Propped Up
Maine Solar Fight Reveals Subsidy Addiction

Maine wants to guarantee solar producers long-term, regulator-set rates. This is not what a healthy industry looks like.

Enviro-Mental
Bernie Sanders’ Green Panders

Greens love him, but Bernie Sanders has a remarkably shallow and short-sighted environmental platform.

Enviro-Mental
Climate Fund Struggling to Spend Money

The UN’s climate slush fund isn’t just having trouble raising money—it’s also having problems spending it.

Crude Economics
Is Iran Already Sinking the Oil Output Freeze Plan?

A March 20th meeting to coordinate a petrostate production freeze might not occur thanks to Iran’s non-participation.

Frack Attack
Canada and the US Pile Pressure on Struggling Energy Producers

Justin Trudeau and Barack Obama just announced a plan to cut methane emissions from oil and gas drilling by 40-45% by 2025.

Predicting Emissions
How China Is Wrecking Climate Models

China’s slowing, changing economy means our climate models need some major recalculating.

Fracking Abroad
South Africa Revives Its Wayward Shale Ambitions

One year after Shell abandoned South African shale plays, the country announced its plans to kickstart the fledgling industry.

Shake Rattle and Oil
Oklahoma to Oil and Gas Industry: Quakes Aren’t OK

Worried about the recent rise in micro-earthquakes, Oklahoma slapped its oil and gas industries with a heavy new regulation.

The Green Paradox
Shale Twists the Knife in Coal

Nearly five percent of America’s coal-fired power capacity was lost last year as shale continues to squeeze out the sooty energy source.

Crude Economics
Production Freeze Talk Pushes Oil Above $40

No one’s cutting production (yet), but merely discussing an output freeze has been enough to kick off an oil price rally.

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