Category Archives: Energy markets

Tesla And GM Close To Capping Out On Electric Vehicle Tax Incentives

Tesla and GM are nearing the end of a subsidy road.

Italy Threatens to Throw Spanner in European Alternative to Russian Gas

Italy threatens to make trouble on another European front.

Why It Matters If Fracking Companies Are Overestimating Their ‘Proved’ Oil and Gas Reserves

Comprehensive analysis of why it matters that fracking companies are overestimating their ‘proved’ oil and gas reserves– as allowed under an SEC rule change.

Don’t Call It a Tax: Inside Washington’s Attempt to Pass a “Fee On Pollution”

After a decade of failed carbon taxes, Washington state is pushing to pass the country’s first “carbon fee.” Will this time be different?

There’s No Getting Around Iranian Sanctions

A discussion of the how Europe’s efforts to buck the US sanctions against Iran may play out.

Bitcoin Energy Use Growing Much Faster than Previously Thought

Bitcoin energy use alarmists are being proven right.

Back to the Future with Empire Oil

A network of oil companies arond Mayfair, but registered in Britain’s offshore tax-haven network, provides a snapshot of the new imperialism.

Europe Buys More Russian Gas Despite Strained Relations

Russia remains very much entwined in Europe’s economy.

How Wall Street Enabled the Fracking ‘Revolution’ That’s Losing Shale Oil Companies Billions

Fracking harms the environment and shale oil companies fail to turn a profit but that doesn’t stop Wall Street from lending them huge sums of money, driven by lust for fees.

Natural Gas Is Leading West Virginia Down the Same Dark Path As Coal

Elected officials have sided with natural gas companies on tax proposals and property rights legislation. Industry lobbyists have convinced regulators to soften new rules aimed at protecting residents and their communities from drilling damage.

Trump’s Carbon Capture Tax Break: Mechanical and Biological Paths

Looking at the potential benefit of tax subsidies for carbon capture.

Gaius Publius: Fracking Has Brought the World to the Brink of Disaster

Fracking is one reason why our bad climate change picture is getting even worse.

World May Hit 2 Degrees of Warming in 10-15 Years Thanks to Fracking, Says Cornell Scientist

A sobering take on the impact of fracking on climate change.

Meltdowns, Waste, and War: Here Are the Real Risks of Nuclear

A recap of why not to like nuclear power.

Aliso Canyon Disaster Highlights Risks, Inadequate Safety Rules Governing Natural Gas Storage

Report documents how the self-regulation fairy proved itself as inept in protecting the public from dysfunctional management decisions that compromised safety and led to the Alito Canyon natural gas disaster.