President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a series of executive orders that aim to boost domestic coal production, citing the need to meet rising demand from artificial intelligence. …
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Trump Signs Four Actions to Protect, Bolster America’s Coal Industry
On Tuesday, April 8th, at 3 p.m., President Donald Trump signed an executive order designating coal as a critical mineral. This will help the United States meet the energy requirements needed to dominate AI globally. The executive order emphasizes coal mining rights on federal land, boosting coal-fired power plants and accelerating the export of U.S. …
Buried fortune: US finds $8.4 billion in rare earths sitting in coal ash landfills
For years, the United States has depended on imports of rare earth elements, the critical materials found in everything from smartphones to renewable energy technologies. But in a surprising twist, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have discovered that a massive domestic supply has been sitting right under our noses all along. …
Fueling the Conversation
President Biden, green groups, D.C. think tanks, and international organizations enacted a set of policies that prioritized climate goals over everything else. These policies were rejected because they led to runaway inflation, higher energy and electricity prices, and restrictions on our ability to access our domestic natural resources. …
Trump EPA Announces Biggest Deregulation Effort in U.S. History
Lee Zeldin, Trump’s EPA Administrator, has unleashed a barrage of deregulatory actions designed to make it easier to make and build things in the United States, with less red tape and costs for consumers. …
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Launches Largest Deregulatory Effort in U.S. History to ‘Save Coal, Bring Down Cost of Living’
During a recent radio show appearance, Lee Zeldin went over his recent historic launch of the largest deregulatory effort in U.S. history and talked about the EPA’s sweeping deregulations to “save the coal industry” and “bring down the cost of living.” …
Arctic Weather Blast to Put Strain on Europe’s Energy Systems
A blast of Arctic air will bring icy temperatures and low wind speeds to Europe over the next week, putting pressure on energy systems already struggling with depleted natural gas inventories. …
How to Solve America’s Electricity Crisis
America is in an electricity crisis. Shortages are now routine throughout the US—and if we don’t start increasing reliable generation very quickly, our grid will get crushed by the exploding electricity demands of AI. The first step in solving the crisis is to understand it. …
Data Center Energy Demand Reviving Coal-Fired Power Plants
Data center construction is exploding as the need for processing power for artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, and other capacity-hungry processes has exploded as well. This means demand for power is at an all-time high. …
DOE Secretary Wright: Coal is Critical to Meeting Energy Demand
President Trump and his Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, want U.S. utilities to continue operating coal plants to help meet growing electricity demand, avoid blackouts, and keep the United States from deindustrializing as Germany has done with its energy transition to wind and solar power. …
