Frack Alack
Another Major Bites the Dust in China’s Shale

After two years ConocoPhillips is pulling out of a Chinese shale play in the Sichuan basin. Fracking is harder than the US makes it look.

Crude Economics
Russia Reeling From Oil Price Plunge

Cheap oil is crushing Russia’s economy, and with the bullish days long forgotten, Moscow’s military budget might be affected.

Nuclear Fallout
France Adopts Hypocrisy in Bill Form

France is passing a law today that will hamstring its world-leading nuclear sector, and is somehow calling this a green success.

Waging War Against Pollution
Chinese Stagnation Begets Green Progress

Shuttered industry is helping to clear China’s smoggy skies. Will greens declare this a triumph?

Nuclear Deal Fallout
Sanctions-Free Iran Both Opportunity and Threat to Russia

Russian gas firms are eying investments in Iranian projects as a way to protect their market share in Europe.

False Green Prophet?
What’s Dirtier Than Coal and Is Gaining Popularity in China?

Beijing’s growing appetite for a particularly dirty fossil fuel puts paid to the notion that it’s the world’s newest green paragon.

Crude Economics
What Does Cheap Oil Mean for the US Economy?

Bargain crude was supposed to be a net positive for the U.S. economy, but so far it’s hurt GDP. Is that about to change?

Weird Science
GM Tech Once Again Flexes Its Green Muscle

Mutant moths may be the next great green innovation, according to British researchers who have pioneered an alternative to pesticides.

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Paris Is Well Worth A Mess
Greens Prep for Talks as Dips Plan a Fudge

The Paris climate treaty appears to be shaping up to be a diplomatic farce. Time for Greens to move on from the counterproductive UN treaty system.

Baby Steps
Mexico Makes History

Mexico sold off two shallow-water oil blocks, the first such tenders since 1938.

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