Karin Kirk

Jan 3, 2025 | yaleclimateconnections.org | Karin Kirk

The 119th Congress comes with a price tag. The oil and gas industry gave about $24 million in campaign contributions to the members of the U.S. House and Senate expected to be sworn in January 3, 2025, according to a Yale Climate Connections review of campaign donations. The industry gave an additional $2 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign, bringing the total spending on the winning candidates to over $26 million, 88% of which went to Republicans.

Oct 29, 2024 | yaleclimateconnections.org | Karin Kirk

Plenty of people enjoy the thrill of driving a fast car, but I’ve never been one of them. I appreciate the enticing pull of acceleration, but the downside of pollution ruined all the fun. In fact, pretty much every time I drove a car it was with pangs of guilt. But now that’s changed. My car runs on sunshine. After years of saving money, my husband and I bought an electric vehicle and had solar panels put on our roof.

Oct 23, 2024 | billingsgazette.com | Karin Kirk

I got a postcard the other day, and I’ll bet you got it, too. It said we need to “unleash American energy,” a phrase that is as wrong as it is tiresome. American energy has been unleashed. The U.S. is producing more energy than it ever has. Furthermore, we’re producing more energy than any nation on Earth. The leashes are off, the energy industry is galloping forward. Montana can’t say the same, though. The galloping horse of the energy economy has taken off without us.

Oct 23, 2024 | yaleclimateconnections.org | Karin Kirk

Clean energy jobs grew more than twice the rate of the overall economy in 2023 – and every state has its own piece of the story to tell. By the end of 2023, there were over half a million jobs in wind, solar, and energy storage in the United States, according to the Department of Energy’s 2024 U.S. Energy and Employment Jobs Report. Jobs within these sectors include design, manufacturing, trade, construction, and operation of energy systems.

Oct 16, 2024 | missoulian.com | Karin Kirk

I got a postcard the other day, and I’ll bet you got it, too. It said we need to “unleash American energy,” a phrase that is as wrong as it is tiresome. American energy has been unleashed. The U.S. is producing more energy than it ever has. Furthermore, we’re producing more energy than any nation on Earth. The leashes are off, the energy industry is galloping forward. Montana can’t say the same, though. The galloping horse of the energy economy has taken off without us.