Energy Update
For more than a decade, advocates of geothermal energy have pushed for the same kind of treatment other energy producers receive from Canada’s federal government — with little progress. But with the release of the federal budget on March 22, that changed.
You’ll have to forgive Argentinian biodiesel producers if they’re feeling a bit down.
(Mon, 17 Apr 2017) Coal-fired electricity generators accounted for 25% of operating electricity generating capacity in the United States and generated about 30% of U.S. electricity in 2016. Most coal-fired capacity (88%) was built between 1950 and 1990, and the capacity-weighted average age of operating coal facilities is 39 years.
As a part of The Barrel's 10th birthday celebrations, Joe Innace looks at two heavyweights of the commodities world — oil and steel benchmarks.
(Fri, 14 Apr 2017) China is the worldâs largest net importer of crude oil, and in recent years, Chinaâs crude oil imports have increasingly come from countries outside the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
Columbia Gas of Maryland (Columbia Gas), a subsidiary of NiSource, filed a request with the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) to adjust its base rates for distribution service so it can continue to expedite the replacement of aging pipe as well as adopt pipeline safety upgrades.
If global warming is planetary, its negative impacts and consequences are visible everywhere, but are different in nature from region to region. It is more destructive for poor countries, especially African countries which contribute less than 4 percent of global GHG emissions.
No politician—not even The Donald—can expect to stay in power without being able to point to some accomplishments. Dystopian visions will only get you so far. Surrogates can only rationalize for so long.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today published a notice in the Federal Register that it is seeking public comments on regulations that may be repealed, replaced or modified, in accordance with President Donald Trump’s executive order “Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda.”
The solar, wind and energy efficiency industries already employ millions of people in the U.S., and they’re poised to grow. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, there are 374,000 American jobs in solar energy, 102,000 in wind energy and more than 2.2 million related to energy efficiency.
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