to brand gas generation as “clean” power.   Despite […]
  • On October 9, 2019
  • Bill Gates, coal, emissions, innovation, natural gas, Rhodium, technology
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02Oct

The Case for Carbon Capture Has Never Been Stronger

The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s 2019 International Energy Outlook projects that global energy consumption will increase 50 percent by 2050. Electricity consumption is expected to jump an even more staggering 79 percent. Should electrification take off – as many experts expect it will – and there is a decisive shift to electric vehicles, as well as […]
  • On October 2, 2019
  • carbon capture, electric vehicles, Fatih Birol, innovation, renewable energy, renewables, Secretary Rick Perry, U.S. Energy Information Administration
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