The top ten stories for the week:
- for news, commentary and more;
- on energy, environment and natural resources;
- from around the state, country and world.
Energy & Public Utilities
Cato Institute => Data Centers to Pay Their Own Way: There’s a Better Way to Do It
Daily Signal => How to Have Both Data Centers and Affordable Energy
PowerLines => Utilities Request $18.6 Billion in Rate Increases in First Half of 2026
Environment & Natural Resources
American Energy Institute => They-Knew.com — The Definitive Record of the RCP8.5 Scandal
Competitive Enterprise Institute => CEI comments on enabling supersonic flight
Mackinac Center for Public Policy => Michigan’s anti-trust case against fossil fuel companies is absurd
Technology & Data Centers
Discovery Institute => COSM: A Technology Summit
Leadership Institute => Working Smarter with AI Tools: Free Webinar on September 3rd
Mountain States Policy Center => How states can facilitate an AI ecosystem
Other & Fun Stuff
The Richmonder => Chesterfield proposes using data center revenue to lower car taxes
