This $4.3 Billion Warning Sign Is Flashing In China’s Coal Business
Coal has been one of the big stories of 2016. With this beat-down market taking flight during the last half of the year — lifting stocks of major producers like Continue Reading
China starts 2017 engulfed by smog, issues pollution alerts
Beijing and other cities across northern and central China were shrouded in thick smog Monday, prompting authorities to delay dozens of flights and close highways. The Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Continue Reading
Polish city more polluted than Beijing
Surpassing Beijing would be an accolade for many cities. But for Skala in Poland, it was in a category not to be celebrated: air pollution. With a staggering 33 out Continue Reading
Weak Federal Powers Could Limit Trump’s Climate-Policy Rollback
With Donald J. Trump about to take control of the White House, it would seem a dark time for the renewable energy industry. After all, Mr. Trump has mocked the Continue Reading
Oil Companies That Sold Shares During Collapse Are Now Riding High
Investors who bet on oil companies when crude prices were at a nadir benefited from… Oil-and-gas companies that sold shares to raise cash during a vicious collapse in the price Continue Reading
Russian oil output in December stays at record highs
Russian oil production in December stood unchanged at 11.21 million barrels per day (bpd), flat month on month and at its highest in almost 30 years, energy ministry data showed Continue Reading
Shallow water again troubles Rhine, Danube shipping in Germany
Shallow water after dry weather in December continues to prevent cargo vessels from sailing fully loaded on the Rhine and Danube rivers in Germany, traders said on Monday. All of Continue Reading
Exxon’s 2040 Outlook: Fossil Fuels Aren’t Going Anywhere
Gas, Nuclear, and Renewables Will Grow the Most, in that Order The global energy mix will not look that much different for oil and gas in 2040, according to Exxon Continue Reading
The 100 percent renewable energy future: The good news and the bad news
Authors Richard Heinberg and David Fridley in their recent book Our Renewable Future make the case for a society that runs on 100 percent renewable energy. But they don’t pull Continue Reading