Acceptance is the first step to recovery. One of the world’s dirtiest industries seems to have taken this tenet of the 12-step program to heart. It knows it has a problem, it […]
Dakota Access Case Could Sour Future Pipeline Plans
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has asked an appeals court to reverse a lower court’s ruling vacating the permit of the Dakota Access oil pipeline to operate, arguing that such ruling […]
The U.S. Energy Storage Boom Is About To Begin
The rise of renewable energy sources and the decarbonization of the grid will need new energy storage installations in the coming years to provide flexible energy and capacity. Alongside rising shares of […]
To Rid The Grid Of Coal, The Southeast U.S. Needs A Competitive Wholesale Electricity Market
The Southeastern United States, one of the country’s only regions without a competitive wholesale electricity market, is dominated by monopoly utilities, which have favored expensive and polluting fossil fuel generation over cheap […]
Oil Frackers Are Breaking Records Again – In Bankruptcy Court
Layoffs have mounted for roughnecks in the Permian basin. © 2014 Bloomberg Finance LP This year has beaten down America’s oil producers. It started bad, with the Russian-Saudi battle for market share, […]
The Bumpy Road To A Clean Energy Economy Will Create Unforeseen Opportunities
Solar Farm in Palm Springs CA. Wind turbines in the background. Moment Editorial/Getty Images Momentum continues to grow across the United States towards a 100% clean energy future. Most advocates of greening […]
Germany Set to Start Coal Phaseout Tenders Amid Legal Challenge
The best compromises tend to leave all parties equally dissatisfied. By that measure, the German coal phaseout looks like a great compromise. The first tender to pay German coal power plants to close […]
Permian Drillers Are Struggling To Keep Output Flat
Newer wells in the Permian see their oil and gas production declining much faster than older wells, and operators will need to drill a large number of wells just to keep current […]
Meet The Biggest Losers Of The U.S. Shale Bust
After a decade of unprecedented growth and seemingly endless investments, the writing is now on the wall: the Great American Shale Boom is slowing down and this could have some grave consequences […]
The Myth Of Cheap Shale Oil
The breakeven cost of producing oil from U.S. shale is roughly the same as non-shale, despite the tidal wave of investment into the sector.According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, the […]
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