Cool Green Tech
A Bionic Leaf Could Be Our New Biofuel

Scientists have developed a “bionic leaf” that could replace crop-based biofuels.

The Clean Energy Workhorse
The Gray Lady Almost Gives Nuclear a Fair Shake

The New York Times came tantalizingly close to giving a clear-eyed account of nuclear power’s extraordinary green merits.

Crude Economics
Is This the Start of Shale’s Rebound?

With oil just under $50 per barrel, Texas oil firms are seeing signs of new life.

Can't-do Cartel
OPEC Meets and Again Does Nothing

The petrostate cartel once again couldn’t find common ground in Vienna today.

Enviro-Mental
Germany Moves to Slow its Out-of-Control Energiewende

After tripling its renewable power output in a decade, Germany is now having second thoughts and wants to control spiraling costs.

Growth Over Green Goals
China Builds Coal Plants it Doesn’t Need

China’s local governments are propping up growth numbers by constructing coal plants the country doesn’t need.

Gazproblems
Poland Plans to Cut Out Gazprom

Warsaw doesn’t plan on signing another long-term contract with Gazprom once its current deal ends in 2022.

Unsettled Science
Antarctic Climate Confusion

A new study has a new explanation for why climate models keep getting it wrong in Antarctica.

Election 2016
What Trump Gets—and What He Doesn’t—About U.S. Energy

Donald Trump understands fracking’s importance, but he’s ignoring a host of other smart energy choices.

A Green Dream
How Long Will it Take to Ratify the Paris Climate Deal?

It could take another two years for enough countries to ratify the Paris deal for it to go into effect.

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