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White House Arctic strategy: What's next for oil, gas drilling?The tension between conservation and oil and gas drilling聽is evident in the White House's new Arctic strategy paper. Shifting economic, climatic, and regulatory realities have contributed to what is at least a temporary pause in Arctic oil and gas drilling.
Nigeria oil production slides amid unrestNigeria relies almost exclusively on its energy sector for export earnings and 75 percent of federal government revenue, Graeber writes, but聽a long record of corruption, militancy and banditry has clouded Nigeria's oil prospects.
Ted Turner bison: Keep the calves, judge rulesTed Turner bison agreement allowed state to transfer Yellowstone bison to billionaire's care for five years in exchange for their most of their calves. Judge upholds agreement, letting Ted Turner keep 150 bison calves.- Ted Turner bison: Keep the calves, judge rulesTed Turner bison agreement allowed state to transfer Yellowstone bison to billionaire's care for five years in exchange for their most of their calves. Judge upholds agreement, letting Ted Turner keep 150 bison calves.
Algeria after terrorist attack: Don't count on security promisesAlgerian moves to increase security after a terrorist attack on a natural gas facility in January don't address the underlying security threat of doing business there. Energy and other companies must beware of the destabilizing rivalries among Algerian leaders, who use extremist groups for their own ends.
Tesla Motors: Lots of buzz. Is it warranted?Tesla Motors is a bright spot聽amid high-profile, federally-funded electric car flops. Tesla Founder Musk has found a way to bring high-tech pizzazz to a 'green' car drawing comparisons to Steve Jobs and Apple.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reach milestoneA聽monitoring聽station in Hawaii has measured carbon dioxide levels of 400 parts per million, a聽concentration聽not seen on Earth since the Pleistocene Era.- Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reach milestoneA聽monitoring聽station in Hawaii has measured carbon dioxide levels of 400 parts per million, a聽concentration聽not seen on Earth since the Pleistocene Era.
Energy efficiency: how retailers save moneyEnergy efficiency offers retailers like Walgreens and Kohls an edge over their competitors, Asplin writes. It鈥檚 about the bottom line, pure and simple.
Struggling at home, US coal finds markets overseasCoal companies in the US have been unable to compete with natural gas at home, Alic writes,聽but overseas this coal market is getting hotter by the minute.
Why the US military should continue biofuel researchThe sequester should not excuse the US聽military聽from making the important investments into the future, Holland writes. It is strategically important for the military to develop new sources of energy like biofuels.
'Unconventional' energy: rise of women in oil and gas industryNearly half of new oil and gas jobs in the US went to women in the first three months of this year, according to an analysis.聽Men still dominate the field,聽but new technologies are diversifying the workforce of the oil and gas industry.
GOP senators boycott vote on McCarthy for EPAFrustrated by what they call a lack of transparency from the EPA, all eight Republican senators on the Environment and Public Works committee boycotted a scheduled vote on Obama nominee Gina McCarthy to head the EPA.
A solar charger that turns your window into an outletA simple solar charger is designed to attach, via a suction pad, to any window that receives sunlight, and immediately begin producing electricity. Despite the lack of energy storage and low current, Burgess writes, the solar charger is impressive.
Genel Energy capitalizes on Kurdistan, Africa oil findsNew and increased oil production in Northern Iraq and Africa has come as good news to聽Genel Energy.聽The latest feather in its cap is the securing of a rig contract for offshore drilling in its Africa portfolio.
Natural gas glut crimps nuclear powerNatural gas has already been blamed for shuttering of coal plants and slowing wind and solar financing. Evidence suggests nuclear is also falling victim to the glut of cheap natural gas. The closure of a nuclear plant in Wisconsin Tuesday is exhibit A.- Meet the floating plant that has Lake Victoria's economy in a chokeholdMassive mats of invasive water hyacinth are creeping their way across the lake, severely disrupting local fishermen and sending scientists scrambling for a way to stop the runaway weed.
California urges record $2.5 billion fine for natural gas blastPacific Gas and Electric Co. could face a record fine for a deadly 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion in a San Francisco suburb. Officials hope it will help prevent future accidents while some warn that rising natural gas demand is outpacing investment in energy infrastructure.
US oil boom means oil prices must drop, right? Wrong.Even though production of oil from new fields in the U.S. is booming, there is a consistent decline in production from old fields around the world, and OPEC members have not increased production. Meanwhile, though demand for oil is falling in the US, it continues to grow around the world.
Brood II: After 17 years, billions of eastern US cicadas rise againAfter 17 years out of sight and under foot, billions of noisy, bulge-eyed Brood II cicadas are crawling out of the ground in the eastern US to mate, hatch offspring, and start the cycle anew.
