Trump Reinstating Controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines
On Wednesday morning, President Trump signed an executive order that put both the Keystone XL and the Dakota Access pipelines back into play.
While the...
Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Hurt Big Oil Stock Dividends, UCS Press Release Notes
Big oil companies count on our refusal to change when it comes to fuel-efficent vehicles. “Fuel efficient vehicles are wimpy” and “Fuel-efficient vehicles aren't...
Carbon Emissions More Likely to be Curbed during Obama’s Second Term
President Obama still has an uphill battle with Congress on limiting carbon emissions, but he may be able to achieve more progress on curbing...
European Report Expects Diminished Use of Biofuels
One alternative source of energy grows in trees...or almost! I'm talking about plants involved in the production of biofuels, like sugarcane, corn or palm...
States Urge Feds to Implement Stricter Nationwide Carbon Dioxide Limits
Under current United States EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Clean Air Act regulations, individual States must enact regulations to meet a Federal carbon dioxide standard,...
New Federal Law Regulates How Renewable Energy Is Transmitted Through The Grid
How frustrating is it to build a wind turbine or install a solar panel which produces energy and then have no possibility of transmitting...
Japan Plans to Subsidize Renewable Energy Prices Starting 2012
Following example from Germany, Spain and other countries, the Japanese government has just approved a bill a few days ago that would allow renewable...
Power Producers Overestimate Emissions Control Costs
Carbon dioxide emissions are the latest focus of the EPA, including transportation and power production sectors. Power producers say it’s too heavy of a...
Oil and Gas Companies Hit Hard by Obama’s 2015 Budget Proposal
Just a couple of days after the advocacy group Citizens for Tax Justice released a report showing how profitable oil and gas companies receive...
New Report Claims 4.2% of U.S. Electricity Coming From Solar by 2020
According to a new report made by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, solar energy can provide 4.2% of U.S. power needs by 2020. This will become reality only if the U.S continues to make investments in the energy sector and decrease solar costs.
