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
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
This Breakthrough Lithium Extraction Technology Could Accelerate the Sustainable Energy Transition -
"A breakthrough nanotechnology from cleantech start-up EnergyX promises to revolutionise the speed, cost and...more
10/7/2019
/ Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Clean Tech ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Crude by Rail ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Exxon Mobil ,
India ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
PHMSA ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Preemption ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability
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
Crisis in Middle East Should Remind Us of the Importance of Fracking -
"Oil prices are likely to spike in the short-term aftermath of the attack on Saudi Arabia, but, as Clifford Krauss and Stanley Reed of The New York...more
9/20/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Fracking ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Imports ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Middle East ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
South Africa ,
Terrorist Acts ,
Utilities Sector ,
Zimbabwe
Atlantic Coast Pipeline Remains Halted as Developers Wait on Court Decisions -
"There are currently two federal permits under review--one issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and one issued by the U.S. Forest...more
9/14/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
Benchmarks ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Drainage ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
Federal Bans ,
Fracking ,
Geoengineering ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Lenders ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Penalties ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Political Parties ,
Renewable Energy
Iraq Would Face 'Wrath of U.S.' if Oil Pipeline Projects with Iran Go Ahead -
"Washington would do anything to prevent an Iran-Iraq oil pipeline from ever being built, even if the Europeans were in favor, policy...more
9/3/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Automotive Industry ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Mines ,
Commodities ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity Costs ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Exports ,
G7 ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Imports ,
Iran ,
Iraq ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Solar Energy ,
State Legislatures ,
Syria ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
United States ,
US Trade Policies ,
Wind Power
U.S. Energy Policy Must Support Natural Gas in Appalachia and West Texas -
"And it shows how quickly the U.S. shale revolution since 2008 has transformed domestic and global energy markets, with always improving...more
8/26/2019
/ Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Green Bonds ,
Green Energy ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Utilities Sector
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
A Turning Point for U.S. Power Generation -
"For the first time in U.S. history, renewable energies briefly generated more electricity than coal in April this year, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and...more
8/10/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Black Lung Trusts ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Cobalt ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Horizontal Wells ,
Hyundai ,
Imports ,
India ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tariffs ,
Tesla ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela ,
Well Drilling ,
Workplace Safety
Federal Appeals Court Vacates Key Atlantic Coast Pipeline Permit -
"A federal appeals court has pulled another permit issued to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, saying the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had fast-tracked the...more
8/1/2019
/ Appeals ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Charging Stations ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Policy ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Trump Administration ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Wastewater
Judge Rules Against Oil Companies to Keep Climate Liability Case in Rhode Island -
"The ruling will allow Rhode Island prosecutors to continue to bring charges against 21 oil and gas producers including Chevron, Shell and...more
7/27/2019
/ Amended Rules ,
Appeals ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Black Lung Trusts ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Carbon Taxes ,
Clean-Up Costs ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Liability ,
General Electric ,
Germany ,
Mining ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
Performance Bonds ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Venue ,
Wind Power
Oil Drops More Than 3% After State Secretary Pompeo Says Iran Is Ready To Negotiate About Its Missile Program -
"Oil prices turned lower on Tuesday, falling by about $2 a barrel as U.S. President Donald Trump said progress...more
7/22/2019
/ Appeals ,
Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coast Guard ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Customs ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Exporters ,
Exports ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Iran ,
Leave to Appeal ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Ports ,
Remand ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Trump Administration ,
Ukraine ,
Vacated ,
Well Drilling ,
Zoning Laws
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 Admin Submits Final Rule to Kill Obama Clean Power Plan -
"The new replacement rule to the Clean Power Plan, deemed the Affordable Clean Energy rule, aims to give states more time and authority to decide how to...more
6/24/2019
/ Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule ,
Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Sector ,
Export Terminals ,
Exports ,
Horizontal Wells ,
India ,
Land Owners ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mineral Rights ,
Natural Gas ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Private Nuisance ,
Renewable Energy ,
Rescission ,
Trump Administration ,
Well Drilling ,
WV Supreme Court
Supreme Court Sides with Property Owners; Companies have No Right to Get Natural Gas Without Permission -
"The Supreme Court said, 'A mineral owner or lessee has an implicit right to use the overlying surface to access...more
6/10/2019
/ Adjacent Property Owners ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Carbon Off-Set Credits ,
China ,
Chrysler ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Ash ,
EBITDA ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Federal Loans ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Fracking ,
General Motors ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Impact Fees ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Mineral Rights ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Political Debates ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Presidential Elections ,
Property Owners ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Severance Tax ,
Subsurface Estates ,
Surface Estates ,
Tesla ,
Trespass ,
USDA ,
WV Supreme Court ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
PA Supreme Court Upholds Decision Allowing Drilling in All Districts Under a Local Zoning Ordinance as Long as They Meet Standards -
"This case is one of several recent decisions in Commonwealth Court and the PA Supreme...more
5/18/2019
/ Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Chapter 11 ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Competition ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Explosions ,
Exports ,
FERC ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Iran ,
Local Ordinance ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy Incentives ,
Shale Gas ,
Shipping Cargo ,
Solar Energy ,
Standing ,
Well Drilling ,
Zoning Laws
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
Judge Delivers Major Setback to Trump Policy to Increase Coal Mining on Federal Land -
"But the court ruling does say that the 2017 Trump administration policy, enacted by former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, to overturn...more
4/27/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Charging Stations ,
China ,
Clean Water Act ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Farms ,
Federal Land ,
Imports ,
India ,
Land Owners ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mineral Leases ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Shale Gas ,
Tesla ,
Trump Administration ,
Utilities Sector ,
Waters of the United States
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