Homes and buildings can both consume and produce energy in many ways. In the world of green buildings, a variety of terms are used and some confusion surrounds their definitions. As governments focus […]
GOP Tax Law Bails Out Fracking Companies Buried in Debt
EOG Resources is one of the top companies in the fracking industry, and thanks to the new tax bill passed by Republicans and President Donald Trump at the end of last year, EOG had an exceptionally strong year […]
Wind Growth Powers Ahead
Photographer: Mike Wilkinson/Bloomberg </div> </div> <p>The latest predictions from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) suggest that wind capacity could reach 840GW by 2022, up by 56% from the recorded […]
Expect Electricity Prices To Rise Soon
Electricity prices in the U.S. (in real terms) have held steady for two decades. A remarkable record achieved because of: cost cutting during the initial days of industry deregulation, the abundance of […]
Has the World Reached Peak Ecological Footprint?
Humanity’s ecological footprint may have leveled off after decades of consistent increase, according to new data released last week by the Global Footprint Network. Mathis Wackernagel, founder and CEO of Global Footprint Network, […]
Air Pollution Contributed To More Than 6 Million Deaths In 2016 [Infographic]
Statista Age-standardized deaths per 100,000 people attributable to air pollution in 2016. </div> </div>”> The annual State of Global Air Report was published on Tuesday by the Health Effects Institute […]
Trump says he will probably allow E15 gasoline sales all year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration may allow the sale of gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol year-round, something that could help farmers by bolstering corn demand. […]
Fuel cell power plants are used in diverse ways across the United States
April 20, 2018 At the end of 2016, the United States had 56 large-scale fuel cell generating units greater than 1 megawatt (MW), totaling 137 megawatts (MW) of net summer capacity. Most […]
New Solar Capacity Exceeded All Other Fuel Sources Combined in 2017, Study Finds
In 2017, the world invested more in solar power than it did in any other energy technology and installed more new solar capacity than all other energy sources combined, including fossil fuels. Those are the […]
Could Natural Gas Threaten Permian Oil Production?
In a recent article, I provided a firsthand look at the booming oil production in the Permian Basin. Notably, after 100 years of production, the Permian Basin is pumping record volumes of crude oil. However, as […]
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