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An oil pumpjack is seen near a field of wind turbines on Oct. 4, 2023, in Nolan, Texas. The U.S. oil industry is headed towards a record-breaking year; renewable energy has also set several records this year. Prominent Republicans, including several in President-elect Donald Trump's circle, are talking about an "all-of-the-above" approach to energy that supports fossil fuel and clean energy simultaneously.

An oil pumpjack is seen near a field of wind turbines in October 2023 in Nolan, Texas. The U.S. oil industry is headed towards a record-breaking year; renewable energy has also set several records this year. Prominent Republicans, including several in President-elect Donald Trump's circle, are talking about an "all-of-the-above" approach to energy that supports fossil fuel and clean energy. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Under Trump, an 'all of the above' energy policy is poised for a comeback

Trump promised to "drill, baby, drill." What does that actually mean for the U.S. oil and gas industry – and other types of energy, too?

Tuesday

A man wearing a hard hat points upward at a tall drill rig with an American flag hanging from it.

Tim Latimer, CEO of Fervo Energy, at one of the company's enhanced geothermal drill rigs in Beaver County, Utah David Condos/KUER hide caption

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National

Petroleum drilling technology is now making carbon-free power

A new technique for harvesting geothermal energy being pioneered in Utah has passed a significant milestone: Southern California Edison has contracted for enough of the energy to power 400,000 homes.

UTAH GEOTHERMAL TO LOS ANGELES

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Wednesday

Oil Jobs Are Big Risk, Big Pay. Green Energy Offers Stability And Passion

Left: Luminalt employee Pam Quan installs solar panels on the roof of a home in San Francisco in 2018. Right: An oilfield worker fills his truck with water before heading to a drilling site in the Permian Basin oil field in Andrews, Texas, in 2016. Justin Sullivan and Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Oil Jobs Are Big Risk, Big Pay. Green Energy Offers Stability And Passion

Workers in the energy sector face two paths: The oil industry offers big salaries but more volatility, while clean energy pays less but provides more stability and a sense of mission.

Oil Jobs Are Big Risk, Big Pay. Green Energy Offers Stability And Passion

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Tuesday

With Oil Collapse, A Geologist Struggles For Prospects; She's 'Just A Little Lost'

Keri Belcher, who has worked in the oil and gas industry, says she's considering switching careers — even if it means less time outdoors, which is what attracted her to geology in the first place. Peter Flaig hide caption

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Faces Of The Coronavirus Recession

With Oil Collapse, A Geologist Struggles For Prospects; She's 'Just A Little Lost'

Keri Belcher has worked in the oil and gas industry. But she's considering switching careers — even if it means less time outdoors, which is what attracted her to geology in the first place.

Wednesday

T. Boone Pickens, Iconic Oil Tycoon, Dead At 91

T. Boone Pickens founded the company that became Mesa Petroleum and later began a hedge fund focused on energy investments. He died Wednesday at age 91. Larry W. Smith/Getty Images hide caption

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Obituaries

T. Boone Pickens, Iconic Oil Tycoon, Dead At 91

The legendary energy executive, whose name symbolized big oil, died Wednesday at age 91. He founded the company that became Mesa Petroleum and later began a hedge fund focused on energy investments.

T. Boone Pickens, Iconic Oil Tycoon, Dead At 91

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Wednesday

'It's The Stone Age Of Fossil Fuels': Coal Bankruptcy Tests Wyoming Town

Ty Cordingly and his dad at a local Gillette diner. He's seen coworkers leave the state for jobs and thinks Wyoming relies too much on the energy industry. Cooper McKim/Wyoming Public Media hide caption

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Environment And Energy Collaborative

'It's The Stone Age Of Fossil Fuels': Coal Bankruptcy Tests Wyoming Town

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Hundreds of coal miners in Wyoming are still out of work two months after their employer declared bankruptcy. It's a moment of reckoning for a town some think relies too much on the energy industry.

'It's The Stone Age Of Fossil Fuels': Coal Bankruptcy Tests Wyoming Town

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Monday

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger: Why Scott Pruitt May Be Here To Stay

A 2017 file photo of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Democrats have called for Pruitt's resignation over a variety of spending scandals but President Trump and key Republicans have rallied to his defense. Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Analysis

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger: Why Scott Pruitt May Be Here To Stay

If Pruitt's slavish devotion to deregulation has boosted his stock with Trump, it has also endeared him to an array of conservative activists and organizations who have been looking for heroes.

Wednesday

Accidentally Killing Birds Isn't A Crime, Says Trump Administration

Two birds covered in oil sit on a rock near Refugio State Beach in Goleta, Calif., in 2015 after an oil spill from an abandoned pipeline spread over the beach. The Department of the Interior says it will no longer criminally prosecute energy companies that kill birds accidentally. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Accidentally Killing Birds Isn't A Crime, Says Trump Administration

A legal memo from the Department of the Interior declares that the Migratory Bird Treaty Act applies only to purposeful actions that kill migratory birds.