Senate Democrats took a major step toward the biggest expansion in decades of federal efforts to reduce poverty, care for the elderly and protect the environment, passing a $3.5 trillion Continue Reading
Higher natural gas prices are projected to contribute to an increase in energy sector carbon dioxide emissions as coal consumption rises, the US Energy Information Administration said Aug. 10. Not Continue Reading
US gasoline prices hit six-year high of $3.14/ gal in July Global oil demand to top pre-pandemic level in 2022 EIA trims US oil output estimate by 80,000 b/d for Continue Reading
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is quietly discussing a target date of 2050 for weaning aircraft off fossil fuels as part of the White House’s broader push to fight climate Continue Reading
Hundreds of scientists assembled this week by the United Nations rang the alarm bell as loudly as they ever have on climate change, detailing the intensifying fires, floods and other catastrophes that Continue Reading
Forecast Highlights Global liquid fuels The August Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) remains subject to heightened levels of uncertainty related to the ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. economic activity Continue Reading
U.S. job openings jumped to a fresh record high in June and hiring also increased, an indication that the supply constraints that have held back the labor market remain elevated Continue Reading
The Texas power grid operator on Monday forecast demand this week would reach its highest in 2021 as homes and businesses crank up air conditioners to escape another heatwave. The Continue Reading
The spread of the highly contagious delta variant of Covid is threatening to put an early end to the U.S. summer driving season and spark a more precipitous downturn than Continue Reading
Nuclear energy had been falling further and further out of favor amid falling costs for renewable energy installations. But suggestions of its death have been highly exaggerated. The $1-trillion bipartisan Continue Reading
