Should the U.S. Export Natural Gas?
The United States has a lot of natural gas (I’ve already outlined why here). In fact, natural gas will likely overtake petroleum as the leading fuel source in our energy mix in the next decade or two.
Energy Industry Hogs the Rails, Shutting Out Farmers
Western farmers trying to get grain to market fear rising transport costs as oil companies increasingly turn to rail
Drilling for Certainty: The Latest in Fracking Health Studies
The health implications of hydraulic fracking for natural gas remain understudied, however, some findings point to birth defects and low birth-weight babies
Can Methane Leaks from Fracking Be Turned into Valuable Gasoline?
If test plants succeed, waste methane could fuel vehicles—but the conversion may not offer much environmental benefit
Methane Pollution from Gas and Oil Proves Cheap to Fix
Much of the potent greenhouse gas could be captured with existing technologies and profitably
A Natural Gas Power Plant with Carbon Constraints—and an Expiration Date
Massachusetts approves the construction of a new power plant to burn natural gas, but only if it reduces emissions over time and shuts down by 2050
To Make Natural Gas a Good Fuel, Find the "Super-Emitters"
A new study suggests that more methane is leaking than the U.S. government estimates—but natural gas remains less polluting than coal
12 Graphics that Contain Everything You Need to Know about Climate Change
Climate change is real, it’s here and it will be affecting the planet for a long, long time. That’s the lesson of the latest iteration of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change‘s state of climate science report, released in its entirety on January 30.
Can Fracking Clean China's Air and Slow Climate Change?
China is drilling ahead for shale gas, but the country faces economic, environmental and geologic challenges in tapping the resource
When, not if, China taps into shale gas
Think of China as an energy consumption behemoth, but also an energy production behemoth.
China's Anti-pollution Drive Risks Running Out of Gas
A chronic shortage of natural gas is hurting China's plan to move away from burning coal to heat homes and offices, raising the prospect of more choking air pollution this winter and beyond.
40 Years after OPEC Oil Embargo, U.S. May Finally Get Off Imported Crude
So you think President Barack Obama’s calls for energy independence have seemed a bit starry-eyed? Well, every U.S. president since Richard Nixon has publicly called for the country to become self-sufficient.