Late-September Heat Wave Leaves Climate Experts Stunned
Century-old records across the Midwest and East Coast are being shattered by a monster late-September heat wave — the kind of extreme weather we can expect to get much worse Continue Reading
San Francisco Becomes First Major US City to Sue Fossil Fuel Industry Over Costs of Climate Change
San Francisco and Oakland are suing Chevron , ConocoPhillips , ExxonMobil , BP and Royal Dutch Shell —the five biggest investor-owned fossil fuel producers in the world—over the costs of Continue Reading
PJM real-time prices jump above $200/MWh with summer-like weather
Real-time electricity prices across the PJM Interconnection footprint Monday jumped to triple-digit territory as hot weather fueled power demand. Real-time power prices on the western side of PJM in the Continue Reading
Over $2 Billion In US Fire Suppression Costs From This Year’s Wildfire Season
There has been more than $2 billion spent on fire suppression efforts so far this budget year in the US (the budget year runs from October 1 through September 30), Continue Reading
Norway’s Statoil says it reached emissions goals early
After reaching its climate targets ahead of schedule, Norwegian energy company Statoil said it was raising the bar for cutting its emissions. The Norwegian energy company, one of the more Continue Reading
Is Big Oil Going Green?
Oil supermajors rank among the biggest polluters in the world—a hardly surprising fact. In recent years, however, Big Oil has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions, in what may come as Continue Reading
California cities sue big oil firms over climate change
California cities San Francisco and Oakland filed separate lawsuits against five oil companies on Wednesday seeking billions of dollars to protect against rising sea levels they blamed on climate change, Continue Reading
Hurricane Maria seen strengthening into major hurricane in next two days
A second powerful storm in as many weeks was bearing down on a string of battered Caribbean islands on Sunday, with forecasters saying Maria would strengthen rapidly into a major Continue Reading
Tillerson says U.S. could stay in Paris climate accord
The United States could remain in the Paris climate accord under the right conditions, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday. President Donald Trump was willing to work with Continue Reading
Trump Administration to Brief Officials on Emissions Goals
President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser is expected to outline the administration’s proposals to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions while restating that its stance on the Paris climate accord has not changed, Continue Reading
How US oil and gas passed test of ‘unprecedented’ weather
As Hurricane Harvey battered southern Texas on August 27, the National Weather Service described it as “unprecedented”. There had been stronger storms before, but the torrential rainfall brought by Harvey Continue Reading
Trump Administration will Waste Billions by Disregarding Science in Hurricane Recovery
The Trump administration is consciously choosing to reject climate science in its plan to rebuild from superstorms Harvey and Irma. And that means their reconstruction of Houston and Florida will Continue Reading
Harrowing Storms May Move Climate Debate, if Not G.O.P. Leaders
Extreme weather events have fueled the national debate on climate change. For years, climate change activists have faced a wrenching dilemma: how to persuade people to care about a grave Continue Reading
Stop Talking Right Now about the Threat of Climate Change. It’s Here; it’s Happening
For the sake of keeping things manageable, let’s confine the discussion to a single continent and a single week: North America over the last seven days. In Houston they got Continue Reading
7 Big Changes to the Energy Industry Coming by 2040
For the most part, the way we generate and use energy hasn’t changed a lot in the past 50 years. But that’s not likely to be the case in the Continue Reading
China’s war on smog chokes Shandong industries, smokes out fuel kiosks
China’s crackdown on pollution is choking output of chemicals, fuels and other materials in Shandong province as plants curb or cut operations amid random environmental checks. Beijing’s clear-sky efforts are Continue Reading
Hurricane Irma Linked to Climate Change? For Some, a Very ‘Insensitive’ Question
Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, says it is insensitive to discuss climate change in the midst of deadly storms . Tomás Regalado , the Republican mayor Continue Reading
At least 58 killed in massive earthquake off Mexico coast
Minutes before midnight, warning sirens blared across this earthquake-anxious capital. This, in itself, was not unusual. Temblors are common here, and in recent years Mexico City has held annual disaster Continue Reading
How Vulnerable Are Oil Markets To Extreme Weather?
Refineries were closed, pipelines shut down, tankers held out to sea. The price of fuel shot up as gas stations went dry across the country, while crude slumped with a Continue Reading
U.S. Braces For Second Major Hurricane In Two Weeks
Hurricane Irma has reached category 5-level winds, according to the latest reports from the Atlantic Ocean. If it hits land near Texas, it could destroy an oil and gas network Continue Reading
If $26 oil doesn’t do us in, 52 inches of rain won’t either
Frenzied motorists scrambled to find gasoline in Dallas-Fort Worth as reports of imminent shortages spread on social media, fueled by refinery and pipeline shutdowns along the energy-rich Texas Gulf Coast. Continue Reading
Did This Startup Solve The Carbon Capture Challenge?
When the Mississippi Public Service Commission earlier this year asked Southern Co. to pull the plug on its plan to turn the Kemper power plant into a clean-coal, carbon-capturing facility, Continue Reading
Caribbean Islands Begin Preparations for Hurricane Irma
Islands in the Caribbean are preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Irma, a Category 3 storm. San Juan, Puerto Rico—Islands at the eastern end of the Caribbean Sea made preparations Continue Reading
Texas chemical plant to burn containers at risk of explosion: officials
FILE PHOTO: The flooded plant of French chemical maker Arkema SA, which produces organic peroxides, is seen after fires were reported at the facilty after Tropical Storm Harvey passed in Continue Reading
Hurricane Irma remains potential threat to the East Coast, possibly matching Harvey’s wind strength
Irma advisory from the National Hurricane Center as of 11 a.m. Saturday morning. ( ) On the heels of Hurricane Harvey, now estimated to be the second-costliest storm in U.S. Continue Reading
The second face of climate denial
Human kind cannot bear very much reality. That is certainly true when it comes to long-term threats such as climate change. But the temptation to push aside inconvenient truths is Continue Reading
Future Hurricanes Will Be Worse Than Harvey
How powerful would Hurricane Harvey have been in 1880? How much stronger might it be in 2100? A single Hurricane Harvey has been more than anyone can bear. But to Continue Reading
U.S. states hit back at EPA chief over climate rule guidance
Democratic state officials blasted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday for telling governors in what they describe as a “legally incorrect” letter in March that they do not need Continue Reading
I Was an Exxon-Funded Climate Scientist
ExxonMobil’s deliberate attempts to sow doubt on the reality and urgency of climate change and their donations to front groups to disseminate false information about climate change have been public Continue Reading
Peabody Says Bankruptcy Shields Coal Miner From Climate Change Lawsuits
Some coastal communities in the state are suing energy companies over rising sea levels. Coal producer Peabody Energy Corp. says its recent emergence from bankruptcy shields it from lawsuits brought Continue Reading
Harvey Shows How Planetary Winds Are Shifting
Meteorologists explain that Hurricane Harvey stalled off the Texas coast because two high-pressure atmospheric masses—huge bookends made out of air—have squeezed it in place, and there haven’t been any high-level Continue Reading
2020 low-sulfur requirements for marine bunker fuels causing scramble for refiners and shippers
On 27 October 2016, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced that beginning on 1 January 2020, the maximum sulfur content allowed in marine bunker fuel will be reduced from 3.50% Continue Reading
Tropical storm Harvey heads for Texas, may become hurricane
The Texas Gulf Coast was bracing for Tropical Storm Harvey to make landfall by Friday, bringing with it powerful winds, torrential rains and the possibility that it could strengthen into Continue Reading
Harvey Sends Gasoline Surging as Texas Refineries Shut Down
Exxon, Anadarko, Shell among energy explorers cutting output Would be first major hurricane to hit U.S. since Wilma Hurricane Harvey, set to become the worst storm to strike Texas in Continue Reading
While keeping CPP litigation on ice, judges warn EPA about delaying GHG regulation
A federal appeals court has extended by 60 days the abeyance period for the Clean Power Plan litigation pending the Environmental Protection Agency’s review of that regulation. But in an Continue Reading
First tanker crosses northern sea route without ice breaker
A combined ice breaker and LNG tanker has crossed the northern sea route A commercial LNG tanker has sailed across the colder, northern route from Europe to Asia without the Continue Reading
Harvey Could Be First Hurricane to Strike Texas Since 2008
Storm threat sends cotton futures higher on Wednesday Anadarko has removed nonessential staff from platforms Harvey, which could strengthen into the first hurricane to strike Texas since 2008 this week, Continue Reading
What Exxon Mobil Didn’t Say About Climate Change
The Exxon Mobil refinery in Torrance, Calif. In a 1997 ad the company said, “We still don’t know what role man-made greenhouse gases might play in warming the planet.” Scrutiny Continue Reading
Harvard researchers say Exxon misled public on climate science
Two Harvard University researchers said in a study published on Wednesday they had collected scientific data proving Exxon Mobil Corp ( XOM.N ) made “explicit factual misrepresentations” in newspaper ads Continue Reading
Northwest heat wave leads to record levels of summer electricity demand
U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on National Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental Information Multiple record-breaking heat waves swept across the western United States this summer, with the latest Continue Reading
Typhoon Hato batters Hong Kong, streets flooded, flights canceled, trading halted
Waves triggered by Typhoon Hato are seen in Hong Kong, China August 23, 2017. HONG KONG (Reuters) – Typhoon Hato, a maximum category 10 storm, slammed into Hong Kong on Continue Reading
Harvey Threatens Gulf Coast, Sending Gasoline Higher
Remnants of Harvey could reform in southern Gulf of Mexico Flooding rains threaten Gulf Coast from Mexico to Louisiana The prospect of Tropical Storm Harvey reforming and taking aim at Continue Reading
July ranks 2nd for heat globally, hottest recorded on land
Earth yet again sizzled with unprecedented heat last month. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday Earth sweated to its second hottest month since recordkeeping began in 1880. At Continue Reading
New Orleans Scrambling to Fix Drainage System Following Heavy Rains
Workers in New Orleans raced Friday to repair a broken power turbine that provides electricity for the city’s troubled drainage system and slowly brought it back online—ahead of more possible Continue Reading
Students, Cities and States Take the Climate Fight to Court
Can the courts fix climate change? Several groups and individuals around the United States have gone to court to try to do what the Trump administration has so far declined to Continue Reading
China’s smog crackdown roils niche commodities markets
China’s push for blue skies is roiling supplies and boosting prices of key raw materials from soymeal to ferroalloys as the government ramps up smog checks and forces some factories Continue Reading
It wasn’t even a hurricane, but heavy rains flooded New Orleans as pumps faltered
After Hurricane Katrina destroyed his house and forced him to flee to nearby Baton Rouge, Ronald Williams spent a dozen years waiting for the right time to go home. Seven Continue Reading
This Hurricane Season May Generate as Many as 19 Atlantic Storms
The Atlantic hurricane season will probably end with an above-average 14 to 19 named storms that can rattle energy and agriculture markets now that it is almost certain a system-deterring Continue Reading
Seismic events strike shale-rich Oklahoma for second day
The U.S Geological Survey recorded a cluster of tremors early Friday in a part of Oklahoma on a watch list for activity related to shale oil and gas operations. Four Continue Reading
‘Lucifer’ Heat Wave Keeps Parts of Europe in Red Alert – Bloomberg
No wonder it’s been dubbed “Lucifer.” A relentless heat wave that gripped parts of Europe this week has sent temperatures soaring to record highs for several days, causing at least Continue Reading