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 […]
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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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. […]
Expert to speak to Senate committee
WVU Today James Wood, director of the Energy Institute at West Virginia University, will offer testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works at […]
Feb. 5 letters to the editor
Don’t bemoan coal; aspire to clean energy I’m at a loss as to Hoppy Kercheval’s opinions and goals with regard to his column on Biden and coal […]
