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Invest in oil? Or invest in gas?There are investment opportunities in both, but finding your edge in oil is a lot easier than in natural gas, right now.聽
Will ships sail through the North Pole by 2050?Melting Arctic ice will create new sea routes, a new study says, including the potential for light ice-breakers to reach the North Pole. New Arctic shipping routes would still be seasonal rather than year-around. 聽聽- Will ships sail through the North Pole by 2050?Melting Arctic ice will create new sea routes, a new study says, including the potential for light ice-breakers to reach the North Pole. New Arctic shipping routes would still be seasonal rather than year-around. 聽聽
Do Obama cabinet picks match his greener second-term talk?President Obama nominated new leaders for the Department of Energy and the EPA Monday. Environmentalists like one of them, energy-industry advocates like the other.- Do Obama cabinet picks match his greener second-term talk?President Obama nominated new leaders for the Department of Energy and the EPA Monday. Environmentalists like one of them, energy-industry advocates like the other.
Physicist nominated as Energy secretary. Are there enough scientists in Washington?President Obama's selection of nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz as Energy secretary highlights a void in Washington. The nation's capital lacks scientists in key decisionmaking positions and in Congress.
Does Keystone XL report let Obama off the hook on climate pledge?The State Department report on the Keystone XL pipeline does not oppose it on environmental grounds. Critics say this allows Obama to back away from his pledge to combat climate change.
Wholesale power: bankruptcies and lessonsThe possible bankruptcy of Energy Future Holdings shows how tough it is to make profits in wholesale power 鈥� or finance new coal plants. The fracking revolution is reshaping the energy landscape.
Thailand to end ivory trade?Thailand's prime minister pledges to put an end to her nation's ivory trade. But she sets no timeline for ending the ivory trade, which is helping boost illegal poaching in Africa.聽
US oil production: Don't believe the hypeOil production is headed back up, but it will peak below the 1970 high in the US or even the secondary high notched in 1985, federal estimates say. It can's solve worldwide oil depletion.
Why gas prices go up in the springGas prices always seem to 'spring forward' in the spring. Here's what's behind the seasonal rise in gas prices.
State Department has no major objections to Keystone XL pipelineThe Keystone XL pipeline cleared another hurdle towards approval late Friday as the US Department of State raised no major objections in its latest environmental review.聽The lengthy report says Canadian tar sands are likely to be developed, regardless of whether the US approves the Keystone XL pipeline.
Japan should invest in European shale gasShale gas is already having an impact as Japan looks to import suddenly plentiful natural gas from the US. Natural gas from shale should force Europe to recalibrate its own energy future. 聽
Demand weak, but gas prices heading to $4, anywayGas prices are moving higher, apparently because of price moves for Brent crude and limited refining capacity. Will Wall Street fall as gas prices rise toward $4 a gallon?
Canada minister 'cautiously optimistic' US will approve Keystone XLCanadian Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said Thursday he does not expect the US to veto the proposed Keystone XL pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to Texas.
Water: the big issue for frackingWater鈥檚 just too important for the fracking business not to handle wisely, Stuebi writes.聽
EPA must weigh impacts of regulations, business group saysThe Business Roundtable's recommendations to the EPA underscore the need to take聽action to protect the environment while not harming American jobs and consumers, Tracey writes.
Using oil to get off of oilGovernments should encourage domestic drilling to meet our energy needs in the short-term, Rapier writes, while using the royalties and tax revenues to fund programs that reduce dependence on oil.
Oil, gas salaries rise amid slumping economyOil and gas wages and benefits saw an overall increase in 2012, according to a recent study.聽Base salaries across the entire oil and gas industry rose by 8.5 percent in 2012, Alic writes.- Wait 鈥� what is 'fracking'? An energy vocabulary quiz.
The energy world is replete with buzzwords: "fracking," "tar sands," and "the grid." But what do they really mean? Test your energy literacy with the Monitor's energy vocabulary quiz.
