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Energy 2017: Unleashing America's full energy potential

"Energy 2017: Unleashing America's full energy potential -- in all of its forms" is a Special Report prepared by prepared by The Washington Times Advocacy Department.

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President Trump's first 100 days on energy and the environment

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EPA is putting American workers first

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An 'America First' energy policy holds 3 powerful benefits

By Interior Secretary Ryan K. Zinke
Energy Secretary Rick Perry (right) and NRG Energy CEO Mauricio Gutierrez toured the newly opened Petra Nova carbon capture and enhanced oil recovery system on April 13, 2017. This joint venture by NRG Energy and JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corp. is located near Houston and started operations at the end of 2016. The project has delivered more than 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide to the West Ranch oil field, owned by Petra Nova and Hilcorp Energy. The CO2 is injected into the oil reservoir to increase oil production in a process called Enhanced Oil Recovery. Image courtesy of NRG Energy/AP.

Unleashing America's energy potential -- in all forms

By Energy Secretary Rick Perry

Twin energy imperatives: Upgrading infrastructure, strengthening cybersecurity

By Sen. Maria Cantwell

Energy goals: Jobs, production, modern infrastructure -- and good environmental stewardship

By Rep. Greg Walden and Rep. Fred Upton and Rep. John Shimkus

Fossil fuels are vital to America's energy future

By Newton B. Jones

UA workers: Ready for 'epic' energy, infrastructure resurgence

By Mark McManus
Fuel cell vehicles available for sale or lease today in California. Image courtesy of Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Association.

Fuel cells -- The 'Triple Crown' winner for America's energy future

By Morry Markowitz

The need for federal energy innovation

By Jay Faison and Rich Powell
Technological advances, like the fuel cell technology used in the Bloom Energy Server* or Bloom Box, combine with traditional sources of energy to provide a wide spectrum of clean, reliable and affordable electrical solutions for customers. Source: University of Delaware, WGL Energy.

Natural gas, plus renewables, light the path toward a bright energy future

By Terry D. McCallister
Washington Gas and its employees have served the Greater Washington area with pride and dedication for nearly 170 years.

Why it's a critical -- and ideal -- time to upgrade America's energy infrastructure

By Adrian P. Chapman

Wind energy: Offering grid reliability, security and diversity

By Tom Kiernan
Production at the Stone Coal Alma #2 Mine in the Elk Creek project in Logan County, West Virginia. Photo courtesy of Ramaco Resources, Inc. For more information about this company, please visit www.ramacoresources.com.

Clean coal technologies: Vital for U.S. energy security, export opportunities

By Sen. Joe Manchin

Clean coal must be part of our energy future

By Rep. David B. McKinley and P.E.

Why we can all agree on nuclear energy

By Rep. Randy Weber
Aerial view of north end of the Yucca Mountain crest in February 1993. Image courtesy of Department of Energy.

Yucca Mountain: Finish licensing process on nuclear waste storage

By Rep. Joe Wilson
The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County. Renewable Energy Facility No. 2 is located in West Palm Beach, Florida. The plant processes up to 1 million tons of post-recycled municipal solid waste per year while producing enough power for 44,000 homes. Image courtesy of Babcock & Wilcox.

The many benefits of 'turning trash to power'

By Kimberly Clark

U.S. hydropower: Room to grow in renewable energy production and water storage

By Rep. Dan Newhouse

Look to the U.S. West to see 'all-of-the-above' energy production

By Rep. Paul A. Gosar and D.D.S.

States' role in the Trump-era energy revolution

By Bette Grande
FILE - In this May 9, 2015 file photo, workers unload pipes at a staging area in Worthing, S.D., for the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline that would stretch from the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota through South Dakota and Iowa to a hub in Illinois. On Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission is meeting to discuss whether to grant a construction permit for the 1,130-mile pipeline that would move at least 450,000 barrels of crude daily from the Bakken oil patch. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Oil flows into Dakota Access pipeline at long last as project readies for service

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Clean energy powers U.S. economic growth, jobs and lower prices

By Lisa Jacobson

It's time to rethink ethanol mandates

By Jerry Jung

Military veterans drawn to ethanol industry; reasons ignite debate over energy independence

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts pumps E-85 ethanol blend fuel into a car whose driver reacts to the presence of photographers, while visiting the Sapp Brothers Travel Center in Omaha, Neb., Thursday, May 19, 2016, to promote renewable fuels month in Nebraska. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) ** FILE **

For first time, U.S. gasoline averaged more than 10% ethanol last year: Report

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Leading in the new energy reality

By Trent S. Aulbaugh and Steven V. Goodman and Carol SingletonSlade

Twin energy imperatives: Upgrading infrastructure, strengthening cybersecurity

By Sen. Lisa Murkowski
With the much-delayed Keystone XL pipeline project about to be put back on track, environmentalists are vowing to use both the courts and guerrilla-style tactics, such as setting up protest camps along the pipeline's construction route, to stump the oil project. (Associated Press)

Green groups sue Trump over Keystone pipeline

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
In this Feb. 1, 2012, file photo, miles of pipe ready to become part of the Keystone Pipeline are stacked in a field near Ripley, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

State Department approves Keystone XL oil pipeline

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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