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The Conservation Current
Energy, public lands, and the wild tradeoffs in between.

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22
Dec
Gravel Roads & Yellowcake

Gravel Roads & Yellowcake

Nuclear’s back — will this one mine become the blueprint, or the cautionary tale, for how the U.S. expands uranium mining in the name of energy security?
4 min read
22
Dec
Boom Towns, Second Boom

Boom Towns, Second Boom

How Old Mining Hubs Could Anchor the Clean Energy Buildout Instead of the Next Desert Land Rush
5 min read
22
Dec
The Wins We Almost Missed

The Wins We Almost Missed

2025 Year in Review - Quiet Wins for Public Lands, Access & the Energy Transition
8 min read
24
Oct
Grow the Grid, Spare the Backcountry - FERC's Oct 16th Meeting Summary

Grow the Grid, Spare the Backcountry - FERC's Oct 16th Meeting Summary

Faster hookups, tighter (digital) maps, fewer new scars (if we choose)
4 min read
19
Oct
Orchestrating Energy to Protect Public Land

Orchestrating Energy to Protect Public Land

Grid efficiency spares wild places. AI may gulp power, but it can also orchestrate when and where we use it.
5 min read
07
Oct
Salt at Sunset

Salt at Sunset

How sodium-ion batteries turn noon sunshine into reliable 7 p.m. power. And the impact to public land.
5 min read
26
Sep
What BLM's RMP Amendment Changes for the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning

What BLM's RMP Amendment Changes for the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning

From pipelines to powerlines: what the sage grouse amendment shift means for conservation and extraction.
3 min read
23
Sep
What would happen on public lands if 25% of our grid ran on nuclear?

What would happen on public lands if 25% of our grid ran on nuclear?

Forcasting the future management on US public lands if nuclear energy becomes more prominant and sourcing uranium comes home.
8 min read
16
Sep
Summary of the Resource Management Plans that could be scrapped by Congress's CRA - North Dakota, Central Yukon (AK), PRB (MT)

Summary of the Resource Management Plans that could be scrapped by Congress's CRA - North Dakota, Central Yukon (AK), PRB (MT)

A detailed review of the science backed RMPs.
5 min read
12
Sep
The People’s Ground

The People’s Ground

A field guide of public lands and energy. Conserve it or use it?
6 min read