Articles by

Molly Taft

A New Google-Funded Data Center Will Be Powered by a Massive Gas Plant

A new data center being built with investments from Google will be partly powered by a natural...

Senators Demand to Know How Much Energy Data Centers Use

Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren and Republican senator Josh Hawley are urging the US’s central energy information agency...

Iran War Puts Global Energy Markets on the Brink of a Worst-Case Scenario

The war in Iran reached a new extreme this week, as both Israel and Iran launched strikes...

Get Ready for a Year of Chaotic Weather in the US

Despite being declared the third-hottest year on record, 2025 was a relatively quiet year for climate disasters...

Big Tech Signs White House Data Center Pledge With Good Optics and Little Substance

Several key tech companies signed a nonbinding pledge at the White House on Wednesday that the Trump...

Trump’s War on Iran Could Screw Over US Farmers

Global oil and gas prices have skyrocketed following the US attack on Iran last weekend. But another...

War in Iran Spiked Oil Prices. Trump Will Decide How High They Go

Oil prices surged on Monday following the United States and Israel’s attacks on Iran this weekend, as...

The US Had a Big Battery Boom Last Year

The US added a record-breaking amount of energy storage in 2025, according to a new solar industry...