By Ben Geman, Axios Climate isn’t top of mind for the electorate in the 2020 presidential race, but Pew Research Center polling also signals how the topic is likely to surface in the months ahead. Why it matters: Joe Biden has tethered his proposed low-carbon energy and […]
By Nick Reynolds, Casper Star-Tribune CHEYENNE – U.S. Attorney General William Barr said he would look into stalled joint venture between two of Wyoming’s largest coal operators after meeting with Gov. Mark Gordon on Thursday morning. The joint venture between Arch Coal […]
By David Stanway, Reuters China built more than half of the world’s new coal-fired power plants this year and accounted for 90% of new planned capacity, a study showed on Monday, with Beijing still commissioning new projects even as capacity worldwide […]
By Meghan Gordon, S&P Global Platts Washington — The potential for energy projects to secure quicker permitting and face fewer court challenges as promised by the Trump administration’s rewriting of a bedrock US environmental policy may ultimately depend on the outcome of […]
By Sonal Patel, POWER Despite uncertainties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) again expects to shatter its peak demand record this summer. Factoring in changes to its generation profile, extreme weather, and low wind […]
By Dean Scott, Bloomberg Law The U.S. and other nations will need to mount a massive effort to capture and store carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plants because coal will remain a dominant source of global energy use through 2050, […]
By Frank Clemente, RealClear Energy The easy thinking flies smoothly off the keyboard: “Fossil Fuels are Done;” “End of the Oil Era;” “The Inevitable Death of Natural Gas;” “The Demise of King Coal;” On and on, a parade of abstractions […]
By Staff, IEA, Clean Coal Centre Supported by advances in new technology and federal support through grants and tax incentives, the nascent carbon capture sequestration (CCS) industry might well be in a stronger position today than ever before. The high […]
By Terry Headley, American Coal Council Dr. Roger Bezdek, MISI Public Utilities Fortnightly The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimate that the number of jobs in the U.S. coal industry currently totals about 53,000. […]
