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Hon Dr. Megan Woods in a media call announcing New Zealand will be Mission Control for MethaneSAT. Getty Images The word fugitive methane conjures up the Harrison Ford movie, where the hero […]

President Joe Biden has lately sought to soothe fears that rising inflation could hurt the U.S. recovery and undermine his $4-trillion spending plans. This comes after U.S. inflation for the month of […]

Blue hydrogen, the kind that involves fossil fuels combined with carbon capture, could be worse for the environment than natural gas or even coal, a new study has suggested. The study, conducted […]

While solar and wind are the dominant segments in the transition to renewables, a number of emerging markets are looking to geothermal sources as a way to meet future energy needs. Geothermal […]

The era of cheap natural gas might be gone for good.  U.S. natural gas futures climbed to a 31-month high of 4.16/MMBtu on Thursday thanks to forecasts for hotter weather over the […]

Nuclear energy had been falling further and further out of favor amid falling costs for renewable energy installations. But suggestions of its death have been highly exaggerated. The $1-trillion bipartisan deal that […]

U.S. carmakers will seek to boost the share of electric vehicles in their total sales from single digits now to as much as 40-50 percent by 2030, according to several media reports. […]

The American Clean Power Association’s first Clean Power Annual report shows wind, utility solar and battery storage power capacity in the U.S. topped 170 GW, following a record 26 GW of clean […]

WELLFLEET, MA – SEPTEMBER 7: Hurricane Dorian gives a glancing blow to Cape Cod, as high tide in the … [+] early morning brings 5-20 foot waves along Nauset Light Beach in […]

Despite global expectations to move away from coal, demand in China is still strong, as rising global temperatures causing heat waves are driving up electricity demand and coal prices.  Thermal coal futures […]