the shale boom
Are Shale Producers Out of Tricks?

Analysts expect U.S. shale productivity to taper off, but they’ve thought so—and been proven wrong—before.

Limping to Paris
No One’s Happy with the State of Climate Talks

Poor countries were just handed a new cudgel with which to beat developed countries at the upcoming climate talks in Paris.

Enviro-Mental
Germany’s Green Energy Surcharges Spiral Upwards

Renewable energy surcharges are going up on German power bills next year.

Hail Shale
How Fracking Is Helping America Get Greener

Natural gas is rapidly displacing coal as a power source here in the U.S., and it’s reducing emissions in the process.

Limping to Paris
New Draft Climate Text Is 20 Pages of Hedging

Negotiators finally pared down a bloated draft climate treaty text…to 20 pages of equivocation.

Diesel Dupe
No End in Sight for the VW Scandal

It seems we’re still only scratching the surface of the effects of VW’s software cheating scandal.

Diesel Dupe
VW: Not the First Green Cheat, and Won’t Be the Last

The EPA charged Volkswagen with cheating on emissions testing. This problem is more common than you might think.

Limping to Paris
EU Stakes Out Climate Summit Position

The EU found consensus on its negotiating position for December’s climate talks, but not before making concession to coal-dependent Poland.

Eco-Illogical
France Exercises Right to Ignore Science, Ban GMOs

France just hopped on a Luddite anti-GMO bandwagon that’s picking up speed in Europe.

Paying for Mistakes
Germany Unprepared for Costs of Cutting Nuclear

A new report says German energy firms charged with shuttering nuclear plants don’t have enough set aside to store waste.

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