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  • August 2012
    Obama Regs Causing More Layoffs in Coal...

    First, Patriot Coal files for bankruptcy; and now OhioAmerican Energy Inc. permanently closes a coal mining operation in eastern Ohio due to...

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  • August 2012
    Generating Companies are Shuttering Coal Plants at...

    The Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently announced that coal plant owners and operators expect to retire about 27 gigawatts of coal-fired capacity...

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  • July 2012
    U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Are Declining

    The Energy information Administration reports that energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States are 2.4 percent less in 2011 than they...

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  • July 2012
    Obama Energy Policies Are Working: Patriot Coal...

    In 2008, Barack Obama explained his energy policy: “Under my plan of a cap-and-trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. Even regardless...

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  • July 2012
    One Born Every Minute: A Primer on...

    A recent National Journal article on Arizona Senate-hopeful Jeff Flake underlines an unusual feature in today’s political landscape:[i] There are several prominent...

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  • June 2012
    2012 Energy Outlook: Fossil Fuels Leading the...

    The Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its Annual Energy Outlook for 2012 (AEO) this week. The AEO updates EIA’s reference case forecasts...

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