William J. Kelly and Sabrina Shankman via InsideClimate News http://ift.tt/1gfEGPx

An unmistakable message was hidden in the flurry of downbeat oil company earnings reports released in the last week or so: A major technological advance is on its way in old energy, […]

Angelo Young considers the reasons why, despite dangerous levels of air pollution, why residents of Beijing, and other Chinese cities, are reluctant to buy electric cars. via EVWorldwire http://ift.tt/1gz7TTC

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Severe pollution in Beijing has made the Chinese capital "barely suitable" for living, according to an official Chinese report, as the world’s second-largest economy tries to reduce often hazardous […]

Parabolic troughs and dry-cooled towers deliver similar value for concentrating solar power (CSP) plants, despite different solar profiles, a new report by the Department of […] via SolarIndustryMag.com http://ift.tt/1kC9mxL

The oil industry may be in the midst of entering a new phase of high costs and slower growth. New oil discoveries are harder to come by, and the scramble to replace […]

The Natural Resources Defense Council and the U.S. utility industry’s trade group are jointly calling for a new rate structure to account for customers that generate their own power with rooftop solar […]