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 →
The Ninth Circuit and Fourth Circuit have joined a growing number of lower courts finding that the Clean Water Act regulates discharges to groundwater that serves as a conduit between a point source and waters of the United States.
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 the past year, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has used the issue of grid resilience as cover for an aggressive campaign to funnel a multi-billion-dollar yearly bailout to the owners of old, uneconomic coal and nuclear power plants. Although this DOE effort was rightly rejected by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in January, the issue of… Keep reading →
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Markup: FY 2019 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill
Now that the nuclear deal is off, Iran’s next steps will be shaped at least in part by the technical capabilities of its enrichment program and related efforts. Amid President Trump’s announced withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Iran has threatened to expand its nuclear program beyond the restraints mandated in that agreement.… Keep reading →
In Cities v. Fossil Fuels, Exxon’s Allies Want the Accusers Investigated.
What may be becoming the world’s largest oil field may also be the world’s largest test for the oil and gas industry’s commitments to setting targets for driving down methane emissions. Several major oil and gas producers, including BP and XTO, have announced strategies in recent months to limit methane emissions. And several more including Shell, Pemex and… Keep reading →
2018 has already been heralded a landmark year for energy storage.
In this long-awaited decision, the US Supreme Court has ruled that inter partes review does not violate Article III or the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution because patents are public rights for the purposes of this question.
