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As U.S. Retires Coal-Fired Plants, China Is Building More – A Lot More
While the U.S. is shutting coal plants down, China is permitting two new coal-fired power plants every week. China approved the construction of 168 coal-fired units last year and has no plans to slow it's buildout of coal capacity.
March 14, 2023
Is Big Oil Behind Local-Level Opposition To Green Energy? Not Likely.
None of the articles tying oil companies to local opposition to wind and solar projects explains why oil companies would create a false grassroots campaign against wind and solar, while at the same time being some of the biggest investors in green energy.
March 13, 2023
Kinetic Dance Floors Can Generate Electricity, But It Would Take 1,000 Hoofers To Power A Home
A London-based company makes dance floors that generate electricity. Although the technology is promising, don't look to them to start powering anything of significance yet. The entire cast of Riverdance would likely be needed to power a reading light.
March 10, 2023
America’s Energy IQ At A Forrest Gump Level, Making Us Poorer And Harming The Environment
A Texas-based foundation is on a mission to raise Americas energy IQ amid evidence that a lack of energy literacy is driving policies that will make Americans less prosperous and negatively impact the environment.
March 09, 2023
Climate Vigilantes Could ‘Weaponize’ EPA Rule Against Fossil Fuels, Wyoming Oil And Gas Producers Say
A proposed EPA rule would deputize citizens and communities to police methane emissions with little to no oversight. Environmental groups say the rule will ensure compliance with emission standards, but industry says its a program that could be weaponized against fossil fuels.
March 09, 2023
Can Pumped Storage Save The Western Power Grid From Collapse?
As more coal plants are retired and the grid relies more on unpredictable wind and solar power, pumped storage could be a way to maintain a reliable sustained energy supply. Four facilities are planned for Wyoming, but can they make a difference?
March 08, 2023
Wyoming Wants To Fill Coal Mines With Spent Wind Turbine Blades, But Feds Won’t OK Plan
A Wyoming plan to help coal mine reclamation and address an enormous problem with the disposal of millions of tons of spent wind turbine blades is so far going nowhere without federal approval.
March 08, 2023
Electric Vehicles Catch Fire Less Frequently But Require 60,000 Gallons Of Water To Put Out
Lithium-ion batteries, especially large ones found in electric vehicles, have a number of safety features to prevent fires under normal operations. But theres not a lot that can be done to stop a damaged battery from catching fire.
March 08, 2023
Powering The Planet With Batteries For Just Three Days Would Cost $590 Trillion
Although Elon Musk says the world can be powered entirely with solar panels and batteries, it's not really that feasible. The cost would top $590 trillion -- or 6 times the global gross domestic product -- for just three days of battery storage.
March 07, 2023
Documentary Shows Net-Zero Energy Transition Would Cost $1.1 Million For Every Adult American
A new documentary on climate change doesnt dispute that carbon dioxide has an impact on climate, but it does does question if that impact will produce catastrophic results that justify the $1.1 million cost per American adult to eliminate fossil fuels.
March 06, 2023
Why Biden’s Claim That Oil Companies Are Sitting On Drilling Permits Is Misleading
Last year, the Biden administration blamed oil companies for high gasoline prices, saying they were sitting on 9,000 unused drilling permits. That number is significantly lower and companies aren't "sitting" on these permits. They often cant use them.
March 04, 2023
Veto Outrage: Legislator Says Gordon Traded Private Property Rights For Green Energy Program
The Wyoming House nearly overturned Gov. Mark Gordons veto this week on a bill that would have prevented independent wind farms from using eminent domain to build power lines across private land.
March 03, 2023
New EPA Regulations Likely To Make Power Grid Less Stable While Making Electricity More Expensive
The EPA is expected to advance six rules over the next several months likely to speed up coal-fired electrical generation plant retirements. Energy experts say this will lead to more blackouts and higher energy costs.
March 02, 2023
Despite Pace Of Gold Mine Permitting, Landowner Says Wyoming Bureaucrats Are Lazy And Holding It Up
The planned CK Gold Project west of Cheyenne isnt located on any federal land, making the permitting process much faster than it would have been if the feds were involved. Its still not fast enough for landowner Walt Ferguson, who says lazy state bureaucrats are holding it up.
March 01, 2023
Greta Thunberg Protests Wind Farm; Wyoming Environmentalists Say They Understand
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has become world famous for protesting the use of fossil fuels and warning everyone that a great catastrophe will come if we dont replace them with wind and solar. Now the Swedish activist is protesting a wind farm in Norway.
March 01, 2023
Hageman Seeks To End “Eco-Grief” Counseling Program For Distraught Fish & Wildlife Employees
A counseling program for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees purported to be suffering from eco-grief is part of a larger agenda to destroy the energy economy and the U.S. Congress should legislate it out of existence Wyoming Republican Congresswoman Harriet Hageman said.
Mark HeinzFebruary 28, 2023
Texas Policy Foundation Credits Mark Gordon As Starting National Movement Against “Woke Capitalism”
The Texas Policy Foundation said the national movement against ESG (Woke Capitalism) began in 2018 when then-Treasurer Mark Gordon fought back against Bank of the West because of its anti-fossil fuel initiatives.
February 26, 2023
Energy Expert Argues That Fossil Fuel Use Is A Moral Good Necessary For Human Prosperity
Best-selling energy author Alex Epstein has been warning for years that restricting fossil fuels would lead to blackouts, high energy costs, and an energy crisis which is what has happened in the past couple years.
February 26, 2023
Economist Calls Biden’s Explanations For High Energy Prices A ‘Lot Of Hooey’
In responding to the cause of high energy prices, President Joe Biden has blamed the invasion of Ukraine, price gouging and not drilling on U.S. leases. A leading economist says those are just excuses, and it's his policies that are to blame.
February 25, 2023
Why Electric Farm Vehicles Ain’t Going to Happen Anytime Soon
The physics of lithium-ion batteries allow for passenger car transportation in many circumstances, but when it comes to doing anything more industrial than driving, like farming, the possibilities are very limited.
February 24, 2023
As More States Try To Kill Off Fossil Fuels, Wyoming Will Be Impacted
In the West, California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico have commitments to go carbon free. Because of the interconnectedness of the western grid, Wyoming can't escape their actions.
February 23, 2023
Gordon Veto Preserves Eminent Domain Powers For Wind Farm Developers
Gov. Mark Gordon has vetoed legislation that would have prohibited wind farms owned by independent power producers from using eminent domain to build transmission lines through private property to connect to the power grid.
February 22, 2023
Wyoming Could Be Home For Another Type of Advanced Nuclear Reactor
Oklo, a California-based startup, wants to build a nuclear reactor similar to the modern modular TerraPower one planned for Kemmerer, but with some key differences. Wyoming could be home to one of the companys reactors.
February 22, 2023
Uh-Oh, $24 Million In Fed Money To Build Wyoming Charging Stations May Not Be Enough
Wyoming has been waiting for final rules on a federal program that will provide $24 million to build out a network of electric vehicle charging stations along interstates. But rigid federal rules and low EV traffic volume in Wyoming may deter companies from applying.
February 21, 2023