Enviro-Mental
Germany’s Green Energy Surcharges Spiral Upwards

Renewable energy surcharges are going up on German power bills next year.

Limping to Paris
Scientists Say Climate Summit Structure Is Deeply Flawed

A group of researchers has called for a redesign of international climate talks just weeks ahead of what is being billed as an historic summit.

Crude Economics
Adapting to the New Oil Reality

The IEA expects low crude prices to last through 2016. That could spell trouble for petrostates facing budget shortfalls.

Limping to Paris
What Good Is an Unenforceable Climate Deal?

The UN’s climate chief hints that Paris won’t produce a binding treaty.

Limping to Paris
Can a Climate Deal Happen Without a Climate Fund?

The World Bank’s special envoy for climate change came out against the creation of a climate slush fund. What that means for the Paris talks.

Enviro-Mental
Germany’s Green Folly Knows No Bounds

The energiewende has found a policy sour spot, somehow boosting coal production and electricity prices simultaneously.

Hail Shale
How Fracking Is Helping America Get Greener

Natural gas is rapidly displacing coal as a power source here in the U.S., and it’s reducing emissions in the process.

Frack Baby Frack
Shale Boom Putting Cash in Americans’ Pockets This Winter

Thanks to fracking, U.S. households will save money on heating bills this winter.

Enviro-Mental
Green Ideals Trump Science in Europe

19 out of 28 EU member states have asked to opt out of perfectly safe GMOs this year.

Limping to Paris
New Draft Climate Text Is 20 Pages of Hedging

Negotiators finally pared down a bloated draft climate treaty text…to 20 pages of equivocation.

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