Fight Over Tar Sands Pipeline May Lead to Cancellation, “Huge” Consequences
In November, the Obama administration decided to delay a decision on whether to approve the Keystone XL pipeline to bring tar sands from Canada to the United States. But in December, Republicans...
View ArticleOil, Gasoline Prices Hit All-Time Highs in 2011—and May Continue Rising
Average prices of oil and gasoline at the pump reached an all-time high in 2011, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data. Brent crude oil, the global benchmark, averaged $111 a...
View ArticleU.S. May Be “Saudi Arabia of Natural Gas,” But Shale Gas Rush Is Slowing
Following on last week’s State of the Union address that supported hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” in shale gas deposits, President Obama called the U.S. “the Saudi Arabia of natural gas” and...
View ArticleMaldives President and Climate Advocate Forced at Gunpoint to Step Down
Maldives leader Mohamed Nasheed, called the “world’s most environmentally outspoken president” because of his calls for drastically cutting greenhouse gas emissions, was forced to resign—at gunpoint,...
View ArticleClimate Researcher Lied to Get Documents, Triggering Ethics Debate
A top climate researcher—Peter Gleick, head of the Pacific Institute—admitted he lied to obtain documents from the Heartland Institute, which he then leaked to media and revealed the organization’s...
View ArticleRising Oil, Gasoline Prices Put Politicians on the Offensive
In a major speech on energy at the University of Miami, President Obama said rising gasoline prices are a “painful reminder” of the need for alternatives. He was on the offensive, trying to counter...
View ArticleMore than 100 Coal Plants Shutting, but How Much Difference Will It Make?
After public pressure, Chicago will shut two aging coal-fired power plants, and the owner of one of the power plants, Midwest Generation, may shut its other four coal plants in Illinois. Since the...
View ArticleAir Pollution from Fracked Natural Gas Wells Will Be Regulated Under New U.S....
Under a new rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, new oil and gas wells that are hydraulically fractured—or “fracked”—will have to use new equipment to capture the gases that escape,...
View ArticleAfter Record Growth, Renewable Energy to Face “Very Difficult” Year
Despite sluggish growth in most developed countries and the on-going debt crisis in Europe, renewable energy investment showed solid growth of 17 percent in 2011 over the year before, says a new status...
View ArticleReport Links Energy Activities to Higher Quake Risk
The energy industry may be increasing the risk of earthquakes by pumping fluids underground, says a new federal scientific study. But the biggest danger is not due to extraction of fuel, but disposal...
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