📢Taylor Kuykendall
@taykuy.bsky.social
Senior Director of Editorial Services at Watershed Analytics
Former Energy/Mining Journalist and Podcast Host
Former Energy/Mining Journalist and Podcast Host
Starting a new role, so I’m shaking things up — not with a new playlist, but by going way back.
Kicking off a full listen of Rolling Stone’s Top 500 Albums — a reminder that rediscovery can be just as inspiring as discovery.
#NowPlayingAtWork #MusicDiscovery #CreativeEnergy
Kicking off a full listen of Rolling Stone’s Top 500 Albums — a reminder that rediscovery can be just as inspiring as discovery.
#NowPlayingAtWork #MusicDiscovery #CreativeEnergy
October 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Starting a new role, so I’m shaking things up — not with a new playlist, but by going way back.
Kicking off a full listen of Rolling Stone’s Top 500 Albums — a reminder that rediscovery can be just as inspiring as discovery.
#NowPlayingAtWork #MusicDiscovery #CreativeEnergy
Kicking off a full listen of Rolling Stone’s Top 500 Albums — a reminder that rediscovery can be just as inspiring as discovery.
#NowPlayingAtWork #MusicDiscovery #CreativeEnergy
New #EnergyEvolution: Unlocking the potential of hydrogen energy in India podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/u...
September 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
New #EnergyEvolution: Unlocking the potential of hydrogen energy in India podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/u...
Talking offshore wind: Communication in a polarized world
Check out this week's episode where we talk about Samuel L. Jackson's recent role as offshore wind advocate and renewable energy's broader PR gameplan: podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/t... 🔌💡
Check out this week's episode where we talk about Samuel L. Jackson's recent role as offshore wind advocate and renewable energy's broader PR gameplan: podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/t... 🔌💡
August 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Talking offshore wind: Communication in a polarized world
Check out this week's episode where we talk about Samuel L. Jackson's recent role as offshore wind advocate and renewable energy's broader PR gameplan: podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/t... 🔌💡
Check out this week's episode where we talk about Samuel L. Jackson's recent role as offshore wind advocate and renewable energy's broader PR gameplan: podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/t... 🔌💡
Tax breaks, delayed retirements, royalty cuts and more: President Donald Trump's second term is already netting tangible benefits for coal companies, executives report on second-quarter earnings calls: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
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August 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Tax breaks, delayed retirements, royalty cuts and more: President Donald Trump's second term is already netting tangible benefits for coal companies, executives report on second-quarter earnings calls: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
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New Energy Evolution podcast episode out this morning!
Shifting gears: Will states take the wheel on US electric vehicle policy?
Full episode:
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4Ybe... 🔌💡
Shifting gears: Will states take the wheel on US electric vehicle policy?
Full episode:
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4Ybe... 🔌💡
August 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
New Energy Evolution podcast episode out this morning!
Shifting gears: Will states take the wheel on US electric vehicle policy?
Full episode:
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4Ybe... 🔌💡
Shifting gears: Will states take the wheel on US electric vehicle policy?
Full episode:
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4Ybe... 🔌💡
"We need to get to a place where the default position is yes."
A Q&A on the new Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council director's approach to speeding up US permitting of all sorts of energy, mining and other projects in the United States. 🔌💡
www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
A Q&A on the new Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council director's approach to speeding up US permitting of all sorts of energy, mining and other projects in the United States. 🔌💡
www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
June 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"We need to get to a place where the default position is yes."
A Q&A on the new Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council director's approach to speeding up US permitting of all sorts of energy, mining and other projects in the United States. 🔌💡
www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
A Q&A on the new Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council director's approach to speeding up US permitting of all sorts of energy, mining and other projects in the United States. 🔌💡
www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
Critics question business case for US DOE orders delaying coal plant retirements www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
June 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Critics question business case for US DOE orders delaying coal plant retirements www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
The datacenter boom in the US is driving up electricity rates, raising concerns about affordability for consumers.
With a forecasted demand surge, experts from a recent panel warned that costs for grid infrastructure may fall on ratepayers: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... 🔌💡
With a forecasted demand surge, experts from a recent panel warned that costs for grid infrastructure may fall on ratepayers: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... 🔌💡
June 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The datacenter boom in the US is driving up electricity rates, raising concerns about affordability for consumers.
With a forecasted demand surge, experts from a recent panel warned that costs for grid infrastructure may fall on ratepayers: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... 🔌💡
With a forecasted demand surge, experts from a recent panel warned that costs for grid infrastructure may fall on ratepayers: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... 🔌💡
US coal exports drop 10% YOY in Q1 2025 as China trade collapses www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
A big challenge? While Trump admin touts help for coal, his trade policies are impacting miners' ability to secure valuable export deals, which has become more important as domestic demand wanes. 🔌💡
A big challenge? While Trump admin touts help for coal, his trade policies are impacting miners' ability to secure valuable export deals, which has become more important as domestic demand wanes. 🔌💡
June 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
US coal exports drop 10% YOY in Q1 2025 as China trade collapses www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
A big challenge? While Trump admin touts help for coal, his trade policies are impacting miners' ability to secure valuable export deals, which has become more important as domestic demand wanes. 🔌💡
A big challenge? While Trump admin touts help for coal, his trade policies are impacting miners' ability to secure valuable export deals, which has become more important as domestic demand wanes. 🔌💡
Oh, and to combine #mining AND #food...
Here's my first attempt at pasties, the handheld pie from Cornwall, where they fueled hard-working tin miners.
Minnesota's copper miners took up the tradition, packing these hearty meat-filled pockets for a long day of digging up copper. 🍜 🍽️ #baking
Here's my first attempt at pasties, the handheld pie from Cornwall, where they fueled hard-working tin miners.
Minnesota's copper miners took up the tradition, packing these hearty meat-filled pockets for a long day of digging up copper. 🍜 🍽️ #baking
June 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
On the other hand, things are looking real rough in met coal markets: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
With some metallurgical coal producers "hanging by a thread": www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
With some metallurgical coal producers "hanging by a thread": www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
June 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
On the other hand, things are looking real rough in met coal markets: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
With some metallurgical coal producers "hanging by a thread": www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
With some metallurgical coal producers "hanging by a thread": www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
Interesting things are happening in US coal markets right now. Overall, production is up slightly in the first quarter while employment is still trending downward: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
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June 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Interesting things are happening in US coal markets right now. Overall, production is up slightly in the first quarter while employment is still trending downward: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
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Trump aims to reverse US coal industry's decline with series of executive orders www.spglobal.com/market-intel... 🔌💡
April 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Trump aims to reverse US coal industry's decline with series of executive orders www.spglobal.com/market-intel... 🔌💡
Notably, Donald Trump made saving coal a top priority of his first term. It didn't work.
Between 2016, the year before Trump was inaugurated, and the end of 2020, coal production and employment decreased by 26.5% and 18.2%, respectively.
www.spglobal.com/commodity-in... 🔌💡
Between 2016, the year before Trump was inaugurated, and the end of 2020, coal production and employment decreased by 26.5% and 18.2%, respectively.
www.spglobal.com/commodity-in... 🔌💡
April 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Notably, Donald Trump made saving coal a top priority of his first term. It didn't work.
Between 2016, the year before Trump was inaugurated, and the end of 2020, coal production and employment decreased by 26.5% and 18.2%, respectively.
www.spglobal.com/commodity-in... 🔌💡
Between 2016, the year before Trump was inaugurated, and the end of 2020, coal production and employment decreased by 26.5% and 18.2%, respectively.
www.spglobal.com/commodity-in... 🔌💡
The miners behind President Trump right now are from Core Natural Resources.
As he heaps praise on the coal sector, here's their CEO on how a rule proposed by the Trump administration is already causing coal to lose business to customers, including in Russia: comments.ustr.gov/s/commentdet... 🔌💡
As he heaps praise on the coal sector, here's their CEO on how a rule proposed by the Trump administration is already causing coal to lose business to customers, including in Russia: comments.ustr.gov/s/commentdet... 🔌💡
April 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The miners behind President Trump right now are from Core Natural Resources.
As he heaps praise on the coal sector, here's their CEO on how a rule proposed by the Trump administration is already causing coal to lose business to customers, including in Russia: comments.ustr.gov/s/commentdet... 🔌💡
As he heaps praise on the coal sector, here's their CEO on how a rule proposed by the Trump administration is already causing coal to lose business to customers, including in Russia: comments.ustr.gov/s/commentdet... 🔌💡
China tariff retaliation hits substantial US coal, copper exports: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... 🔌💡
April 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
China tariff retaliation hits substantial US coal, copper exports: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... 🔌💡
American Consolidated Natural Resources (formerly Murray Energy) says they will have to lay off 3,900 coal miners in West Virginia and Illinois if the Trump administration's proposal on export fees goes through:
Read more on the propsal: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
Read more on the propsal: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
March 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
American Consolidated Natural Resources (formerly Murray Energy) says they will have to lay off 3,900 coal miners in West Virginia and Illinois if the Trump administration's proposal on export fees goes through:
Read more on the propsal: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
Read more on the propsal: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
War on coal? US miners warn Trump admin that proposed port fees aimed at China will decimate the sector.
The risks aren't hypothetical... Overseas clients the US coal industry increasingly relies on are already turning to other customers: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... 🔌💡
The risks aren't hypothetical... Overseas clients the US coal industry increasingly relies on are already turning to other customers: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... 🔌💡
March 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
War on coal? US miners warn Trump admin that proposed port fees aimed at China will decimate the sector.
The risks aren't hypothetical... Overseas clients the US coal industry increasingly relies on are already turning to other customers: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... 🔌💡
The risks aren't hypothetical... Overseas clients the US coal industry increasingly relies on are already turning to other customers: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... 🔌💡
New #EnergyEvolution episode!
How shifts in the US government are influencing private, public investment: podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/c...
Featuring former DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz, Vast Energy CEO Craig Wood and Plug Power CSO Sanjay Shrestra (both companies have enjoyed DOE support). 🔌💡
How shifts in the US government are influencing private, public investment: podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/c...
Featuring former DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz, Vast Energy CEO Craig Wood and Plug Power CSO Sanjay Shrestra (both companies have enjoyed DOE support). 🔌💡
March 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
New #EnergyEvolution episode!
How shifts in the US government are influencing private, public investment: podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/c...
Featuring former DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz, Vast Energy CEO Craig Wood and Plug Power CSO Sanjay Shrestra (both companies have enjoyed DOE support). 🔌💡
How shifts in the US government are influencing private, public investment: podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/c...
Featuring former DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz, Vast Energy CEO Craig Wood and Plug Power CSO Sanjay Shrestra (both companies have enjoyed DOE support). 🔌💡
West Virginia Coal Association just issued an action alert... It says a policy issued by USTR under the Trump administration, "would cripple American coal exports and threaten thousands of jobs."
Alert attached, see my story below for details.
Alert attached, see my story below for details.
March 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
West Virginia Coal Association just issued an action alert... It says a policy issued by USTR under the Trump administration, "would cripple American coal exports and threaten thousands of jobs."
Alert attached, see my story below for details.
Alert attached, see my story below for details.
Coal exes say 'coal is the bridge' for AI demand growth: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
As we've reported, utilities are pumping the brakes on coal retirements already: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
As we've reported, utilities are pumping the brakes on coal retirements already: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
March 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Coal exes say 'coal is the bridge' for AI demand growth: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
As we've reported, utilities are pumping the brakes on coal retirements already: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
As we've reported, utilities are pumping the brakes on coal retirements already: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
Coal execs see the fuel as a "bridge" to meet AI electricity demand growth quickly w/ coal plants not currently used at full capacity: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
Utilities already slowing down coal retirements, as we've previously reported: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... 🔌💡
Utilities already slowing down coal retirements, as we've previously reported: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... 🔌💡
March 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Coal execs see the fuel as a "bridge" to meet AI electricity demand growth quickly w/ coal plants not currently used at full capacity: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
Utilities already slowing down coal retirements, as we've previously reported: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... 🔌💡
Utilities already slowing down coal retirements, as we've previously reported: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... 🔌💡
Not hearing much about it in the news, but Trump's proposed fees on Chinese vessels will have BIG implications for a ton of sectors.
One coal shipper said it could end US coal exports, a lifeline for an industry losing its domestic base: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... #energysky
One coal shipper said it could end US coal exports, a lifeline for an industry losing its domestic base: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... #energysky
March 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Not hearing much about it in the news, but Trump's proposed fees on Chinese vessels will have BIG implications for a ton of sectors.
One coal shipper said it could end US coal exports, a lifeline for an industry losing its domestic base: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... #energysky
One coal shipper said it could end US coal exports, a lifeline for an industry losing its domestic base: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... #energysky
Another #CERAWeek episode from #EnergyEvolution: FERC chairman lays out demand challenge facing US grids as datacenter demand rises podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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March 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Another #CERAWeek episode from #EnergyEvolution: FERC chairman lays out demand challenge facing US grids as datacenter demand rises podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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Canada not pivoting to China in chasing non-US trade, says Canada's minister of energy and natural resources: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... via @kipkeen.bsky.social #energysky
March 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Canada not pivoting to China in chasing non-US trade, says Canada's minister of energy and natural resources: www.spglobal.com/market-intel... via @kipkeen.bsky.social #energysky