Northeast Heat Wave Causes U.S. Electricity Use To Soar
Power use on the U.S. East Coast has been at its highest levels in years in recent days as a heat wave has been sweeping across the Northeast, including in Continue Reading
Natural gas and renewables lead US power generation capacity additions, coal leads retirements
The US has installed almost twice as much natural gas-fired power generation capacity as wind and solar power in 2018, and coal-fired capacity leads the list of proposed retirements by Continue Reading
Trump Effort to Lift US Offshore Wind Sector Sparks Interest – From Europe
The Trump administration wants to fire up development of the U.S. offshore wind industry by streamlining permitting and carving out vast areas off the coast for leasing. July 5 (Reuters) Continue Reading
Oil CEOs Are Making Their Case Against Being Sued Over Climate
Leaders of the world’s largest oil companies want everyone to know it won’t do anyone any good to make them pay for the damages of climate change. Executives have been Continue Reading
Forget Tech, Big Oil is Doling Out America’s Fattest Paychecks
Move over Wall Street titans and Silicon Valley giants. When it comes to paychecks, Big Oil now looks like the best bet for U.S. workers. Spurred partly by the shale Continue Reading
Extreme heat sets records across the northern hemisphere
The northern hemisphere has been hit by extreme heat over the past two weeks, with record-breaking temperatures recorded in the US, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. An unprecedented week-long Continue Reading
Trump’s Trade War Against China Is Officially Underway
A trade war between the world’s two largest economies officially began on Friday morning as the Trump administration followed through with its threat to impose tariffs on $34 billion worth Continue Reading
Do Trump’s Tweets Point To Another Oil Crisis?
The OPEC Monopoly must remember that gas prices are up & they are doing little to help. If anything, they are driving prices higher as the United States defends many Continue Reading
New oil found in wildcat well in Norwegian waters
As many as 8 million barrels of oil have been discovered in parts of the North Sea not previously known to contain petroleum, the Norwegian government said. The Norwegian Petroleum Continue Reading
Debate stirs over authority over British shale
Diminishing the national significance of British shale natural gas work creates unnecessary delays for developing the fledgling industry, a trade group said. A select committee in the British Parliament published Continue Reading