A new study by T2 and Associates quantifies natural gas and oil’s leadership in reducing greenhouse gas emissions – through its investments in renewables and other low-carbon technologies and cutting its own emissions – resulting in cleaner air for the country. In all, industry directly invested more than $108 billion in zero- and low-carbon technologies between 2000… Keep reading →
Recently, some in the oil and gas industry have expressed questions about an EDF analysis that estimates methane emissions in Pennsylvania to be five times higher than what companies report to the state. Pennsylvania is the nation’s second largest producer of natural gas. Understanding how much methane and other harmful pollutants may be leaking from the… Keep reading →
In Cities v. Fossil Fuels, Exxon’s Allies Want the Accusers Investigated.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry has announced four funding opportunities totaling up to $78 million to support early-stage bioenergy research and development under the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office. “The Department of Energy is focused on some of the most exciting research opportunities as well as… Keep reading →
Google wants more options for how it buys its energy and has put out a white paper with a roadmap for how utilities could provide those options.
This year’s legislative session here in California is poised to be a wild ride in clean energy – more ideas, intertwining issues, and intrigue are developing than in the last 10 years. A signal that the state’s clean energy policy is coming of age, leaders and significant players are weaving all of the separate programs… Keep reading →
Wind and solar accounted for more than 98 percent of all new U.S. electrical generation placed into service in the first two months of this year.
On May 5, 2018, the city of San Antonio will officially be 300 years old! On that day in 1718, the Presidio San Antonio de Béxar (a Spanish fort) was founded. The city’s tricentennial celebration will culminate in a weeklong celebration of history, art, and culture the first week of May. San Antonio is a unique… Keep reading →
The beginning of 2018 has offered signs of a renewed push to expand development of offshore wind generation along the US Atlantic coast.
While green bonds have been a high profile and popular instrument in the capital markets for the past few years, we expect 2018 to be a transformational year for the green loan market.
