by JB McCuskey As Auditor of the State of West Virginia I have a unique perspective of how your tax dollars are spent. Our office is responsible for the review […]
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Gov. Justice reactivates Public Energy Authority to promote mineral industry interests
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice announced Saturday that he is reactivating the West Virginia Public Energy Authority. The WVPEA was created by the Legislature with a mission to foster, encourage, […]
Bubbling to the Surface
WVU Today As alternative energy sources have become necessary to decrease global carbon emissions and meet growing energy demands, researchers at West Virginia University had ideas that came bubbling to […]
Guest essay: West Virginia energy powers the country
by Steve Nelson Over the decade, only one competitive wholesale power plant has come online in West Virginia, with one other being transferred from its regulated status to an exempt […]
Guest essay: When God sends a helicopter
by Delegate Joey Garcia A man climbed to his roof to escape a dangerous flood. He rejected offers to ride to safety in a rowboat, a motorboat, and a helicopter, […]
Guest essay: Bringing federal attention to W.Va.’s problems
by John Williams Since 2016, I have had the privilege of representing Monongalia County in the West Virginia House of Delegates. My time in the House has educated me on […]
Team finishes third in EcoCAR Mobility Challenge
WVU Today The culmination of three years of dedication, research excellence and the work of nearly 90 students across multiple disciplines propelled the West Virginia University EcoCAR team to a […]
Huntington’s Steel of West Virginia to participate in wind energy project
MORGANTOWN — In 1907, Steel of West Virginia fired to life in Huntington and started rolling out light rails used by a booming coal industry to push West Virginia to […]
West Virginians grapple with the future of the state’s energy production
MORGANTOWN – Mason Anderson is a 21-year-old contracted worker at Mobile Power Washing who works at the coal-fired Fort Martin power plant in Maidsville, West Virginia. Last year, he decided […]
Biden must not sacrifice human rights in exchange for green energy
During President Joe Biden’s first week in office he signed an executive order directing the federal government to, where possible, procure goods and services within the U.S. before turning abroad. […]
