Category Archives: Energy markets

An Introduction to the State of Energy Storage in the U.S.

A look at energy storage options in connection with wind and solar power is not entirely reassuring.

Oil and Gas Industry Rebukes Fracking Ban Talk as UN Shows Just How Much Fossil Fuel Plans Are Screwing Climate Limits

American Petroleum Institute steps up lobbying efforts to thwart a fracking ban, notwithstanding the climate crisis.

Neoliberalism and Climate Change

How economists have contributed to climate change inaction.

A New Pipeline Could Undo America’s Influence In Asia

A China-Pakistan pipeline deal bodes ill for the US.

With Coal’s Decline, Pennsylvania Communities Watch the Rise of Natural Gas-fueled Plastics

A growing chorus agrees the expansion of the natural gas industry, which feeds plastics and petrochemical plants like Shell’s, is moving the U.S. in the wrong direction to prevent catastrophic impacts from climate change.

Making Sense of Bolivia’s Discontent

Unpacking the many political and policy contradictions in Bolivia over the past decade.

Plastics Watch: Recycling, Raccoons, and Rubbish

Even a massive recycling campaign won’t make a dent in the plastics problem, as long as the industry ramps up production; some thoughts on raccoons, and rubbish.

The One Metric That Matters For Electric Cars

Looking at the hurdles electric cars have to surmount.

Ilargi: Energy vs Waste

Why the problem of human energy consumption is intractable.

Carbon Taxes and Carbon Pricing Are Not Solutions to the Climate Crisis

A short-form debunking of a popular but unsound idea for addressing carbon emissions.

Flip Flop: UK Halts Fracking in England, Effective Immediately, Over Earthquake Fears

UK halts all fracking in England with immediate effect. On its face, a big win, but will the Tories make the moratorium permanent?

‘Is This About the Oil Industry?’ House Oversight Hearing Explores Big Oil’s Role in Weakening Clean Car Standards

Oil industry lobbies to weaken emissions standards, deploying “public interest groups” that are mere mouthpieces for fossil fuel companies.

The Oil Mystery Undermining An Aramco IPO

Why might investors be skittish about Aramco’s oil reserve claims?

California Blackout: Turning the Lights Off

So first came the blackout….