Daniel Tait 
Itai Vardi 
Shelby Green 
U.S. DOE: Magical Thinking on Future Shale Gas Supplies
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Energy Information Administration (EIA) is the go-to source for data on electricity, natural gas, petroleum, nuclear, coal, emissions, energy efficiency and renewable energy. Every...
On ABC’s “This Week” Scott Pruitt Cites the Success of the EPA and Clean Air Act to Undo Them
It is a bitter irony that Scott Pruitt cites the Clean Air Act success story to justify the Trump administration’s attacks on clean air and water safeguards
Neil Chatterjee: Trump’s FERC pick is a rubber stamp for fossil fuel and utility interests
President Trump will soon nominate Neil Chatterjee to fill one of the three open seats on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), according to media reports. A coalition of 135...
As Time Runs Out for Southern Company, Brain Drain Begins at Kemper
This blog was authored by Dan Zegart and cross-posted from the Climate Investigations Center With the Kemper power plant officially scheduled to go on-line imminently according to builder Southern Company,...
New DOE Chief of Staff, Brian McCormack, Played Critical Role in EEI’s Rooftop Solar Campaign
Brian McCormack, most recently of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), will become Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s chief of staff, reports confirmed yesterday. Previously, McCormack was EEI’s vice president of political and...
UtilitySecrets.org, a new site from EPI and Center for Media and Democracy
The Energy and Policy Institute and Center for Media and Democracy have teamed up to launch a new web site, UtilitySecrets.org. UtilitySecrets will be a collection of documents, analysis, audio, and...
California Democrats who got big gifts from Oil Industry gave big gifts back
California Democrats who voted for oil interests the most received 2.5 times more than other CA Democrats in gifts from the oil industry from 2012 to 2016, according to a...
Donald Trump once believed in clean energy, so what happened?
President Donald Trump is well known for his record of over the top attacks on clean energy, but properties managed by the Trump Organization have taken advantage of state energy...
Southern Company Says Kemper Not Viable as Coal Plant, Blames the PSC
Southern Company chief executive officer Tom Fanning admitted that Kemper plant is not economically viable as a coal-burning power plant and shifted blame away from himself and corporate management.
PNM, Edison Electric Institute lead deceptive attack on rooftop solar in New Mexico
Supposed "customer protection" legislation proposed in New Mexico is the latest chapter in monopoly utilities' plot to kill rooftop solar.