Market fundamentalists tell us that prices convey information. Yet, while our barbers and hairdressers might be able to give us an extended account of why their prices have changed in the last […]

TransCanada is pointing to a new study on how pipeline safety stacks up against rail to show why two of its controversial projects should be built. According to the report by the […]

I recently published a paper, along with my colleagues Paul Gilding and Jimena Alvarez. For 20 leading fossil fuel producing firms, we measured the economic cost to society of the climate change […]

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently released data showing that the capacity factor (CF) for wind power can reach 65 percent — comparable to the CF of fossil-fuel-based generation. While the […]

In a recent State of the State address, California Governor Jerry Brown called for a goal of 50 percent renewable energy by 2030 — up from the current mandate of 33 percent […]

Our economy is a networked system. I have illustrated it as being similar to a child’s building toy. Ever-larger structures can be built by adding more businesses and consumers, and by using […]

Labor leader says energy markets in midst of ‘seismic shift’ – an ‘energy revolution’ driven by consumers, solar and battery storage. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1Wo08GC

The Permian Basin is never not interesting. It continues to be the largest play in North America, showing production growth in spite of steep declines in the number of active rigs and […]

Third time is a charm as China has reset its currency peg for a third day on the trot. The law of diminishing returns means markets are somewhat insulated from the fear […]