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Who benefits when natural gas prices rise?Stronger natural gas prices are good news for some and bad news for others, Rapier writes.聽Given their heavy investments in natural gas, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips, along with Chesapeake, stand to benefit from the recovery in natural gas prices.
Arctic Council: China looks north for oil, gas, and fishArctic Council grants China observer status. The eight-member Arctic Council will be key to regulating the anticipated resource rush as warming temperatures further open the Arctic to oil and gas drilling and fishing.
Oil boom boosts US, but Europe could see declineThe benefits of the North American oil boom on this side of the Atlantic are well-documented 鈥� and the same technologies might help developing nations. But Europe's energy industry, which separately became a target of a price-fixing investigation, could emerge as a loser.
How's 3,587 miles per gallon for good gas mileage?A car that goes 3,587 miles on a single gallon of gasoline is the winner of a global competition to develop the most fuel-efficient vehicle prototype.聽Using a mix of ingenuity, imagination, and skill, high schools and universities from around the world compete to discover who can go the farthest on a single gallon of gas.聽
Why wind farms kill eagles with federal impunityOil companies are prosecuted when a bird drowns in a waste pit. But the Obama administration has never fined or prosecuted a wind-energy company for similar protected bird deaths. An estimated 573,000 birds are killed by US wind farms each year.
Why natural gas exports would benefit clean energyThe renewable energy industry would benefit from higher natural gas prices since, as these fuels for electric power plants become dearer, renewable energy sources become more competitive, Cobb writes.聽Still, the renewable energy industry will probably stay largely mum in the fight over expanded exports of US natural gas.
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.