Energy-Related CO2 Emissions ‘Flatlined’ Last Year, IEA Says, Raising Hopes About Climate -
"Global emissions remained at approximately 33 gigatonnes in 2019 despite the world economy growing by 2.9%, the IEA...more
2/18/2020
/ Asia ,
Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Brownfield Properties ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Charging Stations ,
China ,
Clean Energy ,
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Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
International Energy Agency (IEA) ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mongolia ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Waste ,
Paris Agreement ,
Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Research and Development ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
State Funding ,
Trump Administration
Energy Blockchain’s Most Obvious Use Case is Not What You Think -
"Instead, a select group of blockchain companies is finding success with a focus on certificates of origin, helping demonstrate the provenance of renewable...more
2/1/2020
/ Automotive Industry ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Blockchain ,
China ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Federal Bans ,
France ,
Germany ,
Global Warming ,
International Energy Agency (IEA) ,
Iran ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Plastics ,
Recycling ,
Renewable Energy ,
Risk Management ,
Solar Energy ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply and Demand
Energy Infrastructure Attacks are ‘Probable’: Oil Traders Fear Supply Disruptions in the Middle East -
"A dramatic escalation of geopolitical tensions will most likely result in an unplanned oil supply shortage in the...more
1/11/2020
/ Ad Velorum Property Taxes ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Exports ,
Fuel Supply ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Imports ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Manufacturers ,
Middle East ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
State Legislatures ,
Surface Transportation ,
Terrorist Acts ,
Transmission Planning ,
Trump Administration ,
Ukraine
Chevron to Take $10B+ Write-Down -
"More than half the write-down is related to gas drilling operations in Appalachia."
Why this is important: In recent years, the pressure to reduce carbon emissions has affected...more
12/21/2019
/ Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Bipartisan Agreement ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Chevron ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Policy ,
EU ,
India ,
Kyoto Protocol ,
Michael Bloomberg ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Paris Agreement ,
Pensions ,
Petroleum ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
United States ,
Well Drilling
Court Ruling Vindicates ExxonMobil in New York ‘Climate Change’ Fraud Case -
“'The Office of the Attorney General failed to prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that ExxonMobil made any material misstatements or...more
12/14/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Amicus Briefs ,
Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Certiorari ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Dismissals ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Storage ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Forest Service ,
General Motors ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Imports ,
India ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Fraud ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
US Steel ,
Wind Power
Russian, Colombian Competition Continuing to Slow U.S. Thermal Coal Exports -
"'Central Appalachian and Northern Appalachian exports remain out of the money for shipment to Europe and Illinois Basin coal has significant...more
12/9/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Colombia ,
Competition ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Methane ,
Natural Gas ,
Netherlands ,
Nuclear Power ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Petroleum ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power
Expenses and Delays Continue for Mountain Valley Pipeline, Where Work has Halted Again -
"The pipeline’s developers announced that construction now isn’t expected to concluded until late next year at a cost of $5.3 to $5.5...more
11/2/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Bureau of Land Management ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Exports ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Global Warming ,
India ,
Natural Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Public Comment ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Panels ,
Tesla ,
Well Drilling ,
Wind Power
Big Oil’s Climate Change Reckoning Finally Arrives in Court -
"New York’s $1.6 billion lawsuit arose from a national effort to hold Big Oil responsible for global warming."
Why this is important: The most important...more
10/28/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Costs ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Governor Northam ,
Imports ,
Investors ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Misrepresentation ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Proxy Statements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Robotics ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
State and Local Government ,
State Contractors ,
Universities
FERC Proposes to Modernize PURPA Regulations -
"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proposed to modernize its regulations governing small power producers and cogenerators under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies...more
9/28/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Blackout Rules ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Funding ,
FERC ,
Gas Prices ,
Innovative Technology ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Public Utility ,
PURPA ,
Qualifying Facility ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Storage Hubs ,
Terrorist Threats ,
Well Drilling ,
Wind Power
Trump's EPA Grants 31 Small Refinery Waivers from Biofuel Laws, Angering Corn Lobby -
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted 31 small refinery biofuel waivers for 2018, infuriating the ethanol and corn...more
8/19/2019
/ Biofuel ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Fuel Standard ,
Sierra Club ,
Solar Energy ,
Trump Administration
Toby Rice Wins Control of EQT After Proxy Battle -
"'Toby Rice has taken control of EQT Corp., nine months after launching a fast-moving campaign to replace the oil and gas company's leadership and less than two years...more
7/13/2019
/ Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Canada ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
CEOs ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Democratic National Committee ,
Dissident Shareholders ,
Energy Costs ,
Environmental Policies ,
Exports ,
Global Warming ,
Green New Deal ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Presidential Elections ,
Proxy Contests ,
Renewable Energy ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Wind Farm ,
Wind Power
Analysts Say U.S. Coal Merger Not Anti-Competitive-
"The proposed 'extraordinary' joint venture between U.S. coal majors Peabody Energy and Arch Coal will be structurally beneficial, rather than anti-competitive for U.S....more
6/28/2019
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fires ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Imports ,
India ,
Iran ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mergers ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pakistan ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Refineries ,
Renewable Energy ,
State Bans ,
Trump Administration ,
Underground Injection Wells ,
Wind Power
Trump Aides Try to Quash Tax Hike Rumors Amid Infrastructure Talks
"The White House is reassuring conservative leaders that it has no plans to hike the gas tax to help fund a massive infrastructure package that President...more
5/28/2019
/ Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
BP ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Carbon Taxes ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Condemnation ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Gas Taxes ,
Global Warming ,
India ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Lobbying ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Natural Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prime Minister ,
Shell Oil ,
Sustainability ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
Property Owners Along Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline in Lancaster County Get Another Round of Letters
"The letters issued notice of intent to file liens if MacAllister didn't receive timely payment of about $1.02 million it...more
5/7/2019
/ Carbon Taxes ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Fracking ,
Methane ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Property Owners ,
Renewable Energy
Trump Signs Orders to Speed Up Oil and Gas Pipeline Construction -
"President Trump signed two executive orders that he says will speed up construction of pipelines and other projects to enhance the production and...more
4/20/2019
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Bernie Sanders ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Chevron ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Construction Project ,
Contamination ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Dismissals ,
Drilling Waste Disposal ,
Ecuador ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments ,
Executive Orders ,
Exports ,
FERC ,
Fraud ,
Germany ,
Green Energy ,
Impact Assessments ,
Imports ,
International Arbitration ,
Lack of Authority ,
Minerals ,
Native American Issues ,
Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants ,
Netherlands ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Secretary of Transportation ,
Supreme Court of the Netherlands ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power ,
Zero-Emission Coal Plants
Trump to Sign Order Seeking to Clear Gas Pipeline Hurdles -
"The administration, which is pushing a policy it calls energy dominance, has been considering an order that would push back against states, including New York,...more
4/6/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Arctic Drilling ,
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
British Petroleum (BP) ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Aid ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Germany ,
Global Warming ,
India ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Medical Expenses ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Renewable Energy ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shell Oil ,
Superfund ,
Transportation Hubs ,
Trump Administration
Romney Helps GOP Look for New Path on Climate Change -
"But a group of Republicans -- Romney and Sens. Lamar Alexander and Lindsey Graham, who worked with Democrats in 2009 and 2010 to cap carbon emissions, as well as others...more
4/1/2019
/ Africa ,
Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Black Lung Trusts ,
Brownfield Properties ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Electricity ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Sector ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Mitt Romney ,
Natural Gas ,
Offshore Wind ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Plastics ,
Popular ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Shell Oil ,
State Legislatures ,
State Taxes ,
Trust Funds
The U.S. is Set to Become the World's Biggest Oil Exporter Thanks to the Fracking Revolution -
"The U.S. shale revolution has made it to one of the world's largest energy producers and potentially the largest oil exporter...more
3/23/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
CEOs ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Bans ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Crude Oil ,
Elon Musk ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Fracking ,
Germany ,
Global Market ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydraulic Fracturing Study ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Refineries ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shale Gas ,
Tesla ,
Trial Court Orders ,
Twitter
West Virginia Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in EQT Doddridge County Trespassing Case -
"The state Supreme Court will decide if a lower court judge got it right when he ruled natural gas production company EQT trespassed...more
3/16/2019
/ Africa ,
Bill Gates ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
CEOs ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Economic Development ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Ethane ,
Exports ,
Federal Grants ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Global Economy ,
Governors ,
Green New Deal ,
Internet of Things ,
Investors ,
Mineral Rights ,
Natural Gas ,
New Legislation ,
New Rules ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Public Safety ,
Real Estate Development ,
Renewable Energy ,
State Taxes ,
Stock Prices ,
Surface Owner ,
Tax Cuts ,
Tax Deductions ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trespass ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
WV Supreme Court
U.S. Senate Committee to Discuss Climate Change, Electricity Changes -
"U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said the hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is aimed at putting lawmakers and federal...more
3/9/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Creditors ,
Electricity ,
Green New Deal ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Minerals ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Wars ,
Utica Shale ,
Wastewater
Plastics: The New Coal in Appalachia?
"With little notice nationally, a new petrochemical and plastics manufacturing hub may be taking shape along 300 miles of the upper reaches of the Ohio River, from outside Pittsburgh...more
3/2/2019
/ Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electricity ,
Gas Prices ,
Global Warming ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Imports ,
India ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
National Security ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Power Grid ,
Race Relations ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Shale Gas ,
Steel Industry ,
UK ,
Utilities Sector
NY Natural Gas Moratorium Due to Lack of Pipelines, but Some in Denial -
"The slowing of economic development resulting from New York's political actions is a testament to what happens when energy becomes politicized."...more
2/23/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Criminal Code ,
Diesel Bans ,
Diesel Fuel ,
Economic Development ,
Electricity ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Storage ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Germany ,
Green New Deal ,
Incentive Based Contracts ,
Local Ordinance ,
Metals ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Mining ,
Moratorium ,
National Emissions Standards ,
National Intelligence Agencies ,
National Security ,
Natural Gas ,
Peer Review ,
Pension Funds ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Scientific Research ,
Solar Energy ,
Theft ,
Trespass ,
Trump Administration ,
Underfunded Plans ,
Wind Power
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 ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
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
More, Deeper Wells Planned for Existing Marcellus Site in Washington Township -
"CNX has applied to the state Department of Environmental Protection for a permit to drill four new wells to tap natural gas from Utica shale...more
1/26/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Crude Oil ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Germany ,
Horizontal Wells ,
India ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Permits ,
Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Restructuring ,
Russia ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Utica Shale