ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

A statue of George Washington stands across from the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 21, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
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IMPACT
We Cannot Fight Climate Change With Capitalism, Says Report
By Laura Paddison
The world's economies are totally unprepared for rapid climate change, rising social inequality and the end of cheap energy.
Pope Francis
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RELIGION
Pope Francis Warns Oil Executives That Fossil Fuels Threaten Humanity
By Mary Papenfuss
He calls for urgent transition to alternative energy at Vatican meeting.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Shamrock Bowl Presentation in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, March 15, 2018. Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said he's optimistic about the possibility of a trade deal. Photographer: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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POLITICS
U.S. Blames Russia For Cyberattacks On Electricity Grid
By Dustin Volz and Timothy Gardner, Reuters
The move marks the first time the United States has publicly accused Moscow of hacking into American energy infrastructure.
UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 23: Energy Secretary Rick Perry, left, and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, are interviewed during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill, Md., on February 23, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
Despite Attacking Renewables, Trump Team Says It Loves All Energy Sources
By Chris D'Angelo
"As long as it’s made in America, I’m good with it," Secretary Ryan Zinke said Friday.
POLITICS
All Politics is Local...but so is Energy Development
By Heather Taylor-Miesle, Contributor
Executive Director, Ohio Environmental Council
This changing landscape has major implications for elections: if all politics are local, energy development just got local
ENVIRONMENT
Equal Ground for Energy Development and Conservation
By Mark Starr, Contributor
Program Director, Vet Voice Foundation
As a veteran, I find myself in complete agreement. It's not an either-or question. The key is to direct oil and gas development to the right places, and to set aside some lands that are too special to drill.
ENVIRONMENT
National Parks Deserve to Be Protected From Oil and Gas Development
By Tom Kiernan, Contributor
CEO, American Wind Energy Association
We must not allow large-scale oil and gas field development via fracking to pollute and deplete park watersheds, foul park air quality, fragment habitat for park wildlife, and create excessive industrial sound, and light pollution near our parks.
ENVIRONMENT
Wyoming's Bighorn Basin Faces Oil And Gas Development (PHOTOS)
-- From Dave Showalter: This past week, photographer Dave Showalter joined the GYC, Lighthawk, and the International League
WORLDPOST
Libya: The Resource Curse Strikes Again
By Sen. Dick Lugar and Sen. Ben Cardin, Contributors
Our energy challenges are shared among nations, and their resolution requires both domestic action and international cooperation. A concerted global effort to end the secrecy that often surrounds energy development is a good place to start.
DENVER
The Southern Ute Paradox: Has The Billion-Dollar Tribe Become Too Corporate?
Less than a century ago, the Southern Utes were barely hanging on, squeezed onto an unremarkable sliver of reservation land