Hickenlooper: I’ll Decide on Challenging Trump This Summer
Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper (Colo.) announced on Friday he would make a final decision on mounting a 2020 challenge to President Donald Trump by this summer.
Energy
Dem Senate Candidate Profits From Big Oil, Despite Making ‘Renewable Energy’ Focal Point of Campaign
Rep. Jackie Rosen, the Democrat vying to unseat Republican senator Dean Heller in Nevada, has profited from investments in petroleum and natural gas, despite heralding “renewable energy” as a cornerstone of her campaign.
Steyer-Led Petition Effort in AZ Accused of Employing 27 More Felons
A group opposed to a Tom Steyer-funded petition drive that would put a higher renewable mandate question on the Arizona ballot this fall is accusing the group gathering signatures of employing 27 felons in addition to the five already alleged to have been employed earlier in the year and acknowledged by one of the drive’s organizers.
Polis Sidesteps Question About Costs of 100% Renewable Plan
Colorado gubernatorial candidate and current U.S. representative Jared Polis sidestepped the question of cost for his goal of making the state’s energy production 100 percent based on renewable forms like wind and solar by 2040.
Coal Company Inked Deal With Chinese Company While Pressing Trump For Bailout
A major coal-mining company that has pushed the Trump administration for a bailout of the industry quietly signed a deal last fall with a Chinese manufacturer to produce mining equipment and did not disclose it to the White House or other government agencies.
De Blasio Suggests Oil Companies to Blame for Damage Hurricane Sandy Caused in New York
Activists Sing to Tune of ‘God Bless America,’ Disrupt Climate and Energy Panel in Germany
Murkowski Introduces Bill to Authorize Arctic Drilling: ‘Path Toward Greater Prosperity’
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R.) introduced a bill this week that would allow oil and gas drilling in her state’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, or ANWR.
Clean Power Plan Repeal Will Save $33 Billion in Compliance Costs
Repealing the Clean Power Plan will save $33 billion in costs passed onto energy consumers, according to senior Trump administration officials.
Zinke: 30 Percent of the Interior Department Is Not Loyal to Trump
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke said about 30 percent of his department is not loyal to him and the man who appointed him, President Donald Trump.
