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- Oil field service companies to bear brunt of price collapse
Oil majors like BP and ExxonMobil are optimistic that low oil prices are helping them trim fat and right-size their operations. But those savings could come at the expense of oil field service companies like Halliburton and Transocean.
- Why the US should worry about oil sector jobs
Cheap oil is good news for motorists at the pump, but the price downturn has hurt employment in the once-booming US oil industry – and that has implications for the broader economy.
- California's tough new plan to curb greenhouse gases
California's Gov. Jerry Brown issued an executive order Wednesday to set a target of reducing emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.
- Russia to power Arctic drilling with floating nuclear reactors
Arctic drilling is becoming increasingly appealing as sea ice melts, and Russia is planning to use nuclear power to help run ports, coastal infrastructure, and oil and gas extraction.
- Points of ProgressIn 2014, economies grew, emissions did not
Previous years of CO 'flatlining' came with economic contraction, but that wasn't the case last year. That kind of carbon-stable expansion of wealth hasn’t happened in four decades, says the International Energy Agency.
- Climate change, cyberattacks are growing threats to grid, says US energy chief
US energy infrastructure is outdated and increasingly vulnerable to threats, US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz told reporters at a Monitor-hosted breakfast in Washington.
- Why the EU bit the hand that fuels it [Recharge]
The EU levels formal antitrust charges against Gazprom; Japan's nuclear restart has its ups and downs; President Obama talks climate change in the Everglades. Catch up on global energy with Recharge.
- Tensions grow in Arctic Council as US takes control
The US has taken over a two-year chairmanship of the Arctic Council, an international forum consisting of the eight nations that have territory in the Arctic. Up until recently it has been held up as a model of international cooperation.
- Cappuccino coyote captured in New York City
Police captured a coyote near a sidewalk cafe in downtown Manhattan on Saturday morning. New York City may be home to a dozen or more coyotoes. In Chicago, the population numbers about 2,000.
- Low oil prices limit Iraq's output growth
Low oil prices have hurt production everywhere – including Iraq, where oil revenue is needed to help rebuild after years of turmoil.
- Can bees become addicted to pesticides?
Two studies signal that neonicotinoids, with repeated exposure, can be detrimental to bees who can't stop themselves from going back for more.
- Five hopeful signs global energy is getting cleaner Earth's population is only growing. Can we rein in energy usage and greenhouse emissions while supporting more and more people?
- California drought: Can Captain Kirk save the West?
Actor William Shatner says he has a plan to help alleviate the four-year long drought that has plagued California and the Southwest.
- Why energy is front and center in EU-US trade talks
Heavily dependent on Russia for its energy needs, European trade negotiators are looking for a visible anchor to US energy supplies, writes Douglas Hengel of The German Marshall Fund of the United States.
- On Earth Day, is the auto industry running out of gas?
Analysts with the Bloomberg New Energy Finance made the case that the auto industry is slowly eroding the bond between gas and driving. Is a revolution in automobiles on the horizon?