Microsoft carbon emissions jump as AI and cloud demand rises

Microsoft's carbon emissions surged in fiscal year 2024 due to growing energy demands for artificial intelligence and cloud computing, highlighting the challenges major corporations with ambitious climate goals face in a rapidly changing world.

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US natural gas consumption set to hit record high

U.S. natural gas consumption will likely break a record this year, according to the Energy Information Administration, which predicts a 1% increase over last year due primarily to colder winter months that drove up heating demand.

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At a glance: North Dakota

A snapshot of energy and environmental facts about the state of North Dakota.

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Skibinski: Making Alaska mining great again

Alaska’s lands are constantly targeted by outside opposition groups that spend millions of dollars, often using misinformation to abuse our nation’s permitting processes, to delay and ultimately stop our resource development projects. The organizations fund efforts like large form-letter writing campaigns to solicit millions of non-substantive comments during public participation periods, fund citizens’ initiatives that seek to stop mining and raise regulatory hurdles for all via the ballot box and serial litigation against agencies for permit decisions.  These nefarious activities generate fear among the general public and overburden regulatory agencies tasked with upholding the nation’s permitting process.

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