Feature Stories
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
Space Mining is Getting Closer to Becoming a Reality, and Canada Could Play a Major Role
November 6, 2023
It’s the stuff of science fiction: Blasting off to the moon or an asteroid, drilling it, mining its resources and bringing some or all of it back to Earth. But that fiction is getting closer to becoming a reality. “The
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
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
Unearthing Potential of Pennsylvania’s Mining and Refinement of Rare-earth Minerals
September 20, 2023
Historically known as a hub of industrial innovation, Pennsylvania is poised to enter a new era of economic prosperity through the mining and refinement of rare-earth minerals. As global demand for these critical elements skyrockets, the commonwealth has a unique
Will U.S. Permit a Clean Energy Transition?
September 18, 2023
The United States has rich deposits of copper, cobalt, graphite, lithium, nickel, rare earths, and other mined commodities needed to build the clean energy future. The often decade-long mine permitting timeline in the U.S., however, means that many of these
NMA: Mining Regulations Pushed by Biden EPA Putting Industry on Precipice of Disaster
September 15, 2023
The Biden administration is attempting to curb U.S. coal mining at the expense of energy security and American independence, pushing energy prices higher as the U.S. power grid is still heavily reliant on coal, natural gas and petroleum, according to
Women in Mining Launch New Chapter in Montana
September 11, 2023
Women in Mining started in Denver 50 years ago, and with new chapters like Women in Mining Montana coming on board, the organization has been seeing a lot of growth in the past few years. In 2019 Lacey Morrison was
Mining for Careers: Dr. Sam Spearing Talks Education and Workforce
September 5, 2023
On a shelf in a tall bookcase in Dr. Sam Spearing’s office are memories of a decades-long career in mining around the world. Spearing, the executive director of workforce development and the Mining Center of Excellence at Great Basin College
