Americans across the nation watched in horror this week as frigid conditions cut power to millions of Texas homes. It left many of us across the country wondering: Could that happen here? Depending on where “here” is for you, the answer, I’m afraid, is “yes, it can.” Texas faced aContinue Reading
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Part 2 Without question, the top story over the last year has been the COVID-19 pandemic and its tremendous ongoing effects felt across Canada and the world. This time has had a significant impactContinue Reading
Lobbying state lawmakers is a simple concept to Charlie Burd, registered lobbyist and executive director of the Gas and Oil Association of West Virginia. “I like green, you like blue, and they’ve got to make a decision. That’s how it works,” Burd said. “They have a decision to make, andContinue Reading
02 February 2021 Speakers at the US Energy Association’s (USEA) 17th Annual State of the Energy Industry Forum last week called for the reimagination of the electricity grid and likened the efforts needed to develop alternative energy carriers, particularly for hard-to-decarbonise sectors, to a “moonshot”. EPRI’s Arshad Mansoor speaking atContinue Reading
Chris Hamilton’s tenure with the West Virginia Coal Association has paralleled Joe Manchin’s rise in politics from the state House of Delegates in the 1980s to his run as a U.S. senator. That history, Hamilton said, makes him optimistic the Democratic senator will be an ally in working to keepContinue Reading
Chris Hamilton’s tenure with the West Virginia Coal Association has paralleled Joe Manchin’s rise in politics from the state House of Delegates in the 1980s to his run as a U.S. senator. That history, Hamilton said, makes him optimistic the Democratic senator will be an ally in working to keepContinue Reading
Wind farms and massive arrays of solar panels are cropping up across public and private landscapes both in the United States and abroad as users increasingly turn to “green energy” as their preferred flavor of electricity. President Joe Biden, in fact, has directed the Interior Department to identify suitable placesContinue Reading
January 27, 2021 — The following was released by the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance: The United States commercial fishing industry is united around the common goals of protecting our traditional fishing communities, maintaining domestic food security, and leading with evidence-based decision making during an era of rapidly changing ocean use. WeContinue Reading
