Pipeline Politics
Obama Gets Another Reason to Delay Keystone

A Nebraskan court decision is giving President Obama yet another reason to delay his decision on Keystone.

Model Mayhem
Scientists Befuddled by El Niño’s Absence

Models have gotten El Niño predictions wrong. Greens, take note: it’s hard to predict what the planet’s climate will do next.

Green Dreams
UN Officials Already Hedging Paris Climate Summit

Ten months out and already top officials are trying to tamp down expectations for this year’s climate summit in Paris.

Pipeline Politics
EPA Urges Keystone Rethink

In a letter to the State Department, the EPA asked for new Keystone analysis based on plunging global oil prices.

Fracking Lacking
A Death Knell For Polish Shale?

Chevron is packing up shale operations in Poland as the country’s fracking ambitions wither on the vine.

End the Boondoggle
Even Greens Can See the Folly of Biofuels

An environmental think tank is joining the chorus of criticisms against biofuels.

Offshoring
Greens Shocked(!) by Obama’s Atlantic Drilling Plan

Shortly after announcing bans on Alaskan coast drilling, the Obama Administration proposed a swath of new offshore drilling areas, including one off the Atlantic coast.

Attack on Fracking
New Hurdles for British Shale

MPs rejected a moratorium on fracking this week, though the British government agreed to 13 new conditions for the controversial drilling process.

Crude Economics
America Not Yet a Swing Producer

Sorry, Saudi: a backlog of shale wells means the U.S. isn’t quite ready to act as the world’s swing oil producers.

Hosing Down the Data
For Chinese Smog, Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction

Smog drives the plot in a recent Chinese novel, while one city’s officials get creative in an attempt to fudge air quality numbers.

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