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Nigeria - Protests Rise Against Government's Decision to End Fuel Subsidies

Jan 12, 2012 at 17:32 | John Daly

Sometimes it just doesn’t pay to listen to your drinking buddies in the International Monetary Fund, at least if you want social stability in your country. On New…

Is the Oil and Gas Industry Trying to Buy a Keystone XL Decision from Congress?

Jan 12, 2012 at 17:22 | Climate Progress

The House of Representatives under the 112th Congress has been dubbed “the most anti-environmental House in history.” From a refusal to give up on styrofoam in the congressional cafeteria…

Reducing Petroleum Consumption from Transportation

Jan 12, 2012 at 17:13 | James Hamilton

MIT Professor Christopher Knittel has a new paper on the potential for the United States to reduce petroleum consumption. From the paper's abstract: The United States consumed more…

Russian Energy Minister - Sector Enjoyed "Very Successful" 2011

Jan 10, 2012 at 17:31 | John Daly

Ivan Sixpack retains more than a passing interest in the Russian Federation’s income from oil and natural gas exports, which together constitute nearly half of all revenues in Russia's budget.

Former Pakistani Water Commissioner Guilty of Treason?

Jan 09, 2012 at 17:45 | John Daly

An ungodly row has erupted in Islamabad over the flight to Canada of Pakistan Commission on Indus Water (PIWC) former chief, Syed Jamaat Ali Shah. Shah’s sin/crime? To…

A New Liquid Fuel Alternative to Gasoline Developed from Coal

Jan 09, 2012 at 07:58 | James Burgess

We all know that oil reserves are running low, gasoline prices are increasing and eventually it will become too uneconomical for many people to run their vehicles. Several solutions are…

Allah's Energy Marriage - Saudi Arabia and India

Jan 07, 2012 at 08:54 | John Daly

The only question is, what took so long? Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s leading oil producer and rising BRIC superstar India are deepening their energy ties. India is seeking massive…

For Zimbabwe's Consumers, Electrical Brownouts Beat Blackouts

Jan 05, 2012 at 18:01 | John Daly

According to the World Bank, Zimbabwe is Africa’s third-largest power consumer after South Africa and Nigeria. If that’s the good news, the bad news is - Zimbabwe needs 1,900-2,200 megawatts…

New US Pollution Legislation Could Reduce CO2 Emissions by 4% in Electric Sector

Jan 05, 2012 at 17:32 | Breakthrough Institute

A pair of new federal air pollution regulations could result in the closure of up to 67 aging, inefficient coal-fired power plants, simultaneously reducing both harmful air pollutants and driving…

Will 2012 be a Better Year for Russia's Energy Sector

Jan 04, 2012 at 17:31 | John Daly

For those worried about the Russian Federation using its energy exports to take over the world, 2011 brought a bit of cheer. According to the Russian Federation’s Central Dispatching Department…

How High Commodity Prices could Drive Technological Innovation

Jan 04, 2012 at 17:23 | Tyler Hamilton

Has the global economy entered a long period of persistently high, volatile commodity prices?That’s a question asked recently by international consultancy McKinsey & Co., which analyzed a century…

Five Deep-Wells Shut in Ohio Following Eleven Earthquakes

Jan 03, 2012 at 21:02 | Energy Digital

After a series of 11 earthquakes in the last year, Ohio suspends fluid disposal sites causing the escalating dangerous seismic activity in the area.Ohio has suspended operations of…

Fears Over Smart Grid Failure

Jan 03, 2012 at 20:57 | Gary Hunt

As smart meter deployment reaches saturation points across North America there is disquiet about what is next. It all seemed too fast and too easy. The idea of smarter power…

Recent Findings Reveal Massive Government Funding Behind Advances in Shale Gas Production

Jan 03, 2012 at 19:10 | Breakthrough Institute

The technological revolution allowing for the cheap extraction of natural gas from shale occurred thanks to more than three decades of government subsidies for research, demonstration, and production, a new…

How Iran’s Saber Rattling Could Affect Oil Prices and the Environment

Jan 01, 2012 at 20:39 | Brian Westenhaus

It’s easy to see the Iranian Mullahs and their allied minions as a world threat. The country is a significant source of crude oil, has a strategic location over the…

What Were The Top Ten Energy Stories of 2011?

Dec 30, 2011 at 08:31 | Robert Rapier

Here are my choices for the Top 10 energy related stories of 2011. Don’t get too hung up on the relative rankings. They are mostly in no particular order, although…

A New Type of Capitalism is Needed to Protect the Environment

Dec 30, 2011 at 08:26 | Economywatch

The world’s major 3,000 corporations are responsible for a third of global environmental damage, but economists are divided in their views of how to stop them polluting. Some say government…

Fast-Tracking the Keystone XL Pipeline and the Need for a Comprehensive Energy Policy

Dec 29, 2011 at 08:43 | Ed Dolan

The administration is coming under increasing pressure to accelerate approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, designed to carry increased U.S. imports of bitumen from Canadian oil sands. The latest form…

Pakistani Energy Sector About to Collapse?

Dec 22, 2011 at 20:05 | John Daly

At what point does a nation’s energy infrastructure become unsustainable? According to Pakistani Intezar Mehdi, corporate lawyer and energy expert, the nation is on the precipice. MEhdi, a corporate lawyer,…

Oil Companies Stepping up Cyber Security as Hacking Attacks Increase

Dec 22, 2011 at 19:55 | James Burgess

Computers run the world. They are intrinsically linked into every system, few processes are fully manual. This means that to control the system you just need to control the computer.…

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