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Energy literacy: visualizing the impacts of unlimited growthHumans have already amply demonstrated the resource limitations of unbridled economic growth by not anticipating and then not addressing the myriad critical environmental and resource problems we face today, Cobb writes.
Chevron explores Morocco oil, undeterred by Algeria crisisChevron has signed agreements with Morocco officials that give the US company rights to explore for oil in three offshore sites, Alic writes. Chevron and other oil majors are hardly shaken by recent events in the North African Sahel, she adds, including the Algeria hostage crisis.
Should colleges divest from coal, oil?Students at college campuses are calling on administrators to divest from fossil fuels in an effort to curb the effects of climate change. But schools are wary of doing away with some of their most profitable assets.
Iraq oil tensions rise as BP enters Kirkuk frayA deal between Baghdad and BP over Iraq's disputed Kirkuk oil field could tip tensions toward out-right conflict between the Iraqi Kurds and Baghdad, Alic writes.
Oil prices are still high. Ten reasons that's a problem.Oil prices are still high, Tverberg writes, and will continue to be so if we expect to have more tight oil and more oil from other unconventional sources. Tverberg offers 10 reasons why high oil prices are a problem.
Baghdad and Kurds vie for Kirkuk oilBaghdad and the Kurdish regional government are in ongoing disputes over Kirkuk oil, Graeber writes. Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi had said Baghdad would sue any company exporting oil from the KRG, he adds.
Oil and climate change in the age of energy scarcityAs energy scarcity returns to civilization, we are being forced—often painfully—to become conscious once again of the energy flows in our daily life, Cobb writes.
Boeing 787 battery debacle: lessons for clean energyBoeing 787 battery fires are causing Boeing and its customers major headaches, Stuebi writes, and has implications for the future of clean energy. The Boeing 787 design uses lithium-ion batteries in order to maximize fuel efficiency.
Keystone XL pipeline approved by governor, now in Obama's handsKeystone XL pipeline construction was given the go-ahead Tuesday by Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman. The approval comes after the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality concluded the Keystone XL pipeline's new proposed route would have "minimal environmental impacts."
Algeria natural gas plant takeover is bad news for region's energyAlgeria ranks third among African countries in terms of oil reserves, Graeber writes. Should Algeria go the way of Libya, or Mali, he adds, at least 60 percent of the country's budget is at risk from terrorist attacks.
Inauguration 2013 speech: Obama puts energy, climate change in spotlightDuring his Inauguration 2013 address Monday, President Obama made a case for clean-energy innovation and curbing climate change. His Inauguration 2013 speech recalled the views on the environment and energy policy that the president espoused in his first inaugural address.
Energy politics: Who really leads the world in oil?Media reports about oil production across the globe are confusing and definitively political along an East-West divide, Alic writes.
The right way to fail in cleantechFailure is inevitable in the transition to cleantech, Stuebi writes, but there's a right and a wrong way to fail in cleantech.
Will oil troubles push the US into a severe recession?High oil prices and continued oil problems around the world will likely push the US economy into a severe recession by the end of 2013, Tverberg writes.
Boeing 787 battery fires underscore complexity of energy storage technologyBoeing 787 battery fires, along with the bankruptcy of A123 systems, highlight the difficulties of making money with new energy storage technologies, Dikeman writes.
Keystone XL pipeline: Could blocking it be bad for the environment?The Keystone XL pipeline has long been a target of environmentalists, Holland writes, but blocking the Keystone XL pipeline may actually have some counterproductive effects on the environment.
OPEC forecasts record US oil supply growth in 2013US oil production should increase by 490,000 barrels of oil per day this year, according to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, to reach an average of 10.4 million bpd, Graeber writes.
Clean energy: a 'politically popular' solution to climate changeRichard Caperton of the Center for American Progress says Congress needs to catch up with the American public on using clean energy to slow climate change.
- Detroit auto show: the future of energy-efficient cars and trucks
Detroit auto show may be all about head-turning cars, but some automakers at the 2013 Detroit auto show highlighted new advances in automotive energy efficiency. Fuel-efficient fleet vehicles were one focus of the Detroit auto show.
Is Kenya the future of oil?Maxwell Birley, CEO of Nairobi, Kenya-based Taipan Resources Inc., discusses the future of oil in Kenya in an interview with Oilprice.com.
