Obama cancels plans for oil leases in the Arctic
The Obama administration is abandoning plans to open the Arctic Ocean to more drilling in the face of dwindling industry interest and massive environmental opposition….
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A catalyst for carbon capture and storage
The lack of political direction has been the greatest obstacle to the deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage, writes Graeme Sweeney. Dr. Graeme Sweeney is…
Five Projects To Produce Fresh Water From CO2 Storage Sites
The Department of Energy announced the selection of five projects that will study the feasibility of using salty water – or brine – from carbon dioxide…
US-China climate pledge: true or false, good anyway
Three days ago the United States and China pledged to strengthen cooperation on climate and clean energy. Boom. Enthusiasm everywhere. When the US and China…
Refracking is the new fracking
The technique itself is nothing new. Oil crews across the world have been schooled on its simple principles for generations: Identify aging, low-output wells and…
Energy Storage Will Likely Follow Renewable Energy’s Rapid Growth Path
As can be gleaned from recent reports in the popular and trade press, activity is swirling around energy storage systems, highlighted by Tesla’s April 30…
Climate change? Not now, not in the US
Climate change can do more harm to the U.S. economy than to the environment. This is basically what Florida senator Marco Rubio said when replying to…
GE Signs Largest Battery Storage Deal to Date
General Electric (GE) signed its largest energy storage deal to date to provide Coachella Energy Storage Partners with a 30-megawatt battery system as part of…
Nuclear Is Still the Lowest Cost Option
Nuclear costs aren’t on the rise globally as has been widely thought, says a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and Nuclear Energy…
Aluminium boss: Chinese dumping a ‘slow death’ for European industry
Unfair Chinese aluminium trading is killing the European industry and, if the country is given market economy status by the European Union, it could have…
A new CDM hub in Bangkok
A new step to promote the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in the Asia-Pacific Region. The further boost comes with the establishment of a centre in Bangkok, Thailand, which…
Lion hunting debate: Africans see two sides
When Zambia banned lion hunting in 2013, animal welfare groups roared in approval, but rural Zambians who face a threat from big cats and receive…
(Always earlier) Earth Overshoot Day
Earth Overshoot Day has moved from early October in 2000 to August 13th this year. Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s annual demand…