Pres. Trump Defies Free Market Principles and Moves to Force Consumers to Pay for Uneconomic Power
President Donald Trump is preparing to issue a bailout for uneconomic coal and nuclear plants by forcing grid operators to buy their power, even though it is more expensive than alternatives. As…
Electric Vehicles: Driving Reduced Demand for Offshore Oil, Part 1 of 3 - "The Risks of Offshore Drilling Outweigh Potential Benefits"
This is Part 1 of our blog series, "Electric Vehicles: Driving Reduced Demand for Offshore Oil," which shows that given the advancements in vehicle electrification, expanding offshore drilling for oil and natural…
Last Chance! Trump Offshore Drilling Comment Period Ends Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Friday, March 9, marks the end of the comment period on President Trump's new "drill-everywhere" offshore drilling plan. If you haven't submitted your comments yet, visit the online comment portal here…
4 Ways You Can Help Defeat Trump's Disastrous New Drilling Plan
You may have heard the news that last week President Trump unveiled an utterly insane national plan for offshore drilling that seeks to auction off 90% of our country's offshore waters to…
Trump Administration pushes offshore drilling EVERYWHERE
Today, the Trump Administration took a huge step toward disaster with the announcement of their draft proposed five year program for offshore drilling. The proposed plan will foist oil and gas drilling…
Trump Admin Begins Rollback of Clean Power Plan
SACE Southeast Energy Research Attorney Angela Garrone contributed to this post. Following through on a campaign promise, the Trump administration signed a rule this week to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the…
President Trump Threatens America's Shores
Last week, the Trump Administration pushed its careless agenda to threaten America's shores with risky offshore drilling despite overwhelming opposition from coastal Republicans and Democrats alike. The announcement came in the form…
Trump's Climate Move Way Out Of Touch
President Trump today announced his long-awaited decision on whether or not to honor the United States' carbon reducing responsibilities laid out in the 2015 Paris Agreement (international climate agreement). In the agreement,…
100+ Members of Congress Sign Letter: "No Drilling off Our Coast"
Earlier this week, South Carolina Congressman Mark Sanford co-led a bipartisan sign on letter of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives, asking Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to uphold recently-made guidelines…
Deepwater Horizon Anniversary Reminds Why Offshore Drilling Should Be Phased Out, Not Expanded
Today is the seventh anniversary of the tragic Deepwater Horizon blowout. On April 20, 2010, the drilling rig sparked a massive explosion, which killed 11 people and set into motion 87 horrific…