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Press Releases
Houston, TX - At CERAWeek, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in an interview that the U.S. should restart retired coal-fired power plants.
Houston, TX - Today, NextEra CEO John Ketchum said that renewable energy was cheaper and more readily available than fossil fuels. In a response to U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright’s speech, where Wright diminished the importance of renewable energy and praised dirty fossil fuels, Ketchum said, “The cost of gas-fired generation has gone up more than threefold…Renewables are cheaper and available right now.”
Today, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, a long-time former fracked gas company CEO, delivered remarks during the first day of CERAWeek. During his remarks, Secretary Wright announced an export permit extension of Delfin LNG, a proposed offshore methane gas export terminal, and doubled down on the administration’s opposition to wind power generation. In calling for deepening the country's development of and reliance on oil and gas, Wright inaccurately referred to climate change and rising CO2 emissions as a necessary “trade-off” to enable economic growth.
Washington, D.C. - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency issued new guidance that all spending items over $50,000 must be approved by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency. This would affect routine EPA expenditures to monitor air and water pollution, hazardous waste disposal, and necessary equipment purchases.
Jefferson City, Mo – On Monday, the Missouri House of Representatives is poised to bypass its democratic role in the legislative process to do the bidding of the state’s monopoly electric utilities.
Evansville, Ind – Faith, clean energy, and environmental advocates will host a press conference this Saturday detailing the various reasons why House Bill 1007 will create massive energy inflation throughout Indiana, including Evansville.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Trump Administration approved an extension of the construction deadline for the liquefied methane gas export project Golden Pass LNG.
Topeka, Kan. – The Kansas legislature may pass a bill that could cause massive energy inflation for Evergy customers throughout Kansas, right as President Trump hurls the United States into a trade war that is estimated to cost the average family up to $2,000 in additional costs on everyday products.