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The Environment

Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions Set New Record

Jul 06, 2018 at 14:18 | Robert Rapier

In April of this year, the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii recorded an average concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide above 410 parts per million (ppm). This was the highest monthly average in…

An Unexpected Carbon Tax Proposal

Jun 25, 2018 at 11:23 | Llewellyn King

Call it a tax without tears. It is a proposal to address carbon pollution by replacing a raft of tax subsidies and regulatory requirements with a carbon tax. What is…

The Oil Eating Bacteria That Can Clean Up Crude Spills

Apr 11, 2018 at 15:58 | Irina Slav

It’s not a widely known fact that the 2010 oil spill caused by the explosion on BP’s Deepwater Horizon platform could have been even worse were it not for bacteria.…

BP To Take Final Hit On 2010 Disaster

Jan 16, 2018 at 10:56 | Irina Slav

BP will take a US$1.7-billion post-tax impairment charge on expenses related to the finalization of settlements related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. The charge will be booked in the…

Europe’s Toxic Radiation Cloud Remains A Mystery

Nov 21, 2017 at 16:48 | ZeroHedge

One month after a mysterious radiation cloud was observed over Europe, whose source remained unknown last week speculation emerged that it may have been the result of a "nuclear accident" in Russia…

Oil Majors See Profit In Carbon Capture And Storage

Nov 08, 2017 at 10:42 | Scott Belinksi

When the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released a new report regarding the atmospheric concentration of CO2, it was the bearer of bad news. According to the report, CO2 levels…

Did This Startup Solve The Carbon Capture Challenge?

Sep 01, 2017 at 16:29 | Irina Slav

When the Mississippi Public Service Commission earlier this year asked Southern Co. to pull the plug on its plan to turn the Kemper power plant into a clean-coal, carbon-capturing facility,…

Methane Reduction Plan Could Seriously Harm Canadian Oil & Gas

Jun 19, 2017 at 14:05 | David Yager

The old saying goes, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions”. And so it goes for the myriad of new regulations, taxes and restrictions forced upon the oil…

Trump Set To Pull U.S. Out Of Paris Climate Deal

May 31, 2017 at 09:10 | Tsvetana Paraskova

President Donald Trump has decided to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, and is telling people close to him that the U.S. will withdraw from the pact, according…

Climate Change Policies Working: CO2 Emissions Flat For 2 Years In A Row

Mar 29, 2017 at 15:16 | Irina Slav

The International Energy Agency gave environmentalists cause for celebration earlier this month when it reported that carbon dioxide emissions in 2016 remained unchanged from the levels reached in 2014…

The Global Impact Of Trump’s Climate Policies

Feb 10, 2017 at 16:50 | The Polish Institute of International Affairs

During his election campaign, Donald Trump announced a break with the policy of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which in his view adversely affects business in the United States. Among his…

Is The Paris Climate Agreement Bearing Fruit Already?

Nov 24, 2016 at 15:46 | Richard Talley

The COP21 agreement to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius, signed in Paris last year by nearly 200 countries, finally came into effect this month. Along…

Trump’s War On Climate Change

Nov 16, 2016 at 12:50 | Precise Consultants

In a world of post-truth democracy, it is fitting that President-Elect Donald Trump's new Director of the centre for Energy and Environment “is not a climate scientist. I'm just...the informed…

Just How Hard Is It To Cut Greenhouse Gases?

Oct 13, 2016 at 14:22 | Leonard Hyman & William Tilles

It isn’t easy to diet and it may be even harder to reduce the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). A new study from Lawrence Berkeley Labs, published in Nature Climate…

Addressing Climate Change Could Be More Costly Than Thought

Jun 13, 2016 at 15:36 | Michael McDonald

For all of the discussion around the dangers of climate change, one issue is often forgotten – the cost of fixing the problem. Cutting carbon emissions enough to…

Shocking IEA Data Points to Flat CO2 Emissions in 2015

Mar 16, 2016 at 17:21 | Nick Cunningham

In a surprise turn of events, the IEA reported that global greenhouse gas emissions may have stayed flat in 2015, the second year in a row.…

Climate Action Could Save $250 Billion Per Year In 2030

Mar 04, 2016 at 17:25 | Colin Chilcoat

As the future of the Clean Power Plan (CPP) hangs in the balance, so too do billions of dollars in savings. Actually, to unlock the big bucks, we’ll have to…

EPA Cracking Down On U.S. Methane Waste

Aug 19, 2015 at 10:05 | Charles Kennedy

On August 18 the U.S. EPA announced new regulations to control methane emissions from oil and gas sites.The EPA has already proposed limits on carbon emissions from…

Criminal Charges Filed In Lac-Megantic Oil Train Disaster

Jun 26, 2015 at 17:34 | Andy Tully

Criminal charges have been filed against the rail line involved in the huge oil train crash in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, that killed 47 people in 2013, along…

Are We Headed For Global Warming Collapse?

Jun 26, 2015 at 17:27 | Ron Patterson

This is the first of several posts I will do on Global Collapse. I am not saying, right here anyway, that civilization as we know it…

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