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U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits NETL

David Beard/ The Dominion Post — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 21:06:26 +0000

dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright toured the National Energy Technology Laboratory Morgantown campus on Tuesday, as part of his ongoing tour of all 17 Department of Energy […]

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Breaking our plastics habit will be easier said than done

Syndicated Columnist — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 23:34:53 +0000

Could our unshakeable addiction to plastics be broken? That’s certainly the hope of activists. The U.S. — birthplace of the modern polymers industry, and the biggest producer of its key […]

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Utility rates are high because our leaders are failing us

Syndicated Columnist — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 03:02:00 +0000

by Quenton King It’s been quite a year, and I don’t mean just 2024. Last month, climate scientists released data showing May was the hottest month on record. More than […]

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Surge of power demand means we need natural gas more than ever

Submitted to The Dominion Post — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 03:00:00 +0000

by Charlie Burd, Rob Brundrett and Dave Callahan The recent surge in data centers powering artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced manufacturing throughout our region means a herculean need for new […]

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May 12 letters to the editor

Submitted to The Dominion Post — Sun, 12 May 2024 03:04:00 +0000

EPA protects us from fossil fuel industry Anyone who thinks that the Environmental Protection Agency has too much government overreach, as Hoppy Kercheval expressed in his commentary (May 3) must […]

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Guest essay: U.S. needs coal

Submitted to The Dominion Post — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 04:03:00 +0000

by Syd Peng It’s not hard to sense that something extraordinary is happening in the United States: Digital technology has been neglected by policymakers in the nation’s energy demand. The […]

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Dec. 24 letters to the editor

Submitted to The Dominion Post — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 04:04:00 +0000

Club wants to hang banners of veterans The local GFWC Mountaineer Woman’s Club, part of the national General Federated Woman’s Club, is a civic organization that has interests in public […]

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Hansen at COP28

Opinion, The Dominion Post — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 04:16:00 +0000

The future of energy and the Mountain State The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, came to a close this past Tuesday. World leaders […]

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Electric truck comes with its own gas generator

Opinion, The Dominion Post — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 03:58:52 +0000

A new electric truck will come with its own gas generator to improve reliability. That may sound like a headline from The Onion. But it’s no joke. Stellantis makes Ram […]

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Oct. 1 letters to the editor

Submitted to The Dominion Post — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 03:03:00 +0000

Regarding WVU cuts to library funding I had to laugh when I read The Dominion Post story “Transformation moves on to Academic Units” (9-21-23) about cuts to library funding as […]

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