2013 was a decidedly lackluster year for oil exploration, but there were a few big finds. via Forbes – Energy http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2014/01/08/the-10-biggest-oil-and-gas-discoveries-of-2013/
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Goldman Sachs Sells Its Stake In What Would Be The Largest Coal Terminal On The West Coast
The move by the multinational banking giant is the latest indicator that this isn’t only a bad investment for future generations, but also for those looking to turn a profit. The post […]
EPA Publishes First Rule Limiting Carbon Pollution From New Power Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has, at long last, published its rule to limit carbon emissions from new power plants. The proposed rule appeared Wednesday in the Federal Register, four months after […]
China and Russia seem genuinely close to a game-changing natural gas deal
For nearly a decade, Moscow and Beijing have talked up the virtues of a pipeline to ship plentiful Russian natural gas into China’s voracious energy market. But the talks have gone on […]
FERC Adopts New California Fast Track Interconnection Rules Nation-wide
California did it again — it led the nation on a key environmental issue. In this case, FERC (the Federal Energy Regulation Commission) adopted key aspects of California’s new interconnection rules for […]
Few transportation fuels surpass the energy densities of gasoline and diesel
Energy density and the cost, weight, and size of onboard energy storage are important characteristics of fuels for transportation. Fuels that require large, heavy, or expensive storage can reduce the space available […]
True Cost of Ownership: 2013 Chevy Volt, One Year On
I recently connected with the author of the piece below. Finding out that he was a Volt driver in Atlanta, and interesting city that is doing quite well on the electric vehicle […]
Kerry: US “on track” to meet its Copenhagen goals | Plugged In, Scientific American Blog Network
via Kerry: US “on track” to meet its Copenhagen goals | Plugged In, Scientific American Blog Network http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/2014/01/05/kerry-us-on-track-to-meet-its-copenhagen-goals/
Wave of Violence Threatens Ambitious Iraqi Oil Goals
A wave of violence has swept parts of Iraq at the start of 2014 as the central government fights back against Al-Qaeda aligned militants in Anbar Province. The Islamic State of Iraq […]
California Starts Work on Electric Car-to-Grid Policies
In another series of efforts to foster a new, sustainable energy future and further the state\’s leadership in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO) released a blueprint […]
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