WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * The Kentucky Resource Council is part of the anti-nuclear, anti-energy movement The small, supposed environmental group is really just another NGO opposed to most of the fuel we need to survive and prosper. By Ken Braun This past spring the Kentucky General Assembly adopted a resolution "declaring that nuclear power generation is a clean and dispatchable means of providing baseload electricity to the re  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2026: * * * Celebrating a New Year with Republicans' New Tax Cuts Thanks to President Trump, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and congressional Republicans, instead of dreading a massive tax hike, Americans rang in the New Year excited to have more money in their pockets and more opportunities to get ahead in 2026. The Working Famili  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Jan. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release on Jan. 5, 2026: * * * Coal community groups urge Congress to reject proposed raid of abandoned coal mine clean-up fund Today, the House Appropriations Committee released an updated "minibus" appropriations bill with bipartisan support that includes a proposal to withdraw $500 million from the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement's Abandoned Mine Land funds allocated   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 6 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova powers up Vietnam with commercial operation of first 9HA gas power plant in the country * PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power)'s Nhon Trach 3&4 marks the first HA-powered plant in Vietnam, as well as the first to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) * The new 9HA.02 combined cycle power plant is expected to improve the reliability and stability of the energy grid  more

HOUGHTON, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- Michigan Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Tech Researchers Bring Forgotten Underground Mines into a 3D Future What began as a stack of fragile, century-old mine maps is being transformed into an immersive 3D window into the past by archaeologists, energy policy experts and data scientists at Michigan Technological University. One of the most promising frontiers of discovery isn't "out there" -- it's beneath our feet. Und  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 5 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * New publication analyzes energy value, chemistry of natural gas deposits in central, western Kansas * LAWRENCE A new publication from the Kansas Geological Survey offers the most in-depth research to date into the origin and migration of natural gas sources in central and western Kansas. The research details the chemistry of these gases, offers insight into how the composition of gases alter as they age and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Jan. 5, 2026: * * * On This Day, Marjorie Taylor Greene Says 'Goodbye!' to Disastrous GOP-Controlled House Republicans rush for exits as their majority flails  * Today marks Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's final day as a Member of Congress after weeks of calling out the disastrous GOP agenda, particularly related to health care and affordability.  In a letter announcing her retirement  more