Feature Stories
How Can America Produce Enough Batteries for Electric Cars? Open New Mines
November 7, 2022
As Ohio grows into a manufacturing hub for electric cars and lithium-ion batteries that make the vehicles run, automakers will need a secure supply of raw materials to keep assembly lines moving. For that to happen, however, minerals and metals
This Simple Material Could Scrub Carbon Dioxide from Power Plant Smokestacks
November 4, 2022
How can we remove carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from fossil-fuel power plant exhaust before it ever reaches the atmosphere? New findings suggest a promising answer lies in a simple, economical and potentially reusable material analyzed at the National Institute
Republicans Plan an Energy Agenda Designed to Keep Democrats on Their Heels
November 2, 2022
Republicans are preparing to advance an ambitious energy agenda if they win control of the House in next week’s elections — including faster approvals of fossil fuel projects and probes of how the Biden administration is spending its hundreds of
Climate Action’s Achilles’ Heel is a Secure Supply of Minerals and Metals
October 26, 2022
At a time of economic uncertainty, enactment of climate legislation as part of the Inflation Reduction Act has given companies an incentive to invest in green technologies. But money alone won’t eliminate an enormous hurdle to accelerating the use of
Media Falsely Links Hurricanes to Climate Change. Here Are the Facts.
October 7, 2022
The weather is difficult to predict. Media narratives aren’t. The media bat signal is up to exploit the latest crisis for left-wing policy goals. As Florida deals with the cleanup from Hurricane Ian — which ravaged the state, killed hundreds,
Both Sides Dig in as EPA’s Final Decision on Pebble Mine Nears
October 6, 2022
Environmental advocates, Alaska Natives, and commercial fishermen say they are at once confident and anxious as they wait for the EPA to announce a final ban on mining wastes in Bristol Bay, Alaska — home to one of the world’s
Bluefield Coal & Mining Show About More than Doing Business
September 21, 2022
The Bluefield Coal & Mining Show is not only a means for industry companies to showcase products, it’s also a homecoming of sorts as long-lasting relationships are formed. Brian Jones, vice president of marketing and sales for Indiana-based Matrix, which
Bluefield Coal & Mining Show Offers Real-life Glimpse into Mining Professions
September 19, 2022
With mining industry representatives and experts gathered in one place, the Bluefield Coal & Mining Show is providing a classroom of sorts for area students, offering a real-life glimpse into the professions associated with mining. The 2022 show wrapped up
Rich Nolan: The Inflation Reduction Act Could Push Power Grid Reliability Into a Tailspin
August 30, 2022
Marketed by its champions as the answer to America’s economic woes and energy-driven inflation, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is anything but. Its market destabilizing subsidies, additional taxes and support for further regulatory overreach could devastate the nation’s remaining coal
Frontieras’ No-Waste Approach to Processing Hydrocarbons Supports Renewed Look at Coal
August 18, 2022
Frontieras North America, a subsidiary of Frontier Applied Sciences, called for a change in the way that the global coal industry discusses the use of fossil fuels and the processing of coal. Refuting the anti-coal movement’s argument, Frontieras’ technology positively
