Energy

Jun 21, 2011 at 07:53 | Al Fin

The Earth is floating in hydrocarbons, yet the easy oil is in the hands of dictators, kleptocrats, and corrupt national oil companies. Oil is not only used for fuels, it…

Jun 20, 2011 at 12:40 | Forex Pros

Crude oil prices extended sharp losses from the previous session on Monday, dropping to a four-month low as the U.S. dollar gained amid uncertainty over a second Greek bailout package,…

Jun 20, 2011 at 07:36 | RFE/RL staff

The idea seems patently absurd given that the country is dependent on outdated coal power and Russian gas imports to meet its domestic energy needs. But in a field outside…

Jun 20, 2011 at 07:31 | Energy Digital

U.S. regulators express concern that diluted bitumen from Canadian oil sands may be corrosive to pipelines and risk should be assessed. The United States is benefiting greatly from the Canadian…

Jun 17, 2011 at 08:38 | Kurt Cobb

Newly accessible natural gas from deep shale deposits around the world has been touted as a solution to everything from oil dependence to climate change. But our actual experience with…

Jun 17, 2011 at 08:33 | John Daly

What a difference a year and a tsunami make. Western investors have been salivating over the post-Soviet space’s energy riches since the 1991 collapse of communism. While focusing on the…

Jun 17, 2011 at 08:17 | 21st Century Science Tech

A known and cataclysmic threat to the U.S. electric power grid is being largely ignored by the President and Congress. Warning events in 1859, 1921, 1989, and 2003 showed the…

Jun 16, 2011 at 07:27 | Brian Westenhaus

The European Union and led by SINTEF in Norway with ten other European partners has completed lab tests and is set to demonstrate a cost-effective CO2 capture technology. Called…

Jun 15, 2011 at 08:09 | Gail Tverberg

The United Nations warned recently that the global consumption of natural resources could almost triple to 140 billion tons a year by 2050 unless nations take drastic steps to decouple…

Jun 15, 2011 at 08:03 | Ag Metal Miner

Recent research on coal imports in India has worried the country’s steelmakers, which are already under pressure from the rise in iron ore prices and coal prices. According to the…