PDF versionI wish, like James Joyce and Friedrich Nietzsche, I could draw ample literary references from ancient Greek and Roman poets and philosophers, but alas, when the need arises, my head goes to Seinfeld. The show just had a knack of succinctly summarizing common situations in a funny and memorable way.
So it was when reading this article about a zero energy district in Ft. Collins. The city, Colorado State University, and the Colorado Clean Energy Cluster had garnered taxpayer money and private funds for the project to make a district that generated as much energy as it used. The focus...
The White House kicked off a regulatory reform initiative last week as the federal government enters the first full fiscal year of President Trump’s term. Vice President Pence gathered leaders of numerous agencies to discuss ways the government can rein in overreaching regulations to...
Fall is upon us, but if you’ve been paying close attention to nature like I do, you’ve already begun to notice birds migrating for the season. As a self-proclaimed “bird nerd” watching the incredible diversity of birds in the West has become a passion.
Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke recently gave a speech on making American an energy superpower at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. Located a block of away from Senate office buildings, the think tank occasionally hosts members of the president’s cabinet. Historically, speeches...
AJ+ media teamed up with the Center for Public Integrity for a video targeting the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board’s (OERB) campaign to teach school kids about how oil and natural gas are produced. The misleading story suggests educational materials from OERB are unacceptable and...
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences recently published a study by scientists from the Swiss Federal Research Institute, Montana State University, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences that joins the growing body of evidence that natural sources of methane far outpace...
Overreaching and duplicative regulations should not be repealed because some group might complain. That’s the perplexing logic of a handful of lobbyists, executives and financial analysts cited in the Politico story, “Energy industry wants brakes pumped on regulatory rollbacks."
August is a heated month. In addition to sweltering temperatures, there are often political conflicts that boil over in local communities across the country. August 2017 seems true to form.
Both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of the Interior recently kicked off the long process of repealing or rescinding methane regulations aimed at oil and natural gas production. Based on their actions so far this year, we know just how environmental...