Energy Across America: A Policy Discussion on Microgrid Technology
From powering remote villages in rural Alaska to delivering reliable energy to military bases, microgrids are transforming the way energy is delivered to isolated regions and beyond. While microgrids...
View ArticleEnergy Across America - Continuing Conversation
Reporter Devin Henry sits down with The Hill Editor-in-Chief Bob Cusack to recap the Energy Across America: A Policy Discussion on Microgrid Technology event, sponsored by ABB
View ArticleSanders: Paris climate pact ‘goes nowhere near far enough’
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is slamming the climate pact that nearly 200 countries are likely to agree on Saturday in Paris, saying it’s far too weak for the task at hand.Sanders, a Democratic...
View ArticleKerry dismisses criticism of Paris climate pact
Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday brushed off suggestions that a sweeping global climate deal announced this weekend lacks enforceability and won't curb emissions.Kerry, who helped hammer out the...
View ArticleOil plunge sparks calls for Congress to act
As the price of oil plunges to its lowest point in 12 years — and threatens to drag the broader U.S. economy down with it — lawmakers say Congress should consider helping teetering energy companies...
View ArticleGreens faced with nightmare scenario at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s decision this week to halt President Obama’s sweeping climate change regulation for power plants is causing environmentalists and experts to wonder whether they need a backup...
View ArticleWATCH: Hollywood stars protest pipeline in DC
Hollywood stars Susan Sarandon and Shailene Woodley spoke out against a planned pipeline through North Dakota from outside the federal district court building in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, joining a...
View ArticleFeds deny permit for Dakota Access pipeline
Federal officials have denied the final permits required for the Dakota Access Pipeline project in North Dakota. The Army Corps of Engineers on Sunday announced it would instead conduct an...
View ArticleEyeing climate role, Ivanka Trump to meet with Al Gore
Ivanka Trump is meeting Monday with climate change activist and former Vice President Al Gore.The president-elect's daughter, who reportedly wants to make global warming one of her signature issues,...
View ArticleObama puts Dakota pipeline on Trump’s desk
The Obama administration’s decision to deny permits for the Dakota Access pipeline puts an early, high-profile decision on President-elect Donald Trump’s desk. Trump has backed the pipeline, something...
View ArticleFour more charged in Flint water crisis
Michigan’s attorney general on Tuesday charged four officials with criminal accusations stemming from the Flint drinking water crisis.Among the people charged by Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) are...
View ArticleWATCH: Politics and policy as Trump weighs Paris call
If President Trump withdraws from the Paris climate agreement, it’s a sign that he’s putting politics over policy, a former Obama administration official says.Trump is set to address the nation...
View ArticleFormer Obama aide: Ivanka Trump’s reputation will suffer if president...
The internal White House fight over whether President Trump should withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord could hurt Ivanka Trump’s reputation, according to a former administration...
View ArticleIn aftermath of hurricanes, FEMA’s slow flood mapping leaves homeowners...
The government’s disaster preparedness agency has failed to map flood risks in U.S. communities in a timely manner, leaving many vulnerable homeowners with a false security that they don’t need flood...
View ArticleDOE fumbled it owns conservation plan, wasting millions in potential energy...
The Energy Department is the government’s expert when it comes to conservation, so it mystified auditors when they discovered that an effort to make the department’s National Nuclear Security...
View ArticleWATCH: Perry says he’s had ‘no conversation’ about taking over VA
Energy Secretary Rick Perry shot down talk that he could move to the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) if President Trump fires current VA Secretary David Shulkin. Asked if he has talked to the White...
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