WILLISTON, N.D., Nov 23 (Reuters) - Providers of temporary housing for North Dakota's oilfield workers are fighting a plan by the state's energy capital to evict their "man camps," fearing it could set an example for others and add to the sector's woes caused by a global commodity slump.
DOHA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Rival tribes from southern Libya who have battled for control of oil fields signed a peace agreement in Qatar on Monday, a Qatari official said, raising hopes of an end to violence that has plagued a remote corner of the country since 2011.
LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Investor are betting more heavily on a fall in Brent crude oil than they have at any time in more than a year, according to data on Monday from the InterContinental Exchange (ICE).
LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - "If something cannot go on forever, it will stop," according to Herbert Stein, former chief economist to U.S. President Richard Nixon ("What I think: essays on economics, politics and life" 1998).
To bring step reductions in biomass cost, a strategic biomass supply approach is required based on a holistic evaluation of the intricate relationship between biomass transport cost, biomass supply variability risks, biomass supply market structure, alternative feedstock availability, and incentives offered to farmers.
For the first time, more than half of the world's annual investment in clean energy is coming from emerging markets instead of wealthier nations, according to a new analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
Indonesia’s financial regulator will introduce rules to restrict banks’ lending to environmentally damaging projects by 2018, which may eventually help the nation curb the forest fires that choke parts of Southeast Asia with thick haze for months each year.
Net metering policies, which allow solar owners to receive the full retail credit for any solar energy they produce, are undoubtedly what have helped spur the growth of solar power throughout the country. From an outsider’s point of view, the policy seems fair and square: ‘if I produce one kilowatt-hour (kWh) of solar energy, I should be credited for one kWh on my bill,’ is how the argument goes.
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