The European Union looks ready to remove a key hurdle to importing Canadian oil sands crude, due to economic and energy security demands. This shouldn’t be surprising: Canada has oil, and people are going to buy it.

While delegates meet in Bonn for UN-brokered climate talks, a parallel summit is underway halfway around the world in Mexico City, focusing on sharing practical solutions to local problems.

Berlin is finally preparing to embrace the shale revolution. This move won’t just boost Germany’s energy security; it will also make the country’s energy mix greener.

Much like baking soda and vinegar, volcanoes and nuclear energy don’t happily mix. Japanese regulators are examining the threat the island nation’s 110 active volcanoes pose to its reactors as it gears up for a nuclear restart.

Chinese-made solar panels incur twice the environmental costs of their European counterparts, according to a new study. The world’s race to the bottom of panel manufacturing has a downside many greens won’t like to acknowledge.

June 2, 2014 could end up being an historic one for President Obama’s green legacy, though time will tell whether it’s one he’ll be proud to tout. Today, the EPA unveiled a set of new rules targeted American power plants, kicking off a new and important debate.

Israel just had its driest recorded winter, but it isn’t afraid of a water shortage. Desalination technology has come a long way, making predictions of a worldwide freshwater crisis seem far less likely to come true.

Good afternoon, TAI readers! We trust you’ve enjoyed your weekend so far. Take the time this Sunday to look back on what you may have missed on the site over the past week:

When you step back and add up all the costs of commuting to and from work entails, the results are staggering. Thankfully, there’s a solution.

Energy consulting group IHS reports that exporting American crude would boost domestic production and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs. Expect this issue to feature in this year’s midterm elections.