Limping to Paris
Mistrust Hangs Over December’s Climate Summit

Poor countries will need more than reassuring words and promises if they’re to sign off on a climate treaty in Paris later this year.

Storing Carbon
We’ve Got Good Climate News, For a Change

The Southern Ocean can store much more carbon than previously thought. Here’s how this bit of positive climate news damns the modern green movement.

Enviro-Mental
Biofuel Boondoggle Threatens “Severe Economic Harm”

A new study warns of biofuel’s insidious and widespread ripple effects throughout the American economy.

Chasing Shale
Support Swells for British Fracking

Political support for British fracking is crossing party lines. Is the UK finally ready to frack?

Weird Science
Glowing GMO Chickens Could Kill Bird Flu

Scientists have found a way to genetically modify glow-in-the-dark, bird-flu resistant chickens. We live in interesting times.

Biofuel Boondoggle
American Ethanol on the Rocks

The ethanol industry retrenched this week after two “destination” plants closed their doors.

A Field Day for Oil
What to Make of the Mexico Crude Swap Deal

Obama approved a limited crude oil export deal with Mexico late last week. We’re slowly fixing an archaic policy.

Ready the Reactors
Japan Restarts Its First Nuclear Reactor After Fukushima

The Land of the Rising Sun is reopening its first nuclear reactor this week after shuttering all fifty of its plants in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

Power Politics
Obama Opens Up New Front in the Coal War

The White House is unveiling an updated version of a plan to green our nation’s power plants, and coal stands to be the biggest loser.

Baby Steps
Mexico Makes History

Mexico sold off two shallow-water oil blocks, the first such tenders since 1938.

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