Category Archives: Energy markets

Trump’s Carbon-Obsessed Energy Policy and the Coming Climate Nightmare

Trump plans to take the Palin “Drill, baby, drill” strategy to a new level.

The Standing Rock Sioux Will Be Ready To Take a Trump Challenge to Courts

The Sioux have a decent legal case against Trump Administration efforts to revive the Dakota Access pipeline.

Saudi Arabia Surrenders To U.S. Shale

Saudi Arabia has finally blinked. What does that mean in practical terms?

Donald Trump’s Swamp: Meet Ten Potential Energy and Climate Cabinet Picks and the Pickers

Link-rich summary of backgrounds, connections and biases of ten possible picks for Trump’s climate and energy team, collected in one post.

Oil Industry Worries About Peak Oil, as in Peak Demand

Some forward-thinking oil producers are worried about peak demand. Are their concerns warranted?

Can Trump Really Make U.S. Coal Great Again?

What are the prospects for the restoration of King Coal under Trump?

100% Renewable Powered Town Is The Best Place To Survive A Zombie Apocalypse

One town demonstrates that it’s possible to rely only on renewable power….so why haven’t others taken the plunge?

Thwarting Trump’s Climate Change Rollback: The Green-State Climate Agreement

State and local measures, such as a green-state pact, could impede the Trump administration’s efforts to unwind climate change initiatives.

Wall Or No Wall: Trump Needs The Mexican Oil Industry

If Trump follows through with his promise of having the US exit Nafta, it means imposing tariffs on Mexican oil, which the US needs.

Trump To Clear Way For Oil Pipelines

A Trump presidency is a big setback to environmentalists, particularly opponents of the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines.

A Colorado Ballot Measure Could Make it Nearly Impossible to Ban Fracking

Green groups hope to amend the Colorado constitution so communities can ban fracking. An industry-sponsored amendment could block that.

Obamamometer Whispers DAPL Sweet Nothings to Lure Progressives

The Army Corps of Engineers is unlikely to to reroute DAPL, in the face of private contractual commitments to supply oil that soon kick in.

Which Non-OPEC Producers Can Be Expected To Cut?

Twelve non-OPEC states have been invited to participate in negotiations on an output freeze, further complicating this outcome’s prospects.

Gaius Publius: Syria Is Another Pipeline War

We have been at war in Syria over pipelines since 1949. This is just the next mad phase.

Act on Air Pollution, the Silent Killer

Air pollution is a serious problem in Malaysia and other Asian countries, yet official recognition and responses are sorely lagging.