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12May

Does America Have a Secret Energy Source? Yes, It’s Coal

Via RealClearEnergy: The quick rise in the price of natural gas to levels not seen since 2008 has made one thing clear: The idea that gas was an economical bridge to a renewable energy future was flawed. The price of natural gas, which accounts for about 40% of electricity used by Americans and half of […]
  • On May 12, 2022
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05May

Soaring Natural Gas Prices Require an Energy Policy Rethink

Via Inside Sources: There’s a slow-motion train wreck unfolding for U.S. consumers. Inflation is on the rise — and is now hitting a four-decade high. If consumers aren’t yet feeling the full effects, they will soon. What’s driving these price hikes? A number of issues are converging, including pandemic recovery, supply chain disruptions and Russia’s invasion of […]
  • On May 5, 2022
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02May

America’s power grid facing real trouble

Via The Times Record News: There are two reasons why consumers experience a power outage. The first is obvious: a storm comes along and knocks down trees and power lines. That’s what typically happens. But there’s now a second reason for power outages in the United States—there simply isn’t enough electricity to go around. Power […]
  • On May 2, 2022
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13Apr

Coal Production Up, Being Sent Domestically

Via Cowboy State Daily: Wyoming’s coal producers are not yet seeing the impact of a European ban on the import of Russian coal, according to an industry official. However, the state’s coal producers have seen significant increases in demand for their product domestically, said Travis Deti, executive director for the Wyoming Mining Association. “With the […]
  • On April 13, 2022
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05Apr

A new use for coal?: DOE funds Bluefield project

Via The Bluefield Daily Telegraph: In a possible new use for coal, the U.S. Department of Energy is providing $3 million for a Bluefield-based project to test coal-derived building materials, including roof tiles, siding panels, bricks and blocks. The project, which will be stationed at the Bluefield Commercialization Station, could lead to a larger manufacturing […]
  • On April 5, 2022
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10Mar

Commentary: US must learn from Europe’s energy crisis

Via Elko Daily: As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfolds, Americans are witnessing the troubling global impacts. Oil has passed $100 a barrel, and the European Union remains beholden to Russia for almost 40 percent of its natural gas supplies. There’s a reasonable fear that Europe’s energy crisis could jump across the Atlantic. But less understood […]
  • On March 10, 2022
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07Mar

America’s Emerging Energy Crisis

Via RealClearEnergy: The warning signs are everywhere.  We are stumbling toward an energy crisis that is likely to be far more severe and long-lasting than the upheavals of the 1970s.  And no, this isn’t about Russia or Ukraine. This is about the perilous state of the U.S. electricity grid.  If action isn’t taken soon to address the […]
  • On March 7, 2022
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24Jan

Inflation, rising energy prices could squeeze US families

Via The Casper Star Tribune: Americans have their hands full right now. The COVID pandemic has made a major resurgence. And at the same time, inflation just hit 7% — the highest rate in 40 years. Some of the toughest increases are happening in energy costs. In December, gasoline prices were up roughly 50% from […]
  • On January 24, 2022
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19Jan

Guest column: Inflation, rising energy prices could squeeze U.S. families

Via The Pottstown Mercury: Americans have their hands full right now. The COVID pandemic has made a major resurgence. And at the same time, inflation just hit 7 percent — the highest rate in 40 years. Some of the toughest increases are happening in energy costs. In December, gasoline prices were up roughly 50 percent from a […]
  • On January 19, 2022
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18Jan

Europe Offers a Glimpse Into Failed Energy Policy; Will the Biden Administration Take Note?

Via Inside Sources: Little more than a year ago, blackouts plunged much of Texas into darkness during a bitter winter storm. For days, millions of households went without power and heat. Commerce came to a screeching halt and hundreds of lives were lost. It was the kind of unthinkable tragedy that should have been a […]
  • On January 18, 2022
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