Bell bottoms, vinyl records, and black and white televisions were all common back in the 1970s. While there was nothing wrong with these commonplace items back then, they each are viewed as a bit out of step with today’s styles and modern technologies. The same disconnect can occur with 40-year-old

Some good news on the Keystone XL pipeline front: TransCanada has announced that it is moving forward toward construction of the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline. As you may recall, in November Nebraska regulators approved a pipeline route for KXL through their state. However, the route that was approved

What a difference a year makes. Last January, the Obama Administration took one final shot just before Inauguration Day to try to stop the Dakota Access (DAPL) pipeline project by issuing notice that the project would require another environmental evaluation. This after almost three years of review

In late December, the White House released its new National Security Strategy that describes U.S. interests and how the Trump Administration plans to advance them in the coming years. The administration sees energy as playing a big role. The Strategy is organized around four pillars: Protecting the

It seems like we say this every year, but 2017 has been a whirlwind of a year for major energy news. From today’s congressional passage of tax reform legislation authorizing leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to the flurry of Trump Administration executive actions upon taking

Back in June 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency issued its proposed regulations to address greenhouse gas emissions from electric generating units, or EGUs. A little over a year later, this proposal was finalized as the so-called Clean Power Plan (CPP). A flawed process from the beginning led

Today Global Energy Institute President and CEO Karen Harbert testified before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Energy on the impact of NAFTA on North American energy. North American energy trade is a crucial and growing component of the U.S. economy thanks in part

For the first time in two long years, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has reached its full, five-member complement following the swearing in of the new FERC Chairman Kevin McIntyre this month. Former Chairman Norman Bay resigned from his post in late January when President Trump