Nov 9 Energy & Environment Carbon Capture Reconsidered: Big-Ticket Climate Fix Gets a Fresh Look A bipartisan group in Congress, including several Ohio Valley lawmakers, is pushing for more federal support for technology known as carbon capture and storage. The lawmakers and an uncommon alliance of labor, business, and environmental groups want to pass legislation called the FUTURE Act which would speed commercial deployment of technology that reduces carbon dioxide […] By Glynis Board Nov 9 Energy & Environment Carbon Capture Reconsidered: Big-Ticket Climate Fix Gets a Fresh Look Glynis Board
Aug 9 Energy & Environment In The Pipeline: New Commission Members To Take Up Energy Projects Big-ticket gas pipelines and other energy projects pending in the Ohio Valley have largely been in limbo because the federal body that issues important permits had too many empty seats. Those projects in the pipeline of the federal process could soon move forward with the confirmation of two Republicans nominated by President Donald Trump to […] By Glynis Board Aug 9 Energy & Environment In The Pipeline: New Commission Members To Take Up Energy Projects Glynis Board
Jul 14 Energy & Environment Paradise Cost: Coal, Natural Gas, And The True Price Of Power Thanks to singer-songwriter John Prine, Paradise Fossil Plant might be the only coal-fired power plant that has a household name. “Paradise,” Prine’s 1971 ballad, drew on boyhood memories from the small town of Paradise, in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, to relay the environmental and social costs of our dependence on coal. “Mr. Peabody’s coal train,” he […] By Glynis Board Jul 14 Energy & Environment Paradise Cost: Coal, Natural Gas, And The True Price Of Power Glynis Board
Jul 14 Energy & Environment MAP: Power Switch Updated: August 24, 2018 By Alexandra Kanik Jul 14 Energy & Environment MAP: Power Switch Alexandra Kanik
Aug 26 Energy & Environment Power Play: Experts Say Killing Clean Power Plan Won’t Revive Coal Coal-producing states are preparing for arguments next month in the federal appeals court case known as West Virginia v. EPA, challenging the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The case has major implications for the country’s policy on climate change. But some experts and industry leaders say the […] By Glynis Board Aug 26 Energy & Environment Power Play: Experts Say Killing Clean Power Plan Won’t Revive Coal Glynis Board
Jul 27 Energy & Environment The Pipeline Boom The explosion in natural gas supplies in the Ohio Valley region is creating demand for more pipelines to carry the gas. The Department of Energy predicts Pennsylvania and Ohio will nearly double their natural gas production in the next 15 years. That isn’t the only boom that has people in the region concerned. Gas line ruptures, leaks, […] By Jeff Young Jul 27 Energy & Environment The Pipeline Boom Jeff Young