Last week we learned that maybe, just maybe, global carbon emissions were flat in 2014 even though the global economy supposedly grew by 3 percent. As Brad Plumer of Vox (whose work […]
North American Railroads Caught by Speed of Crude-Oil Collapse
The slowdown that North American railroad companies had been bracing for in crude oil shipments has turned into a rout, with volumes falling faster than executives had predicted. With energy companies scaling […]
Stop Propping Up Zombie Oil Companies
Chew on these numbers. U.S. oil and gas companies have $850 billion in outstanding bonds, according tothis report from the Bank of International Settlements. That’s out of a $6 trillion total U.S. corporate bond market. […]
The Shale Debt Redux
Shale debt, falling prices and slack demand has tight oil producers in trouble. And yet, there is still burgeoning production. Why? Well, we’ve seen this before. It’s the shale debt redux. Operators […]
Driverless Cars Poised To Transform Automotive Industry
The newest Mercedes autonomous car looks like a car on the outside but like a lounge on the inside, with four swivel seats facing each other in a multimedia bubble of padded […]
US coal market in ‘structural decline’, warning to global investors
New report says roof has fallen in on US coal, leaving it in a state of structural decline that should be ringing alarm bells for investors worldwide. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1GhMmOD
Graph of the Day: Germany’s grid copes with solar eclipse
Even with bright blue skies overhead and over 38GW of PV capacity connected to Germany’s grids, the solar eclipse barely affected the grid. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1HyyG35
Renewables Curtailment: What We Can Learn From Grid Operations in California and the Midwest
America’s electric grid is undergoing rapid metamorphosis as wind and solar become a significant part of the system: Half of all new generation capacity added in 2014 was from renewables. Nearly 7 […]
More signs of peak coal as China’s Shenhua forecasts 10% sales decline
Forecast 10% decline in 2015 sales from China’s largest coal producer should send shockwaves through global markets, say analysts. Meanwhile, in Qld… via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1bn7Z4l
Wall Street Losing Millions From Bad Energy Loans
Oil companies continue to get burned by low oil prices, but the pain is bleeding over into the financial industry. Major banks are suffering huge losses from both directly backing some struggling […]
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