Imagine a chart tracking U.S. greenhouse gas emissions since 2005. Do you imagine a line heading up, or down? It’s down actually. Emissions are decreasing, thanks to the weak economy, more use of wind and solar power, and the sudden influx of cleaner burning natural gas. So where does that leave Pennsylvania’s former energy titan, [...]
Just ahead of the first presidential debate, the coal industry began airing new ads criticizing Obama. The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity has produced three new spots that will run on both cable and network television. ACCCE says the EPA under Obama has an “anti-coal agenda.” The EPA has proposed new rules to reduce [...]
On Tuesday, the International Energy Agency released a report on best practices for extracting natural gas. The report, “Golden Rules for the Golden Age of Gas,” assumes that without attention to environmental and social costs, the world’s energy market will not be able to benefit from the full potential of shale gas. But, according to [...]
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