By Kennedy Maize On March 27, President Trump fired Michelle Moore from the board of directors of the federally owned Tennessee Valley Authority. On April 1, he followed up by firing TVA board chairman Joe Rich, leaving the already-depleted nine-member TVA board with only four members, lacking a quorum. All the TVA current board members… More Trump tosses TVA into turmoil

By Kennedy Maize The Department of Defense, working through the U.S. Air Force, on Feb. 28 selected 11 companies that are eligible for contracts with military to pursue geothermal technologies for electric generation at military bases. In a solicitation issued last September, the Air Force said it is “seeking novel approaches to generate electricity at… More Drill, sergeant, drill: Pentagon promotes geothermal for military bases

By Kennedy Maize “‘Drill, baby, drill’ is nothing short of a myth and populist rallying cry. Tariff policy is impossible for us to predict and doesn’t have a clear goal. We want more stability.” That comment comes from a purposely unnamed oil and gas executive commenting on the state of the industry come in the… More O&G execs blow raspberries at Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ meme