The Wine Country Fires: Is Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) a Rogue Utility?
PG&E, tree-trimming, and profit.
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Tax Breaks Make $50 Oil Profitable in the U.S.
A short overview of the importance of tax breaks to oil company profits.
Read more...Sneaky Trump Scheme Guarantees Profits of Coal and Nuclear Power Plant Owners
Trump’s latest giveaway: a massive subsidy to coal and nuclear plant operators via unnecessary and costly electricity backup requirements.
Read more...U.S. Shale Isn’t As Strong As It Appears
Shale production may stay in the doldrums until oil prices move higher and stay there.
Read more...What Hurricane Harvey Says About Risk, Climate, and Resilience
Only someone profoundly pessimistic would bet against the ability of American ingenuity to repower our economy.
Read more...Looming Gas Shortage: “Imports Can’t Make Up For This”
Hurricane Harvey has shut down the Colonial pipeline indefinitely; east coast consumers soon to see gasoline shortages that imports can’t fix.
Read more...Flood Protection: The US Should Go Dutch to Avoid Building Another Houston
Houston and US more generally should embrace a Dutch model of flood protection rather than focusing flood control efforts on post hoc clean-up.
Read more...Hurricane Harvey Throws Global Oil Markets Into Chaos
By Nick Cunningham, a Vermont-based writer on energy and environmental issues. You can follow him on Twitter: @nickcunningham1. Originally published at OilPrice The most powerful Hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years has devastated much of the coast, and the historic flooding is now causing havoc in the energy markets. The rain is […]
Read more...The Latest Red Flag For U.S. Shale
More bad news for the shale gas industry.
Read more...Are Investors Bailing On U.S. Shale?
The odds of oil prices remaining below $55 for the foreseeable future has put a big dent in enthusiasm for shale gas plays.
Read more...Cobalt Production as the Hidden Choke Point on Mass Conversion to Electric Vehicles
Going from the internal combustion engine to electric vehicles is likely to hit a cobalt road block.
Read more...Are the Latest Russia Sanctions Really About Forcing US LNG on Europe?
Why Germany and other European countries are not on board with the latest round of proposed sanctions against Russia.
Read more...Are The Arab Nations On The Brink Of War? The Rift Between GCC Monarchies Saudi Arabia and Qatar
With reference to military confrontation, there is very little to suggest that any internal armed confrontation among GCC members will take place.
Read more...Has Keystone XL Become Obsolete?
New troubles for Keystone XL.
Read more...Canada Undermines Targets for Protecting Oceans by Increasing Oil Exploration
Sabine Jessen discusses Trudeau’s plans to increase offshore oil exploration that undermine oceans protection commitments Canada has made.
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