All Energy Voices
Will Washington be the first US state to have a carbon tax?The principle behind a carbon tax is simple, Cobb writes: Raise taxes on what you want less of and lower taxes on what you want more of.
Can US oil survive rising debt?Rising debt payments and shrinking revenues are putting oil and gas companies in a very difficult situation.
7 million reasons to keep US oil at homeUntil the US figures out how to get along without the millions of barrels of oil it imports each day, oil exports will only increase our dependence on foreign oil, Cobb writes.
Will Fed raise interest rates? Oil industry anxiously awaits decision.Whether or not the US Federal Reserve raises interest rates Thursday could have an enormous impact on oil markets.
Your utility is about to get a makeover. Here's why.President Obama's Clean Power Plan will nudge the utility industry to shift its operating model for the first time in nearly a century, writes Opower's Alex Laskey.
Can Canada's oil sands survive low oil prices?Low oil prices are squeezing out oil sands producers and the implications could ripple across North American energy ties.
Why are oil prices all over the map?Oil prices swung wildly over the past week despite few changes in actual supply and demand. The real reason may lie outside of the physical market for crude oil, Nick Cunningham argues.
Oil prices collapse: Will Arctic drilling survive the crash?Against a backdrop of oil prices below $50 a barrel, some Arctic drillers are handing back leases or allow them to expire, citing high risks and high costs.
Turning wasteland into power plants fueled by the sunHuge clean energy prospects await us if we are willing to look anew at the wastelands we have long shunned as best forgotten, writes author and lawyer Philip Warburg.
Energy, the repressedIn envisioning future technologies, Cobb writes that we often ignore a crucial question: How will we power tomorrow's heavily automated world without ruining the planet?
Cheap oil helps India phase out fuel subsidiesThe big question is whether that modest progress on removing fossil fuel subsidies can be locked in. If oil prices rise, there will be a lot of pressure to reinstitute support.
The coming lithium rushSmart phones, tablets, laptops, and other consumer electronics demand more lithium. But the largest driver for future lithium use will be in electric vehicles and home batteries for solar panels. That has lithium on the verge a boom for which supply can no longer be taken for granted.
Low oil prices unnerve global marketsA renewed downturn in oil prices is sparking pessimism among traders. In recent weeks speculators have taken the most bearish position on oil in years.
Bad news for Russia: Oil prices are falling againRussia is facing a mounting fiscal crisis as the combination of low oil prices and western sanctions continue to take their toll.
Cuba eyes oil and gas for economic boostCuba is in the process of opening up its economy to foreign investment, a process that could accelerate following the recent thaw in relations between Havana and Washington.
US coal is in troubleAfter decades of strong financial numbers and dominance in the electric power sector, US coal producers are starting to fall apart faster than anyone could have anticipated.
Iran nuclear deal: what it means for natural gasWith a nuclear deal in hand, it's not just oil that Iranians can offer. The country has the second biggest natural gas reserves in the world.
Why Mexico's historic oil bid wasn't a complete flopMexico's first private oil bidding did not pan out as those eager to invest had hoped, write Jeremy Martin and Alexis Arthur of the Institute of the Americas. But the uninspiring results are only the beginning, not the end, of Mexico's historic energy reform.
How long until renewable energy powers the US?The future of US energy is looking like it will rely heavily on renewable sources. The more difficult question is when, and at what rate, that future will arrive.
Can oil and gas fix Greece's economy?Greece is turning to offshore oil and gas as a potential source of revenue, despite having almost no existing oil and gas production to begin with.
