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Israel mulls natural gas exports. Is that a good idea?In an era of high volatility in energy prices and supplies and in a country surrounded by unfriendly neighbors, one would think that Israel would want to keep this valuable energy prize all to itself, Cobb writes. Still,聽Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is seeking approval for Israel to jump on the natural gas exports bandwagon.
Renewable energy is growing, but ...Electricity from renewable energy sources is growing at an explosive rate, but clean energy comes with a caveat. So does every other form of energy, Rapier writes.
Are electric cars really cheaper than gas cars?A new website from the US Department of Energy compares the energy costs of driving an electric car relative to gasoline prices. The tool聽might prove useful, Styles writes, but only as long as it is grounded in the best information we have about the vehicle choices that potential electric car buyers are actually considering.
Pacifica shark attacks kayak. Man inside escapes unharmed.Pacifica shark attacks a man's kayak in waters just south of San Francisco Tuesday. The kayaker was able to escape and returned to shore without injury, according to Pacifica police.聽Most聽shark聽attacks off California shores occur between July and November, when the predators are drawn by seals and sea lions.
Global warming and the politics of fossil fuelWe鈥檙e not going to be able to transition to a non-fossil-fuel economy overnight, Fen Montaigne, senior editor of Yale Environment 360, said in an interview with OilPrice.com.聽But if you keep approving tar sands projects, or massive pipelines, or drilling in the Arctic, when does it stop?
As US delays Keystone XL, Albertans ask 'What's the holdup, eh?'The pipeline project's legal limbo is causing frustration in the Canadian province of Alberta.
BP oil spill: Oil giant challenges Gulf paymentsBP oil spill settlement payments are being aggressively contested by London-based BP. The company may seek to recover what BP calls 'overpayments' that businesses received from the court-supervised settlement program for the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
How Obama's climate change plan promotes natural gasPresident Obama's broad climate change plan highlighted renewable energy, but the biggest near-term potential for reducing emissions is in the switch from coal to natural gas, Holland writes. Obama's plan for new EPA regulations聽will firmly entrench natural gas over coal as the fuel of choice for electricity generation.
Google Tesla: Could a tech giant buy the electric car company?Having paid off its federal loan, Tesla Motors could technically put it up for sale, according to a report in Bloomberg. The electric car company might seem a good fit for a deep-pocketed tech giant like Google, but Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has suggested he has no intention of selling the company.
Yarmouth Maine explosion linked to propane gasAn explosion in Yarmouth, Maine Tuesday apparently involved propane, the only source of fuel to the building. The Yarmouth, Maine explosion resembled an earlier explosion in聽Bath, Maine from a leak in a propane line.
Tsunami hit East Coast in June? Scientists say maybe.A tsunami may have made landfall on the US East Coast earlier in June,聽the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday.聽A strong storm moved through the region and offshore that day, and scientists were trying to determine if it played a role in a possible tsunami.
What Obama's climate plan means for his pick to head EPAPresident Obama's plan to combat climate change may help the environment, but it will likely put one potential member of his cabinet in political jeopardy. Gina McCarthy, his pick to head the EPA, is already facing heated opposition from some lawmakers. The climate change plan Obama outlined Tuesday could make McCarthy's confirmation process even more complicated.
Tropical Storm Cosme becomes hurricane off Mexico coastTropical Storm Cosme no more; Hurricane Cosme has formed off Mexico's Pacific coast.聽The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Cosme will generate large swells that will affect parts of Mexico's Pacific coast Tuesday and parts of southern Baja California starting Tuesday night and into Thursday.
Obama climate plan: bold, but will China go along?President Obama's climate plan aims to address climate change with an eye toward global聽partnerships. Without cooperation from China and the developing world, international climate treaties have fallen short 鈥� a shortcoming Obama hopes to remedy with his climate plan.
How shale gas can slow global climate changeShale gas has done much to reduce US emissions as the nation shifts from coal to natural gas, Holland writes, but the US is exporting record amounts of coal, essentially outsourcing part of the emissions that would otherwise have been produced here. Globalizing the shale revolution could change that.
Indiana leopard: Since when did leopards live in Indiana?Indiana leopard: An Indiana woman and her boyfriend shot and killed a leopard that they spotted prowling in their backyard. Wait, they have leopards in Indiana?
How energy companies fight terrorismEnergy companies across the globe are forming special units to respond to acts of terrorism聽after recent attacks in Algeria.聽With the economy just as much a viable target as any, counter-terrorism may becoming more than just the military's game.
Tropical Storm Cosme forms off southwest MexicoTropical Storm Cosme made its way through the Pacific southwest of Mexico Monday. The US National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Cosme could become a hurricane by Tuesday night or Wednesday.
Supreme Court sides with ethanol in renewable fuel debateRenewable fuel advocates praised a Supreme Court decision Monday聽not to hear a challenge to higher ethanol blends of gasoline,聽while opponents warned of potential mechanical damage. The Supreme Court decision comes as fuelmakers struggle to meet federal renewable fuel standards.
Methane leaks of shale gas may undermine its climate benefitsIf methane leak rates are more than 3 percent of output, fracking of shale gas formations may be boosting greenhouse gas emissions rather than lowering them.
