Feature Stories
The Biden Administration Considers War on Midwestern Energy With Line 5 Expansion Project
November 23, 2021
Imagine this: You get called into your boss’s office. You’re told, “The company is studying the potential impacts of firing you,” but then the boss immediately backtracks, saying, “There’s some confusion here; that’s something we’re not going to do.” Would
A Hydrogen Breakthrough That Works Like ‘A Coal Mine In Reverse’
November 22, 2021
As COP26, the UN’s 26th climate change summit, just confirmed, hydrogen is critical to decarbonizing the planet. According to the International Energy Agency, demand should increase six-fold over the next 30 years in our pursuit of net zero carbon emissions.
It’s Time to Be Honest About Fossil Fuels’ Role in Energy Transition
November 18, 2021
The global energy crisis has hit U.S. shores: Fuel prices are rising, and a global supply shortage of natural gas is driving up the cost of heat and electricity as winter approaches. The Biden administration, worried that rising energy prices
Seth Whitehead: Europe’s Energy Nightmare Doesn’t Have to Be Duplicated Here
October 25, 2021
Americans who think it’s a good idea to ban oil and natural-gas development and quickly transition to 100 percent renewables should tune into an energy reality show that will be airing in the form of cautionary news reports from across
Construction Underway on Wyoming Innovation Center’s Coal-to-Products Facility in Campbell County
October 25, 2021
Construction on a large-scale facility that will be home to technology developers in coal-to-products research is well underway in Campbell County. Officials broke ground in June on the Wyoming Innovation Center (WyIC), located in the heart of the Powder River
Gripped by Energy Crisis, Europe Considers Breaking Climate Promises and Turning to Coal and Gas
October 11, 2021
Europe is in the grip of an energy crisis amid rising prices for natural gas, increased demand for fossil fuels and the approach of the winter that will make access to fuel even more urgent. The price of natural gas
West Virginia Senator Manchin Steps Up to Defend Fossil Fuels
October 8, 2021
Climate hawks on and around Capitol Hill accustomed to seeing Republicans thwart their agenda have found a new roadblock in Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia. Environmentalists knew they would face challenges winning Manchin’s support for the $3.5
Dan Eberhart: Biden Caught Flatfooted By Skyrocketing Oil Prices
October 4, 2021
The case for oil prices continuing their bull run and making a push toward $100 a barrel is strong. The bigger question is what the Biden administration plans to do about it? More analysts see $100 oil as a distinct
Time to Rethink Biden’s Anti-American Energy Policies
August 30, 2021
There’s little room for nuance when it comes to President Biden’s energy policy. The Biden administration appears to be working from one of two realities. The more charitable interpretation suggests administration officials are so overtaken with green ideology that they’ve
Gassy Coal Mines Can Be Environmental Commodities. CNX Shows How
July 30, 2021
There is so much unwanted gas coming out of American coal mines — those that still produce coal and even those that have long quit — that federal data suggests it outpaces the carbon emissions footprint of the entire U.S.
