Energy Policy Archives

Climate, politics & money – headlines

December 15, 2020August 1, 2013 by Resilience.org Staff

•Voters think Republican climate dissenters ‘crazy’, bipartisan poll finds •A Republican Secretary of State Urges Action on Climate Change• US investors show climate clout •Can you be sceptical about GM but believe in climate change? •You’re Getting Warmer: Another Wall Street Journal Global Warming Article Misses the Target •Outbreak of global warming optimism is naive •Flood, Rebuild, Repeat: Are We Ready for a Superstorm Sandy Every Other Year? •urope Floods to China Quake Fuel $85 Billion in Economic Losses •France adopts soft energy proposals after business flexes muscles

Tsunami of Public Outrage Builds in Colorado as Fracking Invades Cities

December 15, 2020August 1, 2013 by Phillip Doe

Most people would rather watch an evening of “Survivor” reruns than go to a council meeting in their city. But no more. Not in Colorado since the invasion or threat of invasion by the oil industry into cities and towns up and down the Front Range.

Energy Crunch newsletter – July 26

December 15, 2020July 26, 2013 by Energy Crunch staff

Welcome to the first edition of Energy Crunch, the new newsletter from nef devoted to the crucial nexus between energy, the economy and the environment.

Fracking headlines

December 15, 2020July 19, 2013 by Resilience.org Staff

•Former Mobil VP Warns of Fracking and Climate Change •’Generous’ tax breaks for shale gas industry outlined •USGS Study Connects Earthquake Risk To Wastewater Injection, Fracking Advocates Say, "Who Cares?" •This Is What Fracking Really Looks Like

Why Is a Solar Panel in New Jersey 15 Times More Valuable Than One in Arizona?

December 15, 2020July 18, 2013 by Chris Nelder

Where renewables do the most good isn’t necessarily where they are the most productive.

Oil, gas and fracking – headlines

December 15, 2020July 17, 2013 by Resilience.org Staff

•Chevron granted access to environmental activists’ email accounts •Peak Oil and Energy Independence: Myth and Reality •As Fracking Rises, Peak Oil Theory Slowly Dies •Polish minister denies shale gas exodus by US firms •French President insists shale gas ban is staying put •US to begin exporting ‘fracked’ gas •Shale Skeptics Take On Pickens as Gas Fuels Policies •Interior chief defends ‘fracking’ rules amid GOP, industry attacks

Zero Carbon Britain: Rethinking the Future

December 15, 2020July 17, 2013 by ZCB team

Zero Carbon Britain: Rethinking the Future describes a scenario in which the UK has risen to the challenges of the 21st century. It is 2030. We have acknowledged our historical responsibility…

Energy transitions – headlines

December 15, 2020July 16, 2013 by Resilience.org Staff

•The global outlook for renewable power in one graph •US joins elite 10GW solar club •Behind the Tea Party Push For Solar in Georgia •China Raises Target for 2015 Solar Power Capacity •Delivering Stability in the Renewable Energy Transition •U.S. court says biofuel producers must face carbon emissions rules •MEPs deal a blow to crop-based biofuels •Re-Engineering Energy: A Dutch Perspective •Geothermal Plants Can Cause Earthquakes, Say Scientists

The high cost of railroading unconventional crude

July 16, 2013 by Matt Mushalik

The derailment and explosion of a shale oil train in Canada highlights desperate attempts by refineries along the US/Canada East coast to offset the conventional oil peak of Atlantic basin producers who traditionally supplied them with Brent type crude.