Paging Goldilocks
Brussels Still Can’t Find the Carbon Price Sweet Spot

Europe’s highest court ordered the European Commission back to the drawing board to fix its broken carbon market.

The North American Energy Boom
Build Pipes, Not Walls?

Companies are busy building out pipeline infrastructure to send America’s glut of shale gas southward to Mexico.

Crude Economics
Will $50 Oil Be the New Normal?

Crude prices are on the rise, and many oil firms think they can start spending again once the market hits $50 per barrel.

Food Security
China Ready to Grow Its GMOs and Eat Them, Too

Concerns over food security may be convincing Beijing to start embracing GM food crops.

Latin Lefty Meltdown
Venezuela Hunkers Down for 40 Days of Blackouts

Mismanagement and a delayed rainy season have forced Caracas to schedule 40 days of planned power outages.

Dimming Light
Is India’s Solar Bubble Popping?

Fresh off the heels of SunEdison’s bankruptcy, investors are concerned about over-exuberant investing in India’s growing solar sector.

To Seem Rather Than to Be
Green Credulity and the Systemic Food Scam

Demand for “greener” food is exploding, but is anyone checking the quality of supply?

It's All About Price
Solar Still Has a Long Way to Go

Solar power needs to be much, much cheaper if it wants to outcompete fossil fuels, according to new research.

Pipeline Politics
NIMBYism and Green Bias Keeps New England Power Rates High

An important pipeline project—meant to ease a natural gas bottleneck in New England—was scrapped this week.

An Energy Eclipse
The Sun Finally Sets on a Solar Giant

SunEdison filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday, capitulating to mounting debts accrued during a period of rapid growth.

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