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.”
Read more...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.”
Read more...Another set of blockbuster IPCC reports are in the works. What to expect?
Read more...The rollback of the Qatar embargo is a small positive development as Team Trump is exiting.
Read more...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...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...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...A broad discussion of the climate change growth versus degrowth debate and how to move forward despite those differences.
Read more...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...How the Saudi Aramco IPO has become a financial millstone.
Read more...Why Big Finance is part of the energy problem, not the solution.
Read more...Iraq is in bad enough shape that the Kurds look able to score a rare win.
Read more...Greek-Turkish relations are more rocky than usual. A look at some of the drivers.
Read more...A nuanced primer on the Hunter Biden story : “institutional corruption at its core.” With a heavy helping of Taibbi reporting.
Read more...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...Poor oil price prospects may lead to another race to the bottom.
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