The big, green test. Steel tariff challenge.

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Corporate America’s Hunger for Green Power Is Facing a Big Test Brian Eckhouse, Bloomberg, August 12, 2019 Companies and public agencies worldwide have already agreed to buy 8.6 gigawatts of clean energy this year through July, according to a report Monday by BloombergNEF. That’s well ahead of the 7.2 gigawatts of deals signed in the first seven months of last … read more

Coal makes a comeback abroad, and who will replace the late, great Senator Birch?

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Trump hasn’t saved coal in W.Va. They don’t care Kelsey Brugger, E&E News, Monday, August 19, 2019 It is true that since Trump took office there has been increased production in West Virginia of metallurgical coal, high-quality coal used to make steel, as well as steam coal exports, according to the West Virginia Coal Association. The state has more steam … read more

“Complete exemption” from Roadless Rule; more to bear for oil in 2019

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Murkowski now supports a ‘complete exemption’ for Tongass from Roadless Rule Jacob Resneck, Alaska Public Media, August 15, 2019 That’s according to Senator Lisa Murkowski who said Tuesday that rolling back restrictions to road building is crucial for Southeast Alaska’s economy. “I very early on went to the Trump Administration and said as we look to the state of Alaska … read more