LNG Abounds
American Shale Prepares to Go Global

U.S. shale gas is about to be unleashed on the world, and it’s going to fundamentally change the nature of LNG markets.

Enviro-Mental
Germany’s Dubious Green Leadership

Merkel and Hollande ramped up the green rhetoric today, but Germany is hardly setting a good eco-example.

The Paris Summit
UN Climate Chief Sets Greens Up for Disappointment

The UN climate chief is busy lowering expectations for December’s historic climate summit in Paris.

Predictive Problems
How Climate Models Warm the Planet

Uh oh: the supercomputers necessary to power our best climate models are energy consuming (and planet-wrecking) monsters.

Meltdown
France Has Some Bad News for Gaia

France’s nuclear industry is in turmoil, a bad sign for the planet ahead of this December’s climate talks in Paris.

Crude Economics
Is the Shale Boom a Shale Bubble?

These are trying times for American shale producers, but don’t call the boom a bust just yet.

How Hale is Shale?
Fracking’s Smoking Gun That Wasn’t

New research links groundwater pollution with nearby fracking, but this isn’t the damning evidence against the controversial drilling practice that greens would have you believe.

Gazproblems
Gazprom’s 2014 Was a Year to Forget

Gazprom’s profits fell a staggering 86 percent last year due to the ruble’s crash and the firm’s decision to cut off gas to Ukraine.

Still Boondogglin'
What You Don’t Know About Biofuels Can Still Hurt You

A recent poll shows a strong majority of Americans favor our disastrous biofuel policies. Here’s what they should know:

Reactor Revival
Japan’s Nuclear Restart Hits Snag

Japanese citizens won a court ruling stopping two nuclear reactors from restarting. The island nation has few good energy options.

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