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New York City’s new resiliency plan is an impressively comprehensive overview of the potential impacts of climate change on every key sector, from physical infrastructure to essential services and networks and insurance.[read more]

After two weeks of largely fruitless climate negotiations at the UNFCCC meeting in Bonn/Germany, the world is one step closer to miss the overarching target of international climate policy: limiting the mean temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels.[read more]

Big Oil Prices

Ethanol's ability to extend the gasoline supply and displace costly petroleum-derived octane sources has resulted in real savings at the pump for the nation's consumers.[read more]

POWER!

Do you have a solar system at the home? An electric car in your drive way? Smart phones, tablets, game consoles and other electronics proliferating in your home?[read more]

global energy supplies

This infographic looks at our portfolio of renewables and offers an overview of the share of renewables in the energy supply, country by country.[read more]

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Leaded gasoline has been banned from use by all land and marine vehicles for over 18 years. Why hasn’t the EPA eliminated leaded aviation gasoline and possibly required replacing it with an alternative fuel such as ethanol?[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]

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With respect to energy policy, major initiatives have required a perceived crisis either ongoing or recently past. Without a crisis, proposed energy and climate legislation has typically gone into committee to die.[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]

ethanol and emissions

The third in a series, this post examines how biofuel critics still cling to Tim Searchinger's flawed 2008 analysis in a desperate attempt to perpetuate the myth that corn ethanol is somehow worse for the climate than gasoline.[read more]

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Estimates of the climate impact of the Keystone XL project differ by up to four orders of magnitude. Is Keystone XL “ground zero” in the effort to stave off climate disaster, or is it a sideshow with negligible impact on emissions?[read more]

Regulators – State vs. Federal:  Who has authority where? Is the federal government really as responsible as you think it is?What impact do utilities have? Can corporate culture be to blame for a 'bad' grid? What about multi-state utilities?How & Where are innovations happening? Are there gaps in the space that still need to be...[read more]

EU Energy Policy

The European Commission is already working on a detailed proposal for the design of a post-2020 target architecture and has started a public consultation to collect views from Member States and stakeholders.[read more]

ethanol production vs. food prices

Part II in a series of Big Oil myth-busters on the RFS and ethanol, this post takes aim at another oft-repeated fable: the old “food versus fuel” canard. The facts demonstrate the absurdity of these claims.[read more]

Danish wind energy

Denmark is seen as the great wind energy success story. But the number of ordinary Danes participating in the wind power sector actually decreased for many years.[read more]

EPA regulations/shutterstock

The EPA’s new Tier 3 standards will significantly reduce gasoline sulfur content and associated vehicle tailpipe emissions. But has the EPA developed their Tier 3 standards in the most efficient and cost-effective manner?[read more]

US energy supply

In order to navigate these conversations about sustainable energy and climate change, it helps to have a look at our current consumption patterns. So how much do we consume? And what do we use energy for?[read more]

domestic oil

Anyone with an interest in energy policy knows that a full frontal assault has been launched against the Renewable Fuel Standard. Big Oil has gone on the offensive, spreading myths and misinformation about renewable fuels.[read more]

electric car/shutterstock

Even if there is enough lithium to displace the 1 billion internal combustion engine cars that now pollute the earth with electric cars, it is the electronic waste problem that should dominate the question.[read more]

RGGI's new cap rules

RGGI’s new cap not only falls short of creating real price pressures due to its closeness to baseline emissions, its excessive compensatory measures, and its failure to deal with leakage, but also runs the risk of locking in emissions.[read more]