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OPINION: EPA Should Support Repeal of the ‘Clean Power Plan’

Via The Pagosa Daily Post: On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is holding three public listening sessions on the proposed repeal of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP). The sessions will be held on February 21 in Kansas City, February 28 in San Francisco, and March 27 in Gillette, […]

Cold Reminds Us of Importance of Dependable Energy

Via Townhall.com: Following the recent record-setting low temperatures, the importance of reliable, abundant, and inexpensive energy is now more obvious than ever. It was certainly appropriate that the 2017 National Security Strategy (NSS), released on December 18, three days before the start of winter, emphasized energy security. To “Promote American prosperity” and “Advance American influence,” […]

The Difference After Year One

January 17, 2018 After year one of the Trump Administration, we can say this about the president’s record so far: despite accusations of favoritism, he has been as generous to the news industry as he has been to corporations. Especially for scribes in the Beltway Thunder Dome, Trump and his Administration have provided all manner […]

US Energy Official Says ‘War on Coal’ Has Put Nation at Risk

Via The Atlantic Council: US Deputy Secretary of Energy, Dan Brouillette, on January 13 lashed out at what he described as the “war on coal” in the United States which, he said, had thwarted the construction of clean power plants, discouraged investments in new mining operations, and, as a result, put the nation at risk. […]

NMA President and CEO Responding to FERC Grid Resilience Announcement

“Today’s disappointing lack of action from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) follows a week in which the value of coal to Americans could not have been more clearly illustrated.” “With a surge in demand, coal was the leading electricity supplier in many of the markets subjected to the deep freeze, providing a critical measure […]

Where’s the Crisis?

January 8, 2018 “There was no crisis, so no need for FERC action” goes the mantra last week from renewable fuel advocates. The roof didn’t fall in, the gun wasn’t loaded, the rope didn’t snap, so go back to sleep. This is the head-in-the-sand logic of complacent dogmatists. The implication is that nothing less than […]

National View: Energy Favoritism is Clear in all the Hype for Renewables

Via The Duluth News Tribune: Energy favoritism now has become a bonafide topic of conversation in Washington, D.C. Where else but in our nation’s capital could energy subsidies and government intervention become a heated topic at New Year’s parties? But it has, energized by two potentially significant events breaking simultaneously. First are the federal tax […]

Can America’s Power Grid Withstand a Brutal Winter?

Via The Washington Examiner: Maybe you have to live in the Northeast — or even Southeast United States — to get the full effect. But right now, much of the country is struggling through brutally cold weather. It’s not uncommon to see temperatures down in the teens across much of the South. And record sub-zero […]

Cold Snap Arrives at Key Moment for Coal, Nuclear Power

Via The Hill: The coal and nuclear industries are pointing to the cold snap sweeping the eastern United States as Exhibit A for why the federal government should help their power plants. Those industries and their allies hope that the record-setting winter weather will give a boost to a proposal from Energy Secretary Rick Perrythat would […]