Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal Would Reshape the Economy in 10 Years. That Could Shock the Energy Sector.
"The concern is that Ocasio-Cortez's plan to achieve climate goals in just 10 years will not only tee up...more
2/11/2019
/ Africa ,
Asia ,
Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
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Economic Sanctions ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Gas Prices ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Green Energy ,
Importers ,
Indonesia ,
Innovative Technology ,
Japan ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Severe Weather ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
Trade Restrictions ,
Utica Shale ,
Venezuela
Trump Eyes Action to Limit States' Powers to Block Pipelines -
"The Trump administration is considering taking steps to limit the ability of states to block interstate gas pipelines and other energy projects, according to...more
2/2/2019
/ Abandoned Property ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Blocking Power ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Foreign Relations ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Germany ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Imports ,
India ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Outsourcing ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Site Remediation ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela
WV Supreme Court Mulls Marcellus Shale Mass Litigation Case from Harrison, WV -
"While the case centers on Harrison County, where the surface owners live and the Marcellus Shale operations are underway, the case could have...more
1/18/2019
/ Asia ,
Barclays ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Canada ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Ford Motor ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Horizontal Wells ,
Imports ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuisance ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Power Plants ,
Shale Gas ,
Surface Owner ,
Well Drilling
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Floats 70% Tax on Wealthy to Pay for 'Green New Deal' -
"Ocasio-Cortez has put forward a 'Green New Deal' that includes generating the nation's power from renewable sources, building a national...more
1/12/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Brazil ,
Carbon Auctions ,
Carbon Taxes ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Exports ,
Germany ,
Green Energy ,
Imports ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Pakistan ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Utility Rates
Energy Companies to Appeal Loss of Forest Service Permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline -
"The builders of the $7 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline say they will appeal a federal court ruling that invalidated a permit allowing...more
12/22/2018
/ Appeals ,
Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Exports ,
Forest Service ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Investment Funds ,
Land Owners ,
Land Use Restrictions ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
OECD ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Political Parties ,
Renewable Energy ,
UK ,
Underground Injection Wells ,
Well Drilling
Revised Definition of "Waters of the United States" - Proposed Rule -
"The agencies' proposal is the second step in a two-step process to review and revise the definition of 'waters of the United States' consistent with...more
12/15/2018
/ Air Pollution ,
Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Citizen Petitions ,
Class Action ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Bans ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
FERC ,
Fracking ,
Fracking Bans ,
Gas Royalties ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Industrial Design ,
Information Reports ,
Italy ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Power Grid ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Proposed Rules ,
Renewable Energy ,
Request for Proposals ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Scientific Research ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Settlement ,
Trump Administration ,
United Nations ,
Waters of the United States
The 'Trump Effect' is Slowing International Progress on Climate Change, Think Tank Warns -
"The report from the Institute of International and European Affairs ("IIEA") considered the impact President Donald Trump was...more
12/8/2018
/ Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Exports ,
Fracking ,
France ,
Fuel Tax ,
Gas Prices ,
Germany ,
Global Warming ,
Homeowners ,
Hydrocarbons ,
Imports ,
Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Paris Agreement ,
Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Protests ,
Qatar ,
Railways ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Renewable Energy ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
Tidal Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
United Nations ,
US Trade Policies
U.S. Global Change Research Program - Fourth National Climate Assessment -
"Impacts, risks and adaptation in the United States Report-in-Brief"
Why this is important: The assessment posits the U.S. will lose 10 percent of...more
11/30/2018
/ Annual Reports ,
Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Bipartisan Agreement ,
Carbon Taxes ,
Chemicals ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Construction Project ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Policy ,
Ethane ,
Exports ,
Foreign Relations ,
Fracking ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Global Warming ,
Imports ,
India ,
Iran ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Paris Agreement ,
Peer Review ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Scientific Research ,
Shale Gas ,
Venezuela ,
Vietnam
Impact of U.S. Court Ruling on Keystone XL Timing Unclear: TransCanada -
"TransCanada Corp is reviewing a decision by a Montana judge blocking construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, but the impact on project timing...more
11/17/2018
/ Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Canada ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Germany ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Imports ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Malaysia ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Paris Agreement ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Severance Tax ,
Shale Gas
New York Sues Exxon Mobil, Saying It Deceived Shareholders on Climate Change -
"The litigation, which follows more than three years of investigation, represents the most significant legal effort yet to establish that a...more
11/2/2018
/ Ballot Measures ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Canada ,
Carbon Taxes ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Crude Oil ,
Eagle Ford Shale ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
FERC ,
Fraud ,
General Motors ,
Germany ,
Global Warming ,
Imports ,
India ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Plant Closures ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serbia ,
Shale Gas ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration ,
Well Drilling ,
Wind Power
The U.S. Supreme Court Slows Children's Climate Lawsuit - For Now -
"In the latest step of a fascinating bit of constitutional law called Atmospheric Trust Litigation, the Chief Justice halted the District Court trial...more
10/27/2018
/ Bailout ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Collaboration ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Exports ,
Fracking ,
General Elections ,
Germany ,
India ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Libya ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Nigeria ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Order to Stay ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Public Trust Doctrine ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Saudi Aramco ,
SCOTUS ,
Shale Gas ,
Steel Industry ,
Undue Burden
How DC Unleashed Fossil-Fuel Exports Despite Climate Worries -
"Since Donald Trump took office in 2017, exports of LNG and crude oil have surged, rivaling the likes of Saudi Arabia and Russia."
Why this is important: The...more
10/19/2018
/ Bailout ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Chemicals ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Explosions ,
Export Terminals ,
Exports ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Hydropower ,
Joint Venture ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
National Security ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Popular ,
Ports ,
Power Plants ,
Public Utility ,
Renewable Energy ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power
Is U.S. Shale as Productive as It's Cracked Up to Be?
"When you look at the data, the question arises of whether E&Ps' well production systems are as efficient and productive as they like to think they are."
Why this is...more
10/13/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Africa ,
Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Bioenergy ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Taxes ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Fracking ,
Global Warming ,
Horizontal Wells ,
Imports ,
India ,
International Energy Agency (IEA) ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Tariffs ,
United Nations
As Storm Looms, 4th Circuit Reverses Ruling Against Dominion on Coal Ash Pollution at Chesapeake Site -
"Water pollution from a coal ash landfill and settling ponds at a closed power plant in Chesapeake is not a violation of...more
9/14/2018
/ Appeals ,
Biomass ,
Canada ,
China ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Ash ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Commodities ,
Energy Costs ,
Environmental Claims ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
FERC ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Imports ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Methane ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Sands ,
Permits ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Reversal ,
Rollbacks ,
SCOTUS ,
Sierra Club ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Surcharges ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Water Pollution ,
Well Drilling
Gas Drilling Not Damaging Forests' Waterways, State Finds -
"Pennsylvania's state forests agency says it isn't finding damage to waterways amid the expansion of natural gas drilling in recent years, although it is reporting...more
8/31/2018
/ Carbon Pricing ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Cybersecurity ,
Dakota Access Pipeline ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Electricity ,
Electricity Costs ,
Eminent Domain ,
EU ,
Gas Royalties ,
Germany ,
Land Owners ,
Methanol ,
Mineral Leases ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Ports ,
Renewable Energy ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Trump Administration ,
WV Supreme Court
SEC Drops Probe of Exxon's Accounting Practices -
"The Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its probe into whether ExxonMobil misled investors about its knowledge of climate change and the potential effects on...more
8/10/2018
/ Arbitrary and Capricious ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Competition ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Fracking ,
Fracking Bans ,
Government Investigations ,
India ,
Investment Fraud ,
Ireland ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
National Park Service ,
Permits ,
Pipelines ,
Qatar ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shale Gas ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service
EPA Chief Looks to Distinguish Himself from Pruitt in Agency-Wide Memo -
"The new head of the EPA sent a staff-wide memo laying out steps the agency is taking to increase transparency, a move that's seen as an effort to...more
8/3/2018
/ Appeals ,
Bureau of Land Management ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
Forestry ,
Germany ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
India ,
Japan ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Public Transportation ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
SCOTUS ,
Shale Gas ,
Transparency ,
Trump Administration
Russian Hackers Penetrated Networks of U.S. Electric Utilities -
"Russian hackers gained access to the networks of U.S. electric utilities last year, which could have allowed them to cause blackouts, according to federal...more
7/27/2018
/ Carbon Taxes ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Dismissals ,
Electricity ,
Energy Storage ,
Exports ,
FERC ,
Hackers ,
Imports ,
India ,
Iran ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Photovoltaic ,
Pipelines ,
Political Parties ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wind Farm
Judge Boots the Global Warming Cases of San Francisco and Oakland Against Oil Companies -
"In a 16-page order, U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted the motions to dismiss from the five targeted companies - Chevron,...more
6/30/2018
/ Activist ,
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Climate Change ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Cybersecurity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Evidence ,
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Global Warming ,
Hackers ,
Imports ,
Investment Funds ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Spills ,
OPEC ,
Plant Closures ,
Power Grid ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Russia ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tesla ,
Utility Rates
State Files Motion to Dismiss Federal Lawsuit by EQT -
"Lawyers representing the Secretary of the state Department of Environmental Protection have filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the natural gas company EQT over a...more
6/11/2018
/ Carbon Pricing ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Contracts Clause ,
Cybersecurity ,
Dakota Access Pipeline ,
Department of Environmental Protection ,
Due Process ,
Electricity ,
Eleventh Amendment ,
Eminent Domain ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Incentives ,
Land Owners ,
Methanol ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Pipelines ,
Ports ,
Power Grid ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Secretary of State ,
Shale Gas ,
Trump Administration
In an Internal Memo, the White House Considered Whether to Simply 'Ignore' Federal Climate Research -
"The document, drafted September 18 by Michael Catanzaro, President Trump's special assistant for domestic energy and...more
6/2/2018
/ Asia ,
Canada ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Crude Oil ,
Department of Environmental Protection ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Fracking ,
Global Warming ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Halliburton ,
India ,
Investors ,
National Emissions Standards ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Rollbacks ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Scientific Research ,
Shale Gas ,
Shell Oil ,
Solid Waste ,
Trump Administration ,
United Nations
FERC Won't Consider Big Climate Change Effects in Pipeline Reviews -
"FERC's three Republican commissioners issued the surprise ruling as part of an otherwise routine decision on a pipeline upgrade proposed by the utility...more
5/26/2018
/ China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Commodities ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Foreign Policy ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Material Suppliers ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
State and Local Government ,
Steel Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela ,
Wind Power
Oil Soars After Trump Nixes Iran Nuclear Deal, Stocks Rally -
"Crude oil prices rose more than 3 percent on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from a nuclear accord with Iran, a move that...more
5/11/2018
/ Attorney General ,
Australia ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
ConocoPhillips ,
Cybersecurity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
Fracking Bans ,
Governor Cuomo ,
International Energy Agency (IEA) ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Japan ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Middle East ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Weapons ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Oil & Gas ,
Poland ,
Power Grid ,
Renewable Energy ,
Rollbacks ,
Russia ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela
In Cities v. Fossil Fuels, Exxon's Allies Want the Accusers Investigated -
"Now two industry-friendly groups are turning the tables and asking the SEC to investigate the cities and counties for possible fraud."
Why this...more
5/5/2018
/ Asia ,
China ,
Civil Liability ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Cotenancy Provisions ,
Earthquakes ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Exxon Mobil ,
FERC ,
Fracking ,
Gas Royalties ,
Government Studies ,
Innovative Technology ,
Middle East ,
Mineral Leases ,
Natural Gas ,
News Stories ,
Oil & Gas ,
Permits ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Protests ,
Russia ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Fraud ,
Shale Gas ,
State and Local Government ,
Trolls ,
Water Quality ,
Water Quality Control Boards
EPA Announces a New Rule. One Likely Effect: Less Science in Policymaking -
"The Environmental Protection Agency announced a new regulation that would restrict the kinds of scientific studies the agency can use when it...more
4/27/2018
/ Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Expedited Approval Process ,
Exports ,
Japan ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Recycling ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Shale Gas ,
Shipping ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
Wastewater ,
Well Drilling ,
Wind Power