New York unveils new climate initiatives for 2018
As part of a sweeping green mandate, New York’s governor said he’d reconvene a climate advisory panel to avoid “political interference” from the White House. Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a Continue Reading
U.S. Car Sales Are Set for Their First Annual Decline Since Financial Crisis
GM posted solid gains in pickup trucks and crossover SUVs—among its most profitable products—and posted record sales for the year in both categories. The U.S. auto industry in 2017 likely Continue Reading
Dominion Energy to Buy Scana, Absorb Costs of Failed Nuclear Plant Project
The project was canceled after cost estimates ballooned. Dominion Energy Inc. D -3.85% has struck a deal to buy troubled energy company Scana Corp . SCG 22.59% , ushering in Continue Reading
Can The U.S. Compete In The Electric Car War?
Recently, William Clay “Bill” Ford Jr., executive chairman of Ford Motor Co., said China was “at the heart” of the electric vehicle and the “mobility” movements. It was an interesting Continue Reading
Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 Pipeline Gets A Halt Construction Order
Sunoco received a halt construction order from Pennsylvania environmental officials on Wednesday for a natural gas pipeline the southern half of the state due to a myriad of spills and Continue Reading
The Book That Incited a Worldwide Fear of Overpopulation
As 1968 began, Paul Ehrlich was an entomologist at Stanford University, known to his peers for his groundbreaking studies of the co-evolution of flowering plants and butterflies but almost unknown Continue Reading
What’s Behind The Canadian Rig Count Crash
Canada’s rig count fell from 210 to 136 for the week ending on December 29, a massive drop off. That took the rig count to a six-month low. Obviously, the Continue Reading
Cold Weather Shocks Natural Gas Prices
The effect is twofold: extreme cold is actually cutting production, while demand is surging because everyone is turning up the thermostat to stay warm. First the supply side. There are Continue Reading
Russia’s gas exports to Europe rise to record high
Russia’s gas exports to Europe rose 8.1 per cent last year to a record level of 193.9bn cubic metres (bcm), despite rising competition and concerns about the country’s dominance of Continue Reading
Can Norway Survive Without Big Oil?
Supermajors are shunning Arctic oil exploration in Norway, or at least that’s the overwhelming feeling after the last licensing round conducted by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate in early December. Eleven Continue Reading