Oil drillers and Bitcoin miners bond over natural gasLaila Kearney, Reuters, May 21, 2021 On U.S. oil patches stretching along the Rockies and Great Plains, trailers hitched to trucks back up toward well pads to capture natural gas and convert it on the spot into electricity. The trailers – carrying pipes, generators and computers – are called “mining rigs.” But … read more

News of the Day: Alaska Senate approves budget with $2300 dividend – Senator Shower wants more taxes to pay for itJames Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, May 20, 2021 Alaskans could receive a Permanent Fund dividend of between $2,300 and $2,400 per person this year under a state budget approved Wednesday by the Senate. But that amount is not yet certain … read more

News of the Day: IEA: Pathway to Net Zero Achievable But Narrow -Nothing backing pledges to get there.Steven Mufson, The Washington Post, May 17, 2021  To limit climate change, by 2030 the world must install the equivalent of the current largest solar park — every day. The rate of energy efficiency improvements will have to triple the rate of the … read more