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 ,
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Exports ,
Forest Service ,
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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 ,
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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 ,
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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 ,
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France ,
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Gas Prices ,
Germany ,
Global Warming ,
Homeowners ,
Hydrocarbons ,
Imports ,
Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) ,
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Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Paris Agreement ,
Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Protests ,
Qatar ,
Railways ,
Regulatory Reform ,
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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 ,
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Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Paris Agreement ,
Peer Review ,
Petroleum ,
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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 ,
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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
U.S. to Give Eight Nations Oil Waivers Under Iran Sanctions, Official Says -
"The U.S. has agreed to let eight countries - including Japan, India and South Korea - keep buying Iranian oil after it reimposes sanctions on the...more
11/9/2018
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Certificates of Compliance ,
China ,
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Exports ,
Federal Land ,
Foreign Relations ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Fracking ,
France ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Imports ,
Innovative Technology ,
Iran Sanctions ,
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Oil & Gas ,
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OPEC ,
Petroleum ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Power Plants ,
Preemption ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Software Developers ,
State and Local Government ,
Supremacy Clause ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Deficit ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Waivers ,
Well Drilling ,
WV Supreme Court
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 ,
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Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
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Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
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Fraud ,
General Motors ,
Germany ,
Global Warming ,
Imports ,
India ,
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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 ,
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Coal-Fired Plants ,
Collaboration ,
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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 ,
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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
Iran's Latest Terrorist Attack Matters More than OPEC's Latest Meeting, RBC's Croft Says -
"Oil market attention was focused on an OPEC meeting in Algeria this weekend, but it was Saturday's terrorist attack in an oil-rich...more
9/28/2018
/ Ballot Measures ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Chemicals ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Energy Sector ,
Ethane ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Fracking ,
Fracking Bans ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Iran ,
Midstream Contracts ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sierra Club ,
Terrorist Acts
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