Lower Your Expectations
UK Shale Hype Gets a Reality Check

A new report calls the notion that shale gas might make the UK energy self-sufficient “far-fetched” and “overhyped.”

Choking to Death
China Cracks Down on Popular Beijing Smog App

A popular air quality app was told to stop using its most accurate source of measurements—the US embassy in Beijing. See no smog, breathe no smog?

Pipeline Politics
China Scores Cheap Gas from Russia

Russia and China have signed a second, massive new gas agreement. While Moscow is happy to welcome a new buyer, Beijing is coming out on top with this deal.

Crude Economics
Plunging Oil Prices Are a Boon for U.S. Economy

The price of oil has fallen dramatically in recent months, and analysts suggest that that’s been a net positive for the U.S. economy.

Islamists in Africa
Civilian Militias Take up Arms Against Boko Haram

As the Nigerian state struggles to respond to Boko Haram’s conquest of the north, vigilante volunteers are taking up the fight.

Enviro-Mental
No Subsidies, No German Green Renaissance

As Germany walks back some of its renewable energy subsidies, those who bought in to the green hype are being left high and dry.

Shale Is Hale
Fracking Banned Where It Began

A small Texas town near the epicenter of the shale boom banned fracking this week, and in so doing highlighted one of the United States’ biggest strengths.

Crude Economics
Saudis Set Up Showdown With Shale

The Saudis cut the price of crude sold to the U.S. this week in what many see as a bid to squeeze out shale, but the world’s petro-states could lose a lot in this game of chicken.

Assessing Sanctions
Russian Oil Production: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Russian oil production is staying stable, even in the face of Western sanctions. However, Moscow’s longer-term outlook is a lot less rosy.

Awful Alarmism
Leading Climate Scientist Bemoans Chicken Little Green Advocacy

The lead author of an ominous new IPCC report warned against the environmental movement’s tendency to exaggerate the dangers and climate change.

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