Buckland sets a milestone for rural energy capabilities with new Li-ion battery Lex Treinen, KTUU, August 13, 2019 The new technology has allowed the village of about 400 people to turn off its expensive diesel generator for up to six hours at a time, beginning on July 24, when the generators when the diesel generators went silent for the first … read more

Trump speaks on wind power, Wheeler and DOE’s ‘big project’ Kelsey Brugger, E&E News, August 14, 2019 Speaking to energy workers at Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex, Trump said that “the hearts of our workers, the American spirit is soaring — higher, stronger, freer and greater than ever before.” He further declared that the Obama administration “tried to … read more

Trump administration eases endangered species rules Ben Lefebvre, Politico, August 12, 2019 The Trump administration announced on Monday it would change how it implements the Endangered Species Act, weakening protections that environmentalists say violate the law and make it easier for oil companies, real estate interests and the agriculture industry to develop land inhabited by vulnerable wildlife. The revisions spearheaded … read more