Natural Gas

New Mexico Energy Risk/shutterstock

In New Mexico, about 85 percent of 276 oil and gas well sites inspected over the past six weeks failed electrical safety inspections. The good news is that the state carried out the inspections, although they were overdue.[read more]

Emissions and Climate Change

 

Buoyed by low prices, environmental benefits and thousands of newly created jobs, the push to produce more natural gas in the U.S. is reaching its stride thanks largely to horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing.[read more]

Buoyed by low prices, environmental benefits and thousands of newly created jobs, the push to produce more natural gas in the U.S. is reaching its stride thanks largely to horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. But do we understand the implications, some of which might negate the environmental gains? The answer to many objective analysts is: not yet.[read more]

Capacity Markets/shutterstock

There is a difference between energy and capacity, and power plants are compensated for both because both are important to maintaining the electrical system in different ways.[read more]

China's Energy Plans

China can realize the ambitious targets in its twelfth 5-Year Plan by shifting its focus from increasing capacity to managing demand, according to a just-released report from the China Greentech Initiative, The 2013 China Greentech Report: China at a Crossroads.[read more]

Natural Gas/shuttertock

If you read the business section of a major U.S. newspaper with any regularity, chances are you’ve seen something about the potential for the shale gas boom to transform the transportation sector. Much of this excitement is derived from the fact that natural gas currently enjoys a three-fold advantage over traditional petroleum fuels.[read more]

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There are opportunities beyond electricity generation – in buildings, manufacturing and transportation – where expanded natural gas use could help reduce emissions in the near and medium term.[read more]

renewable energy costs

The latest estimates from the International Renewable Energy Agency shows that onshore wind is already at grid parity with fossil fuel electricity and that solar might be at grid parity in certain select regions by the year 2020.[read more]

The Trust Factor

Re-building trust in the energy industry was the topic of the day at a May 15th event hosted by Edelman and TheEnergyCollective.com. The event was the first live, in-person event we’ve hosted, and you can watch the full event here.[read more]

vulnerable natural gas facilities

While there are reduced supply side concerns from an active hurricane season, it is important to note that tropical weather can still have an impact on forward natural gas prices.[read more]

US Navy

The Navy got its first ever solar powered electric vehicle charging station last week, in yet another demonstration of a slow but steady transition out of petroleum dependency by the US military.[read more]

Earthquake Damage via Shutterstock

Can fracking causes earthquakes? The short answer is yes, but these are so small that they are of very little consequence.[read more]

Moniz discusses natural gas boom/DOE

Moniz sees natural gas not as a permanent fixture in the U.S. energy landscape but merely as a temporary “bridge” to a globally competitive, low carbon future that is well within our grasp.[read more]

communities/shutterstock

With fracking already underway in 30 states and advancing at a breakneck speed, safeguards have not been adequate to protect communities, public health or the environment.[read more]

emissions by state/EIA

A lot of the debate over energy and climate change has focused on changing how people live. But in a lot of ways, where someone lives is as important as how they live.[read more]