Oil and Gas
In June 2010, during the peak of the BP oil crisis, we hosted an Energy News Hunt with The Long Now Foundation, to find good journalism about the future of energy — with a focus on low carbon solutions that can scale quickly power the whole planet. In the process, we reviewed over 250 news stories. Read our findings on our blog.
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US oil production is up, so why are gas prices so high?
Given America's new oil rush, it would seem the best of times for gas prices. But with $4-per-gallon sticker shock, ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Carbon capture 'needs certainty'
Capturing and burying the greenhouse gas CO2 from power stations is viable - but long-term government support will ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Is U.S. Energy Independence Finally Within Reach?
The U.S. has been dependent on foreign oil for its energy needs for decades. Some analysts now say the country ...Posted by Pamela Hogle -
Gas Prices Up, Gas Price Pandering WAY Up
There are strong environmental concerns regarding fracking, for example. But I am unequivocally saying that lack ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Shell oil rig set for landmark Alaska journey
Amid the tangle of towering steel, heavy cranes and overcast skies of Seattle's busy commercial shipyards, Shell ...Posted by Barry Grossheim
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Who to blame for the price at the pump? Tough to say
The price of gas is determined by a litany of complex and shifting factors (Brent derivatives, anyone?), few of ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Gulf Oil Spill: BP Execs Escape Punishment as Fallout From Disaster Continues To Impact Sea life
(Multimedia) Two years since the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, we look at its impact on the Gulf of Mexico's ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Eyeless Shrimp and Fish With Tumors: The Horrific Consequences of BP's Spill
Disturbingly, the allowable levels set by the government for the toxins in our seafood are based on health impacts ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Gulf of Mexico Dolphins Sick, Dying After BP Oil Spill
Bottlenose dolphins in Barataria Bay, Louisiana now are showing signs of severe ill health after coming in contact ...Posted by Tanya J. Maurer -
How the Big Energy Companies Plan to Turn the United States into a Third-World Petro-State
The “curse” of oil wealth is a well-known phenomenon in Third World petro-states where millions of lives are ...Posted by Tanya J. Maurer
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Game Over for the Climate
'Global warming isn't a prediction. It is happening. That is why I was so troubled to read...that Canada would ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Letters: Shale gas could fracture our renewables policy
It beggars belief that fracking is recommended to be extended and earthquakes the only risk taken into account ( ...Posted by Paul Patane -
The Caucus: Romney Misleads on Obama and Energy Prices
In an interview and a Web video, Mitt Romney made misleading or unsubstantiated statements claiming President Obama ...Posted by Harry A Farr -
Orrin Hatch, fossilized
By david folland Published Mar 17, 2012 01:01AM MDT When I read Sen. Orrin Hatch’s op-ed (“Boost U.S. oil ...Posted by Harry A Farr -
A better understanding of Iran might save us from catastrophe
As Israel plays up the country's nuclear threat, the west should be seeking active dialogue with Tehran "Actions," ...Posted by Fabrice Florin
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End Polluter Welfare Act
'Our federal government will give away over $110 billion in taxpayer dollars to oil, gas, and coal industries in ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Why Do We Pay Energy Giants to Wreck Earth? |
1. Don’t subsidize those who already have plenty of cash on hand. 2. Don’t subsidize people forever 3. ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Why We Should Stop Giving Handouts to Oil and Gas Companies
Along with "fivedollaragallongas," the energy watchword for the next few months is: "subsidies."Posted by Sally Lehrman -
Punk Economics: Lesson 3
(Video) Irish Economist David McWilliams discusses the dangers of playing games with liquidity, in Lesson 3.Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Natural Born Drillers
Unlike natural gas, which is expensive to ship across oceans, oil is traded on a world market... Oil prices are up ...Posted by Tanya J. Maurer
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