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Christa is a reporter at Greenwire, covering energy technologies. She previously was a reporter at ClimateWire, where she served as assistant deputy editor. Since joining the company in 2008, she has covered everything from West Virginia's coal fights to Grenada's coastal challenges. Other expertise areas include carbon capture and sequestration, and Canadian and Arctic climate policy. A graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, she formerly worked for The Denver Post and NPR.
A House appropriations subcommittee advanced a $37.5 billion energy and water bill that would slash funding for renewable and efficiency programs and eliminate the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry reiterated his belief this afternoon that carbon dioxide is not the primary driver of climate change and said coal and nuclear power shouldn't be "strangled by government regulations."
Kelly Speakes-Backman is joining the Energy Storage Association as its first-ever CEO.
Department of Energy research and renewable energy programs would see a major funding reduction under the fiscal 2018 House energy-water appropriations bill released today, while the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) would be eliminated entirely.
Traditional "baseload" power plants often are not necessary to power the grid reliably, according to a study released this morning that was commissioned by the Natural Resources Defense Council.