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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Developing Countries Subsidize Fossil Fuel Use, Artificially Lower Prices
The International Energy Agency (IEA) annually estimates global fossil-fuel consumption subsidies that measure what many developing countries spend to provide below-market cost fuel to their citizens. In 2012, IEA found that fossil […]
Germany’s Largest Utility Ditches Two Long-Term Contracts For Coal Power
The move could signal yet another shift in Germany’s power mix, as renewables boom and expected electricity prices for 2014 drop. The post Germany’s Largest Utility Ditches Two Long-Term Contracts For Coal […]
How the $5 billion bankruptcy of a Chinese coal company’s could trigger financial panic
For years now, economists have worried that China’s debt has pushed it to the brink of financial crisis. But if China is insolvent, why haven’t there been any big defaults yet? Here’s why: […]
Conservative Donors Pump $1 Billion A Year Into Climate Denying Groups, Study Finds
The first extensive study of groups that oppose action on climate change found they have received more than $900 million a year from 2003-2010, with the number growing every year. The post […]