Mother’s Day came early for a mother polar bear in Northern Alaska, thanks to Hilcorp Energy Company, which partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to give the bear and her cub a safe place to den for the harsh winter months near an active Hilcorp oil production facility in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

The Los Angeles Times reports that a Stanford University energy economist believes California’s aggressive climate change policies could drive up gasoline prices to the point where the system loses political support:

Even supposedly “clean” energy sources like wind turbines have oil spills. Bloomberg reports on wind turbines in Mexico leaking “a copper-colored lubricant” that “contaminated soil,” smelled of “burned fuel or ammonia,” and made trees glisten with oil:

Right now, China produces 95 percent of the world’s rare earths, minerals used in renewable energy and defense technologies, which presents a significant national security concern for the United States: China produces some 95 percent of the world’s rare earth elements, which consist of 17 different metals. No rare earth mines have operated in the […]

According to a recent report in MIT Technology Review, the world’s largest electric vehicle maker hit a “speed bump” as a result of China’s cutting subsidies mixed with a global auto market slump. China’s BYD Auto is scrambling for ways to cut costs while remaining profitable:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt told Fox Business that using coal for electricity is necessary to maintain a diversified, reliable, and secure electric grid:

North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) called for “civil discourse” over Keystone XL as Nebraska begins its hearing process on the project: “Recently, however, actions by extremist opposition groups against similar high profile projects like the Dakota Access Pipeline have worked to escalate tensions, and resulted in threats and intimidation targeting workers and law enforcement […]

President Trump will sign an executive order on Friday that can boost American offshore drilling efforts, according to news reports.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg told NPR on Wednesday morning that he thinks wind and solar energy can survive without subsidies in America.