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Much ado about shale gas, but coal is still kingA boom in US energy production has mades shale natural gas and tight oil the talk of the energy industry. But coal聽is still the fastest-growing source of energy in the world and is the primary source of fuel for electricity, according to the International Energy Agency.
Landmark case? Supreme Court to review EPA regulation of greenhouse gases.The Supreme Court said Tuesday it would take up six petitions seeking review of EPA actions regarding greenhouse gases. But it will not take up the agency's so-called endangerment finding.
Tropical storm Octave approaches Baja California: Arriving tomorrow?Tropical storm Octave is weakening as it nears the Mexican coast, say experts, but tropical storm Octave still has maximum sustained wind speeds up to 60 mph.
Renewable fuel standard: Are we nearing a compromise on ethanol?The Environmental Protection Agency's mandate on biofuels has stirred strong opinions from farmers, renewable fuelmakers, and traditional oil companies. Is there room for compromise?聽
Why gas prices drop in autumnFall almost always brings relief at the gasoline pump. Pundits frequently notice this phenomenon during election years, and assume that vested interests are trying to manipulate prices to win elections, Rapier writes. But there is a more straightforward explanation to what鈥檚 going on.
China drives its way to No. 1 oil importer, overtaking USChina has topped the US as the biggest importer of oil in the world, according to government data released this week. It's more evidence of China's economic growth and America's shale drilling boom and increased efficiency, which has reduced its reliance on foreign oil. 聽
Germany eyes new kind of net-metering: 'self-consumption'As German utilites reduce the amount they pay for solar-produced electricity, solar companies are looking at installing an additional meter that measure how much of the electricity homeowners consume themselves. If utilities go along, 'self consumption' rates could drive more energy efficiency moves by consumers.
Oil industry group sues government over EPA renewable fuel standardThe聽American Petroleum Institute, an oil industry group, has聽filed a federal lawsuit challenging the government鈥檚 estimate over how much ethanol must be blended into the US fuel supply this year.
Government shutdown forces 90 percent staff cut at nuclear regulator. Don't panic.On-site inspectors will remain on the job at nation's 100 commercial reactors, despite the Nuclear Regulatory Commission implementing its government shutdown plan. The agency had been able to skirt the government shutdown by using carryover funds, but now those funds have run dry.
Nuclear power: why US nuclear 'renaissance' fizzled and plants are closingFour nuclear plants have closed this year and dozens are at risk of early retirement, as the industry faces low-cost competitors and renewed doubts about the wisdom of nuclear power.
Global warming: Record heat of today could be new norm in 2047, study saysA new study suggests that, globally, the maximum temperatures of the past 150 years will be the new minimum by 2047. It also pinpoints when this shift will take place in 26 cities.
Natural gas 'fracking' has flipped US energy map, study saysIn a reversal from the recent past, the Northeast has become a net supplier of natural gas and the South a net consumer, thanks to 'fracking,' according to a new study.
Malaysia invests in Canada's natural gas futurePetronas, Malaysia's state-owned energy giant, announced Sunday it will invest $35 billion in the Canadian liquefied natural gas industry. British Columbia's government聽hopes to use the revenue generated by projects like this to pay down the province鈥檚 debt and to establish a prosperity fund to bank energy-related revenue.- Pipeline explosion shoots flames into Oklahoma skyPipeline explosion left no injuries late Tuesday in northwest Oklahoma. The natural gas pipeline explosion occurred at about 11 p.m. and shot flames into the sky that were visible up to 50 miles away.
Fracking the US trade deficitA shrinking trade deficit is聽one benefit of the domestic hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling revolution that has stirred passions on all sides of the debate over America's energy future.
How Iran might win the Middle East oil gameWith much of the Middle East and North Africa in a static state of upheaval, Iran could be the unlikely winner of the post-Arab Spring energy prize, Graeber writes.
Cover StoryEnergy efficiency: How the Internet can lower your electric billEnergy efficiency 鈥� revolutionized by cyber networks 鈥� may carry the same impact as a new oil boom. Electricity users are seeing power in their 'negawattage' as they cut their bills by 90 percent.- What Elon Musk says about Tesla battery fireTesla CEO Elon Musk said that a fire in a Tesla S this week never reached the passenger compartment. Musk wrote that fires are far more common in conventional gas-powered vehicles than in electric cars.
Popularity of federal energy efficiency program amongst farmers puts it at riskSolar panels have been cropping up on rural farms across America, as more farmers capitalize on a $300 million federal renewable energy program that assists with the cost of installation. But the program's growing popularity could be its downfall.聽
Canada looks to China, India for energy customersWith the US unable to commit, Canada is looking to China and India to sell it's vast oil and gas resources.聽
