Feature Stories
Commentary: SEC’s Climate Rule Is Finally Here, But for How Long?
March 18, 2024
The day many observers of financial regulation have long been awaiting (and dreading) has come. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to approve its final rule on disclosure of climate-change-related information for public companies. While the final rule was
Arch Resources, Campbell County Look to Repurpose Portions of Coal Facilities, Wyoming
February 12, 2024
A seemingly trivial zoning change unceremoniously approved by Campbell County commissioners this month could open the door to a new economic development strategy and help backfill future job and revenue losses in the coal industry here. With few people in
Biden to Export Ideology Instead of Natural Gas
February 9, 2024
On January 26, 2024, the Biden administration announced a temporary pause on new approvals of exports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to countries with whom we do not have non-free trade agreements (FTAs). The administration blamed this pause on the
Biden’s Natural Gas Export Pause is a Win for Russia, Another Loss for U.S.
January 30, 2024
The good news: the United States is awash in natural gas, driving prices lower. Moreover, the abundance will continue; we have an estimated 86 years’ supply of natural gas. The bad news: in one of the dumber decisions to date
How Does One-Third the CO2 Emissions Cause Three Times the Climate Damage?
January 8, 2024
This month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published revised estimates of the social cost of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide — the three main greenhouse gases emitted by industrial civilization. The EPA’s new estimates of the social cost of
EPA Ups Estimates for the Social Cost of Carbon
December 12, 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated its estimate of the “social cost” of carbon dioxide — a contrived way of increasing the cost of everything made from or using hydrocarbon resources to vilify those projects and keep them from becoming
Energy Department Pours Billions Into Power Grids but Warns It’s Not Enough
November 8, 2023
America’s electric grids may need to expand by two-thirds by 2035 to handle future growth in clean energy, the agency said. The nation isn’t on track. The Energy Department recently announced $1.3 billion to help build three large power lines
A Shift in Balance:Colorado BLM Oil, Gas Approach Reflects Changing Economy, Adds to Industry Unease
October 2, 2023
A Bureau of Land Management proposal released this summer represents a stark shift in how it would approach local oil and gas leasing, which supporters of the change say also reflects significant diversification in the Colorado’s economy and changes in
Mines, Power, Fossil Fuels a Major Balancing Act for B.C.‘s Energy Minister
September 25, 2023
British Columbia’s abundant, clean, and relatively low cost hydro power has long been touted as one of British Columbia’s greatest industrial advantages. But it has become such a drawing card that some are now wondering whether B.C. will actually have
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
