Energy Explained

Energy Explained: Where Does It Come From And How Much Do We Use?

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Nothing in our world – cars, coffee, cat videos, canned pineapple – would exist without energy. But although energy makes everything work, most of us don’t know answers to even the most fundamental questions: How much energy do we use? And where does our energy come from? This animated video looks at how our energy sources and uses vary across time and geography.

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Coal State Considers Carbon Future Under Trump

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The Obama administration imposed strict carbon emissions limits on states. But that rule’s likely to be undone when Donald Trump assumes the presidency. So states like North Dakota are wondering what’s next for emissions, and moving forward with plans of their own.

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Coal Country Looks Forward To 2017

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In 2016, the collapse of the coal industry finally hit the epicenter of U.S. production: Wyoming’s mineral-rich Powder River Basin. Two out of the four largest coal companies in the U.S. declared bankruptcy. They shed hundreds of their Wyoming miners all at once. Now, in northeastern Wyoming, a recent boost in coal prices and production, and a pro-coal president, have hopes rising.

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Energy Challenges For President Trump

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Donald Trump promised sweeping reforms to the energy industry during the campaign. He promised to bring back coal jobs, boost domestic oil and gas production, while repealing climate change regulations and gutting the Environmental Protection Agency. Essentially his plan aims at reversing much of what the Obama administration delivered on energy and climate in the last eight years. Now that Trump is the president-elect, how much of that will he actually be able to do?

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Surprises In Oil And Gas Campaign Spending

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Fossil fuel companies have a history of backing Republican candidates. But this year’s unusual presidential campaign appears to be having a strange ripple effect on political giving — at least from the oil and gas industry.