Net-Zero Emissions Might Not Be Possible Without Nuclear Power
UC Berkeley study: “The U.S. grid will need nuclear power and hydropower to be stable with such a large share of solar and wind.”
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Coming Attraction: IPCC’s Upcoming Major Climate Assessment
Another set of blockbuster IPCC reports are in the works. What to expect?
Read more...The End Of The Embargo Against Qatar
The rollback of the Qatar embargo is a small positive development as Team Trump is exiting.
Read more...Disruption of Seaborne Trade in South East Asia: A Quantitative Analysis
Restrictions to shipping due to military sanctions could have large negative effects on economic welfare for countries all over the world, including oil exporters such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia
Read more...Alaska Tribes, Conservation Groups, and Businesses Sue to Save the Tongass National Forest
Environmentalists, tribes, and small businesses has sued to roll back the Trump rescission of the roadless rule in the Tongass National Forest. Will the Biden administration do so if the courts won’t?
Read more...How The Fracking Revolution Is Killing the U.S. Oil and Gas Industry
The latest installment in Mikulka’s excellent series, linking the fracking bust to the decimation of the U.S. oil and gas industry.
Read more...Green Growth vs Degrowth: Are We Missing the Point?
A broad discussion of the climate change growth versus degrowth debate and how to move forward despite those differences.
Read more...When Can Pipelines Take Private Land? Jordan Cove LNG Project a Test for Eminent Domain
In the U.S., companies can use eminent domain to take private land for a project that has some public benefit, such as a school, a highway, or a hospital. Under the Natural Gas Act, FERC gets to make that determination when it concerns a natural gas pipeline, and the commission weighs pros and cons of the project when deciding.
Read more...Saudi Aramco’s Landmark IPO Is Costing The Kingdom Billions
How the Saudi Aramco IPO has become a financial millstone.
Read more...Don’t Depend on Wall Street for Renewable Energy Investment
Why Big Finance is part of the energy problem, not the solution.
Read more...How Kurdistan Is Taking Advantage Of Iraq’s Oil Crisis
Iraq is in bad enough shape that the Kurds look able to score a rare win.
Read more...The East Mediterranean Crisis Could Ignite a Greek-Turkish Proxy War
Greek-Turkish relations are more rocky than usual. A look at some of the drivers.
Read more...Can Hunter Biden Be Both Right and Wrong, Both Innocent and Guilty? Yes He Can.
A nuanced primer on the Hunter Biden story : “institutional corruption at its core.” With a heavy helping of Taibbi reporting.
Read more...With Bankruptcies Mounting, Faltering Oil and Gas Firms Are Leaving a Multi-Billion Dollar Cleanup Bill to the Public
Yet another example otf how the oil industry is subsidized, here by another way it dumps environmental costs on the public at large.
Read more...Why Saudi Arabia May Be Forced To Start Another Oil Price War
Poor oil price prospects may lead to another race to the bottom.
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