Energy

Nov 30, 2011 at 17:09 | James Burgess

The Kyoto Protocol was drawn up at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change with the aim of fighting global warming. It was first adopted in 1997 in Kyoto,…

Nov 29, 2011 at 17:33 | Kurt Cobb

So much of the discussion surrounding an extension of the existing Keystone oil pipeline system which spans Canada and the United States assumes that the growing production of bitumen…

Nov 29, 2011 at 17:31 | James Burgess

It is hoped that wind and solar energy will one day become major contributors to a future energy grid that has reduced its reliance upon fossil fuels. But one of…

Nov 28, 2011 at 17:52 | John Daly

China is leaving no shale deposit unturned in its effort to develop indigenous energy resources. On 24 November China’s Ministry of Land and Resources geological exploration department head Peng…

Nov 28, 2011 at 17:50 | Llewellyn King

Is too much ethanol in U.S. gasoline too much of a good thing? This isn't an idle question, because the federal government, under successive administrations, has been keenly interested in…

Nov 28, 2011 at 17:47 | John Daly

Technology and investment are further isolating Belarus, whose dolorous geographical position betwixt the Russian Federation and its European natural gas markets to the West once upon a time seemed to…

Nov 28, 2011 at 17:40 | Barry Stevens

Almost every U.S. politician over the last 40 years pledged unwavering support to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and imported oil for reasons of national security, energy security, economic…

Nov 28, 2011 at 17:31 | Gary Hunt

Now we’ve heard the Canadian response to US Keystone XL Pipeline delay: Sell it to China! That was the essence of the headline in the Wall Street Journal story November…

Nov 28, 2011 at 08:13 | John Daly

While Western commentators increasingly report on both European Union and U.S. interest in possible Chinese loans to help revive their moribund economies, little is heard from either political entity about…

Nov 28, 2011 at 08:10 | FX Empire

After nudging barely lower than the previous week’s low, January Natural Gas rallied sharply higher off this level, forming an outside move on the weekly chart and a closing price…

Nov 28, 2011 at 08:02 | Environmental Finance

Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102 billion and €169 billion ($137 billion-$226 billion) in 2009, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA).…

Nov 28, 2011 at 07:55 | The Oil Drum

Hall and Day (2009) report that the EROI for coal might be as high as 80 and that for hydropower, EROI is 40. Does this mean that coal is twice…

Nov 26, 2011 at 10:51 | FX Empire

January Crude Oil closed lower for the second consecutive week but losses could have been worse if not for a strong comeback on Friday. The primary reason for the weakness…

Nov 24, 2011 at 17:29 | John Daly

In the European Union, the Russian Federation state-owned natural gas behemoth Gazprom is regarded as a slightly sinister covert agent for Russian foreign policy, steadily addicting the EU to more…

Nov 24, 2011 at 17:07 | James Burgess

When considering how to power vehicles and equipment in the regions of space there have only really ever been two serious schools of thought; solar or nuclear. Solar power has…

Nov 24, 2011 at 16:59 | Barry Stevens

When considering a direction in clean energy, five basic requirements must be satisfied in order to ensure a low-risk and a rapid return on investment. These criteria include: • Environmentally…

Nov 23, 2011 at 17:40 | Post Carbon

Last week the International Energy Agency released its annual report (600 pages) on just where energy production and consumption in the world is going over the next 25 years. Four…

Nov 23, 2011 at 17:34 | John Daly

Call it a “package,” though a more accurate word might be “bribe.” South Sudan’s government has offered Sudanese authorities in Khartoum a “package” to break the rising tension-filled gridlock over…

Nov 23, 2011 at 17:27 | James Burgess

Hydrogen really could be the energy of the future. It is renewable, abundant, and 100% environmentally friendly. The obstacles restricting its global use are the difficulties of collecting it (pure…

Nov 23, 2011 at 17:12 | Breakthrough Institute

"The clean energy industry in the United States is indeed poised for crisis, as the bulk of the nation's major federal clean energy support programs are now scheduled to expire.…