(Investor’s Business Daily, March 19) – The Environmental Protection Agency and other government agencies say fossil fuel and carbon dioxide emissions cause “dangerous global warming.” Their latest strategy for advancing this thesis involves estimating the “social cost of carbon” — monetized damages associated with alleged climate risks. The agencies assume Earth’s climate is highly sensitive to […]

(The Hill, March 17) – The Obama administration isn’t coming to grips with the global importance of coal. Despite headlines that laud the growth of renewable energy, it’s the use of coal that’s surging globally, particularly in the developing world where it’s the principal fuel to drive economic growth. Yet, the President has launched a […]

(Pittsburg Post-Gazette, March 18) – The Obama administration’s climate policy is wrong. I propose a different approach. Last month in Indonesia, Secretary of State John Kerry called on the developing world to reduce its use of fossil fuels. America, Mr. Kerry declared, can’t fight climate change alone. But President Barack Obama is taking our country down […]

(Casper Star Tribune, March 13) – Gov. Matt Mead will attend the International Advanced Coal Technology Conference next week in Australia. The University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources is also participating in the conference, which meets March 18-20. The school is a member of the conference and will finance the trip. The conference will address coal use […]

(Advanced Energy for Life.Com, March 11) – Energy is essential… like food and water.   It’s the key to a better life for half the world’s population, improving education, health and longevity.  Electric heat, light, refrigerated food and medicine – basic needs that most people take for granted – are still unavailable in many parts of […]

(Wyoming Business Report, March 10) – A bill signed Monday by Gov. Matt Mead will expand the duties of the Wyoming Infrastructure Authority from only electricity infrastructure to “electric and energy transmission infrastructure.” The change is primarily designed to give the agency a greater role in the development of coal infrastructure, particularly the kind that would […]

(Wyoming Business Report, March 6) – A Green River plant mining soda ash – a key component in glass and chemical manufacturing – will increase its annual production by about 150,000 metric tons, or 330 million pounds by early 2015. The international company running the mine, Belgium-based Solvay SA, said the capacity increase is necessary to […]

(The Hill, March 6) –  The House voted Thursday to override a proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule limiting carbon emissions from future coal-fired electricity plants. Members passed the Electricity Security and Affordability Act, H.R. 3826, in a mostly partisan 229-183 vote. Only 10 Democrats votes for passage. The bill is a response to a […]

(Forbes, March 6) –  For the past three months, millions of Americans on the East Coast have endured constant freezing temperatures, regular deluges of snow, and expensive heating and electric bills. Pulling out all the stops to keep the East Coast’s lights on, utilities and grid operators employed every source of power they could to […]

(Wyoming Business Report, March 4) – Yet another in-situ uranium mine is getting closer to operation with the receipt of its final supplemental environmental impact statement from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Peninsula Energy Limited, an Australia-based company operating as Strata Energy Inc. in Wyoming, announced the news today, saying its final red light should […]