Enviro-Mental
Energiewende Hits German Utilities for Record Losses

Germany’s utilities are cracking under the pressure of the country’s radical shift to renewables.

Prepping
Hedges Protect US Shale Firms

The American shale industry is better prepared for another fall in oil prices.

Market Forces
More Signs Coal Is Struggling

U.S. coal imports and exports both fell in 2016. Companies are struggling to find buyers.

Man & Nature
Study Throws Wrench in “Settled” Climate Science

Natural processes are responsible for 30-50 percent of recent Arctic ice loss, the study says.

Enviro-Mental
EPA Head Denies Basic Climate Science Facts

Scott Pruitt denies link between carbon dioxide and climate change.

Crude Economics
Oil Prices Stumble as American Shale Rebounds

It’s a bad time to be a petrostate.

Growing Pains
Solar Hits Its NIMBY Wall

The small but fast growing US solar industry is running into increasing local opposition.

Fuzzy Math
VW’s Diesel Dupe Could Kill

A new MIT study says VW’s cheating will lead to the premature deaths of 1,200 Europeans.

Fear the Airpocalypse
America Chokes on Asia’s Smog

Air pollution from India and China is making its way across the Pacific.

Crude Economics
Saudi Minister Admits Petrostates “Watering” Shale’s “Green Shoots”

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