Crude Economics
America Enjoying Cheap Gas, SUVs Again

As gas prices plunge, SUV sales are soaring. Here’s what greens can learn from that.

Enviro-Mental
Biofuels Have Never Made Less Sense

America’s biofuel boondoggle made little sense when gas prices were high enough to somewhat support ethanol producers. Now the policy looks downright farcical.

Pipeline Politics
Obama Loses Last Excuse for Keystone Dithering

Nebraska’s Supreme Court approved Keystone’s proposed route through the state, putting the ball in President Obama’s court.

Pipeline Politics
What Do Low Oil Prices Mean for Keystone?

Many of these oil sands projects will be going forward, Keystone or not, low prices or not, simply because so much money has already been invested. Keystone isn’t exactly a necessary piece of infrastructure—hence why oil sands emissions can’t be pinned on it—but it is the option that makes the most sense.

Crude Economics
Asia Loves Bargain Oil Prices

Both China and Japan are looking to capitalize on the plunging price of crude.

A Dubious Achievement
Germany’s Costly Energy Revolution Hits Milestone

Renewable energy production outstripped other sources in Germany last year. This is not necessarily something to celebrate.

Crude Economics
Petrostates Trying Not to Panic as Oil Drops Below $50

We haven’t found the floor of the global crude market yet, and the world’s petrostates are sweating bullets.

Pipeline Politics
Obama Says He’ll Veto Keystone Bill

The White House just announced that the President will veto any Keystone bill that comes across his desk.

Frack Baby Frack
Shale Gas Heating American Homes This Winter

The shale revolution is ensuring cheap heating bills for millions of Americans this winter.

Power Problems
Green Policies a Cold Comfort to Britain’s Poor

More than one million English families with children are shivering in the dark this winter, unable to afford their rising power bills.

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