Feature Stories
The Energy Policy Torpedo
September 25, 2023
The nation’s grid reliability watchdog added an alarming new dimension to its regular warnings over the eroding state of the nation’s grid reliability. For the first time, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is warning that energy policy now
The Great Renewable Energy Buildout Can’t Seem to Get Out of First Gear
September 22, 2023
With the perilous state of the nation’s electricity supply increasingly in the spotlight, the Biden administration has attempted to justify its regulatory blitz on the coal and gas fleets by pointing to what it hopes will be a lightning-fast renewable
Fighting Extreme Climate Policies Must Happen Now
July 18, 2023
There’s no need to make slippery slope arguments when it comes to analyzing the policies pushed by climate alarmists. There’s a simple reason why: We are so far down the slope that past fears of the extremism to come are
Elon Musk: Permitting Holding America Back
June 15, 2023
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has something in common with the energy industry: concern about permitting and siting reform for infrastructure. “We are like practically making construction illegal in this country, especially in California,” Musk said during a June 13 keynote
Could the EPA Break America’s Power Grid?
June 9, 2023
As policymakers in Washington like to point out, America is undergoing an “energy transition.” But as Washington embarks on a major national shift toward renewable energy, there’s a serious question — can we manage this wide-scale transformation without losing the
The Biden Administration’s Arithmetic Problem to Clean Energy
June 2, 2023
The Biden administration is building its entire energy agenda on a foundation of speed. Or as some members of the Biden energy team like to say, “deploy, deploy, deploy.” Their mandate is to build wind turbines, solar arrays, site transmission
EPA’s Sweeping New Climate Rule has 60% of Nation’s Generating Capacity in Its Crosshairs
May 24, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolled out its sweeping new climate rule last week. In the plan’s crosshairs is the generating capacity that meets 60 percent of the nation’s power. Should the EPA get its way, today’s coal and
Coal Country to Carbon Innovation: Wyoming Rare Earths Discovery Could Be a Game Changer for U.S.
May 22, 2023
While many majors are walking away from the coal business to improve ESG metrics and appease investors, some savvy miners are looking at ways to advance clean energy projects on current and former coal mine sites. Rare earths, essential elements
The Nerd’s Guide to Biden’s New Climate Rule
May 17, 2023
President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday proposed powerful new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from the nation’s coal- and natural gas-fired power plants. The rule, which covers existing fossil fuel plants as well as future ones, clocks in at 681
Carbon Capture Key to Biden’s New Power-plant Rule: Is the Tech Ready?
May 15, 2023
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has proposed a landmark regulation that aims to curb emissions from the power sector in the United States over the next two decades. If it survives the legal challenges that are sure to