October 2, 2013
When David always beats Goliath
Perhaps I’m just out of touch or a just new school environmentalist, but I don’t agree with beating up on fossil fuels just because it’s the convenient thing to do.
Natural gas
EnvironmentSeptember 25, 2013
Market forces have been hurting coal long before the EPA’s CO2 rules
War on coal? Not really. More like climate policy tai chi by the EPA.
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September 20, 2013
The Answer to Coal Climate Pollution Is Natural Gas and Carbon Capture, EPA Says
The Environmental Protection Agency has new rules for how much carbon dioxide power plants can spew. Designed to ensure that no new plants built in the U.S.
September 20, 2013
Don’t just blame the EPA – coal exports are down, too
It’s important to understand that not all of the bad news for the coal industry is coming by way of the EPA. While the CO2 limits for new coal and gas plants complicates domestic power generation, the global market for U.S.
September 20, 2013
EPA Challenges Coal Industry to Adopt New Technology
The White House unveiled a powerful incentive to speed track carbon capture technology innovations this morning with the release of highly-anticipated requirements to harness the emissions of new coal-fired power plants and natural gas facilities.
September 20, 2013
Running the numbers on EPA’s new CO2 regulations: combined cycle stacks up well
Existing technology like combined cycle generation could be used to meet EPA's stricter CO2 emissions limits
September 18, 2013
On environmentalism and ‘frackademia’
It’s sad that the biggest takeaway from the UT Austin/Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) study on methane emissions from upstream shale gas production has been the involvement of industry.
September 17, 2013
EPA “got it right” on more stringent methane regulations
One of the big takeaway from the big UT Austin/Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) methane leakage study released today is emissions rates are actually lower in some parts of the production process than initially thought.
September 13, 2013
North Dakota flared off $1 billion worth of natural gas last year
Energy producers flared off 30% of all produced natural gas in North Dakota due to lack of infrastructure.
September 12, 2013
“Consistent With Our Carbon Budgets”
That’s how Ed Davey, the United Kingdom’s Energy and Climate Minister, is describing the climate impacts of natural gas from shale formations: This report shows that the continued use of gas is perfectly consistent with our carbon budgets over the next couple of decades.
EnvironmentAugust 27, 2013
"All of the Above" Energy Means More Fracking, Renewables, Nukes and Clean Coal
There is no technical issue with fracking, the controversial technique of fracturing shale rock with high-pressure, chemically treated water to release natural gas.
January 25, 2012
Guest Post: Water Contamination – Fracking is not the problem
With the current negative attention and controversy surrounding shale gas drilling, the words `hydraulic fracturing' or `fracking' have become synonymous with something else: water contamination.