At a recent gala, the State of Colorado and the Colorado Mining Association (CMA) recently honored four companies and three individuals for their excellent safety practices last year. Read More »

Defense Secretary Ash Carter recently testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Obama administration's fiscal 2017 defense funding request. In his opening statement, Carter laid out the current global threat picture, the principal players, and how flexibility and versatility are needed to face them. Read More »

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently began the new Natural Gas STAR Methane Challenge Program, involving 41 different founding partner companies tied to the gas and oil sector. Read More »

Duke Energy recently said it is investing approximately $1.4 million in various North Carolina nonprofit and educational organizations that aim to boost job readiness. Read More »

Connecticut State Trooper John Miller, a 22-year Navy veteran and a University of Phoenix graduate, was promoted to sergeant at a ceremony late last week. Read More »

The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency, Army, Missile Defense Agency, Navy, Air Force and Washington Headquarters Services recently awarded several service contracts. Read More »

The American Energy Alliance (AEA) recently criticized a call from senators, led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), arguing instead that it should repeal the mandate. Read More »

The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) recently released Coal Facts, a webpage dedicated to shining a positive light on the coal industry in the midst of regulatory efforts to reduce the use of coal in U.S. energy generation Read More »

Story CopyA subsidiary of Silicon Ranch Corporation recently entered a framework agreement with First Solar Inc, who will provide 231.6MW DC of thin film modules for Silicon Ranch projects set for construction in 2017 and early 2018. Read More »

The Navy, Army, Air Force and U.S. Special Operations Command awarded several new service contracts recently. Read More »

A recent luncheon event in Denver brought American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Jack Gerard and Colorado Petroleum Council (CPC) Executive Director Tracee Bentley together with Gov. John Hickenlooper to discuss what the future holds for the state's oil and natural gas industry. Read More »

President Obama met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House this week on the 67th anniversary of NATO’s founding to discuss issues such as the campaign against ISIL and NATO support in Afghanistan. Read More »

Infrastructure-consulting firm Black & Veatch recently partnered with the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) to develop a white-paper report on the benefits of proactive planning for incorporating renewable energy into an electric grid, Black & Veatch said this week. Read More »

The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) has been working since its inception in 2012 to develop ways in which existing technologies can be transformed for new purposes, creating capabilities that are not known to other nations. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) applauded Wisconsin legislators and Gov. Scott Walker for enacting a bill that repeals the state’s moratorium on building new nuclear plants. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently released its 2016 Quarterly Well Completion Report for the first quarter, which shows a 70 percent decrease in estimated natural gas well completions compared with the first quarter of 2015. Read More »

A subsidiary of Silicon Ranch Corp. recently entered into a framework agreement with First Solar Inc., which will provide 231.6 MW DC of thin-film modules for Silicon Ranch projects set for construction in 2017 and 2018. Read More »

Chevron Pipe Line Co. and Wolverine Pipe Line Co. recently won the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) 2015 Distinguished Safety and Environmental Award for larger operators and small operators, respectively, at the 67th annual API pipeline conference, held recently in Carlsbad, California. Read More »

Saudi Aramco President and CEO Amin Nasser spoke about his company’s commitment to capitalizing on the potential of the al-Hasa region, which boasts a wealth of oil and is also poised to become a center for innovation-driven industries, at the recent al-Hasa Investment Forum. Read More »

Navy Rear Adm. Andrew Lewis, vice director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently told Pentagon reporters that U.S.-led coalition forces are making significant progress in Operation Inherent Resolve, part of the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Read More »