Frack Attack
What to Make of the American Rig Count Drop

The number of active US rigs dropped to its lowest level since 2011, but it’s not time to panic yet.

Frack Baby Frack
Shale Boom Slows Growth of US Trade Deficit

The gap between U.S. imports and exports grew last year, but it would’ve been much worse if not for fracking.

Crude Economics
Petrostates Hurting More Than Petrofirms

Private firms are having an easier time adjusting to plunging crude prices than petrostates are.

Green Dreams
UN Officials Already Hedging Paris Climate Summit

Ten months out and already top officials are trying to tamp down expectations for this year’s climate summit in Paris.

Enviro-Mental
EU to Shield Green Policies From Oil Price Drop

EU electric vehicle sales are plummeting along with oil prices, but policymakers are convinced more regulations will save the nascent industry’s day.

Pipeline Politics
EPA Urges Keystone Rethink

In a letter to the State Department, the EPA asked for new Keystone analysis based on plunging global oil prices.

Building Smarter
Buses Over Trains in Britain?

A new report says replacing many UK trains with buses could save commuters both time and money.

Enviro-Mental
Even Biofuel Producers Bothered By Boondoggle

Refiners still don’t know how much biofuel they were supposed to blend into their product last year.

Fracking Lacking
A Death Knell For Polish Shale?

Chevron is packing up shale operations in Poland as the country’s fracking ambitions wither on the vine.

Old King Coal
China’s Coal Appetite Sated

Chinese coal production dropped last year, and Beijing just issued a moratorium on new coal mines in the east.

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