Energy/Environment Energy Voices
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Will low oil prices derail renewable energy growth?
A rosy outlook for clean energy now takes on an air of uncertainty as renewables look to avoid becoming a casualty of an era of low oil prices.
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'Recharge' blog: Oil prices, OPEC, and the future of energy
By letting oil prices slide and maintaining market share, OPEC is playing a risky game of chicken that will take years to play out.
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Recharge blog: Senate blocks Keystone, Iraq retakes Baiji, and renewable financing gets boost
Industrialized nations make good on a pledge to finance sustainable development. Iraqi troops reportedly retake the Baiji refinery. The US Senate votes down the Keystone XL pipeline. Catch up on global energy with Recharge.
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Falling oil prices squeeze state budgets across US
Several US states that are overly dependent on oil to meet their budget forecasts are up for a big disappointment. They're experiencing the challenge of budget woes as a fall in oil prices could pose serious consequences for their economies.
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Want bipartisanship? Look to energy, former Senate leaders say (+video)
Energy could provide fertile ground for bipartisan compromise in the next Congress, two former Senate majority leaders and the head of a think tank said at a Monitor breakfast Thursday. That could mean legislative action on anything from Keystone XL, to energy efficiency, to oil exports.
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Why emissions are falling from a source you might not expect Sponsor Content
Technology is making it possible for the energy industry to produce more natural gas and do it in a cleaner and more efficient way. It’s why the United States leads the world in carbon and other emissions reductions.
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Low oil prices are a good thing, right? Not always.
Plummeting oil prices seem like good news for US consumers, who are paying less at the pump than they have in four years. But cheap crude has its drawbacks – from undermining domestic oil production, to discouraging investment in new energy sources.
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Oil prices plunge. Is a shale bubble bursting?
Oil prices have plunged in recent months, which is bad news for energy firms who have relied heavily on debt to finance their operations. Amid low oil prices, could a shakeout of the oil industry spark a broader financial crisis?
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South Stream: Russia's 'nyet' and the pipeline to nowhere
The cancellation of South Stream, a proposed gas pipeline to Europe from Russia, comes amid fraying ties between two critical centers of energy supply and demand. It's the clearest signal yet that Russia's grip on European energy markets is slipping.
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Who wins from low oil prices? China
Falling oil prices benefit China because the country does not make money on oil. Instead, it buys it, and is the world's largest net importer of oil. The lower oil prices fall, the more affordable it becomes for China to develop its economy.
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First nuclear, now coal: Germany eyes expanded energy transition
Germany is weighing whether or not to undertake another monumental energy transition – shutting down its coal-fired power plants in order to slash carbon emissions. Europe's largest economy is already charting an impressive path forward with renewable energy.
Photos of the day 12/05
A demonstrator at Boston Common in Boston Thursday protests recent grand jury decisions not to indict police officers in the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. US Attorney General Eric Holder promised a full investigation into the choking death of an unarmed black man by a white New York police officer as protests flare...
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Falling oil prices squeeze state budgets across US
Several US states that are overly dependent on oil to meet their budget forecasts are up for a big disappointment. They're experiencing the challenge of budget woes as a fall in oil prices could pose serious consequences for their economies.
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Oil markets wonder: Whither OPEC?
There is a high degree of uncertainty over how November's OPEC meeting and Iranian nuclear negotiations will unfold. Either way, the end of November will have a huge impact on oil prices.
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How Russia could derail US natural gas exports
US natural gas producers may be seeing their dream of substantial liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports suffer fatal injury because of Russian exports to the Chinese market, Cobb writes, a market that was expected to be the largest and most profitable for LNG exporters.
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Keystone XL: Does it matter anymore? (+video)
Debate on the Keystone XL pipeline has resurfaced on Capitol Hill in the last week. But with oil prices falling and alternative routes for oil to get to market, the Keystone XL pipeline is less important to global oil flows than it was six years ago.
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Winter is coming. Is US energy ready?
While no-one can accurately predict the weather, judging from the market as it currently stands, a repeat of 2014's polar vortex-effect is unlikely. Winter is indeed coming, Topf writes, but it seems natural gas supplies are ready for it.
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Can the Iraqi-Kurdish oil deal last?
Kurdistan and Iraq's central government have inked a major but temporary deal over oil exports.
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Halliburton, Baker Hughes merge; Keystone XL returns; US, China go green [Recharge]
Halliburton and Baker Hughes join forces amid plummeting oil prices; Debate over Keystone XL resurfaces in Congress; The US and China reach a groundbreaking climate deal. Catch up on the latest in global energy with Recharge.
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Are US and China climate goals realistic?
US President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced commitments this week aimed at stemming climate-warming carbon emissions. But observers wonder if those goals are realistic, and if they're ambitious enough to make a difference.
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Oil supplies may not keep up with demand, IEA says
Oil prices may be low now, but don't bank on cheap prices forever. The International Energy Agency's latest report indicates that demand will rebound significantly, and the supply side will have difficulty keeping up.
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Russia in weak position for new gas deal with China
The new natural gas deal between China and Russia is lopsided in China's favor. Western sanctions, plunging oil prices, and a plummeting currency all put Russia at a bargaining disadvantage vis-à-vis China.
