Big Oil’s Climate Change Reckoning Finally Arrives in Court -
"New York’s $1.6 billion lawsuit arose from a national effort to hold Big Oil responsible for global warming."
Why this is important: The most important...more
10/28/2019
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Electricity ,
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EU ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Governor Northam ,
Imports ,
Investors ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Misrepresentation ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Proxy Statements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Robotics ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
State and Local Government ,
State Contractors ,
Universities
Pennsylvania, CNX Reach $1.48M Settlement on Abandoned Wells -
"The order covers 141 conventional wells and five shale gas wells in Allegheny, Washington, Greene and Westmoreland counties."
Why this is important: The...more
10/18/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Investment ,
Gas Prices ,
India ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Natural Gas ,
Offshore Wind ,
Oil Wells ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Product Defects ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Renewable Energy ,
Safety Equipment ,
Settlement ,
Shale Gas ,
State Regulators ,
Supply and Demand ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Transportation Industry ,
Utica Shale ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wind Power
This Breakthrough Lithium Extraction Technology Could Accelerate the Sustainable Energy Transition -
"A breakthrough nanotechnology from cleantech start-up EnergyX promises to revolutionise the speed, cost and...more
10/7/2019
/ Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Clean Tech ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Crude by Rail ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Exxon Mobil ,
India ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
PHMSA ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Preemption ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability
FERC Proposes to Modernize PURPA Regulations -
"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proposed to modernize its regulations governing small power producers and cogenerators under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies...more
9/28/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Blackout Rules ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Funding ,
FERC ,
Gas Prices ,
Innovative Technology ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Public Utility ,
PURPA ,
Qualifying Facility ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Storage Hubs ,
Terrorist Threats ,
Well Drilling ,
Wind Power
Atlantic Coast Pipeline Remains Halted as Developers Wait on Court Decisions -
"There are currently two federal permits under review--one issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and one issued by the U.S. Forest...more
9/14/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
Benchmarks ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Drainage ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
Federal Bans ,
Fracking ,
Geoengineering ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Lenders ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Penalties ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Political Parties ,
Renewable Energy
Iraq Would Face 'Wrath of U.S.' if Oil Pipeline Projects with Iran Go Ahead -
"Washington would do anything to prevent an Iran-Iraq oil pipeline from ever being built, even if the Europeans were in favor, policy...more
9/3/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Automotive Industry ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Mines ,
Commodities ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity Costs ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Exports ,
G7 ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Imports ,
Iran ,
Iraq ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Solar Energy ,
State Legislatures ,
Syria ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
United States ,
US Trade Policies ,
Wind Power
U.S. Energy Policy Must Support Natural Gas in Appalachia and West Texas -
"And it shows how quickly the U.S. shale revolution since 2008 has transformed domestic and global energy markets, with always improving...more
8/26/2019
/ Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Green Bonds ,
Green Energy ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Utilities Sector
A Turning Point for U.S. Power Generation -
"For the first time in U.S. history, renewable energies briefly generated more electricity than coal in April this year, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and...more
8/10/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Black Lung Trusts ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Cobalt ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Horizontal Wells ,
Hyundai ,
Imports ,
India ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tariffs ,
Tesla ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela ,
Well Drilling ,
Workplace Safety
Judge Rules Against Oil Companies to Keep Climate Liability Case in Rhode Island -
"The ruling will allow Rhode Island prosecutors to continue to bring charges against 21 oil and gas producers including Chevron, Shell and...more
7/27/2019
/ Amended Rules ,
Appeals ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Black Lung Trusts ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Carbon Taxes ,
Clean-Up Costs ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Liability ,
General Electric ,
Germany ,
Mining ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
Performance Bonds ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Venue ,
Wind Power
Toby Rice Wins Control of EQT After Proxy Battle -
"'Toby Rice has taken control of EQT Corp., nine months after launching a fast-moving campaign to replace the oil and gas company's leadership and less than two years...more
7/13/2019
/ Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Canada ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
CEOs ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Democratic National Committee ,
Dissident Shareholders ,
Energy Costs ,
Environmental Policies ,
Exports ,
Global Warming ,
Green New Deal ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Presidential Elections ,
Proxy Contests ,
Renewable Energy ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Wind Farm ,
Wind Power
Supreme Court Sides with Property Owners; Companies have No Right to Get Natural Gas Without Permission -
"The Supreme Court said, 'A mineral owner or lessee has an implicit right to use the overlying surface to access...more
6/10/2019
/ Adjacent Property Owners ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Carbon Off-Set Credits ,
China ,
Chrysler ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Ash ,
EBITDA ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Federal Loans ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Fracking ,
General Motors ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Impact Fees ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Mineral Rights ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Political Debates ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Presidential Elections ,
Property Owners ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Severance Tax ,
Subsurface Estates ,
Surface Estates ,
Tesla ,
Trespass ,
USDA ,
WV Supreme Court ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
Trump Aides Try to Quash Tax Hike Rumors Amid Infrastructure Talks
"The White House is reassuring conservative leaders that it has no plans to hike the gas tax to help fund a massive infrastructure package that President...more
5/28/2019
/ Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
BP ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Carbon Taxes ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Condemnation ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Gas Taxes ,
Global Warming ,
India ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Lobbying ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Natural Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prime Minister ,
Shell Oil ,
Sustainability ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
New Sulfur Caps for Shipping Fuels Will Help Make the Shale Boom Even Bigger
"Now the shale revolution will help shippers across the world comply with the International Maritime Organization's 2020 standards, called "IMO...more
5/13/2019
/ Abandoned Property ,
Australia ,
Automotive Industry ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Electricity Costs ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Violations ,
Ethane ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Imports ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Maritime Transport ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Methane ,
Natural Gas ,
Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Shipping ,
State Bans ,
Steel Industry ,
Storage Tanks ,
Tax Credits ,
UK ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
Property Owners Along Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline in Lancaster County Get Another Round of Letters
"The letters issued notice of intent to file liens if MacAllister didn't receive timely payment of about $1.02 million it...more
5/7/2019
/ Carbon Taxes ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Fracking ,
Methane ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Property Owners ,
Renewable Energy
Trump Signs Orders to Speed Up Oil and Gas Pipeline Construction -
"President Trump signed two executive orders that he says will speed up construction of pipelines and other projects to enhance the production and...more
4/20/2019
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Bernie Sanders ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Chevron ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Construction Project ,
Contamination ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Dismissals ,
Drilling Waste Disposal ,
Ecuador ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments ,
Executive Orders ,
Exports ,
FERC ,
Fraud ,
Germany ,
Green Energy ,
Impact Assessments ,
Imports ,
International Arbitration ,
Lack of Authority ,
Minerals ,
Native American Issues ,
Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants ,
Netherlands ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Secretary of Transportation ,
Supreme Court of the Netherlands ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power ,
Zero-Emission Coal Plants
Trump to Sign Order Seeking to Clear Gas Pipeline Hurdles -
"The administration, which is pushing a policy it calls energy dominance, has been considering an order that would push back against states, including New York,...more
4/6/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Arctic Drilling ,
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
British Petroleum (BP) ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Aid ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Germany ,
Global Warming ,
India ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Medical Expenses ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Renewable Energy ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shell Oil ,
Superfund ,
Transportation Hubs ,
Trump Administration
Romney Helps GOP Look for New Path on Climate Change -
"But a group of Republicans -- Romney and Sens. Lamar Alexander and Lindsey Graham, who worked with Democrats in 2009 and 2010 to cap carbon emissions, as well as others...more
4/1/2019
/ Africa ,
Asia ,
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Brownfield Properties ,
China ,
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Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Electricity ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Sector ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Mitt Romney ,
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Offshore Wind ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Plastics ,
Popular ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Shell Oil ,
State Legislatures ,
State Taxes ,
Trust Funds
The U.S. is Set to Become the World's Biggest Oil Exporter Thanks to the Fracking Revolution -
"The U.S. shale revolution has made it to one of the world's largest energy producers and potentially the largest oil exporter...more
3/23/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
CEOs ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Bans ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Crude Oil ,
Elon Musk ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Fracking ,
Germany ,
Global Market ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydraulic Fracturing Study ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Refineries ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shale Gas ,
Tesla ,
Trial Court Orders ,
Twitter
West Virginia Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in EQT Doddridge County Trespassing Case -
"The state Supreme Court will decide if a lower court judge got it right when he ruled natural gas production company EQT trespassed...more
3/16/2019
/ Africa ,
Bill Gates ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
CEOs ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Economic Development ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Ethane ,
Exports ,
Federal Grants ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Global Economy ,
Governors ,
Green New Deal ,
Internet of Things ,
Investors ,
Mineral Rights ,
Natural Gas ,
New Legislation ,
New Rules ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Public Safety ,
Real Estate Development ,
Renewable Energy ,
State Taxes ,
Stock Prices ,
Surface Owner ,
Tax Cuts ,
Tax Deductions ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trespass ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
WV Supreme Court
U.S. Senate Committee to Discuss Climate Change, Electricity Changes -
"U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said the hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is aimed at putting lawmakers and federal...more
3/9/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Creditors ,
Electricity ,
Green New Deal ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Minerals ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Wars ,
Utica Shale ,
Wastewater
NY Natural Gas Moratorium Due to Lack of Pipelines, but Some in Denial -
"The slowing of economic development resulting from New York's political actions is a testament to what happens when energy becomes politicized."...more
2/23/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Criminal Code ,
Diesel Bans ,
Diesel Fuel ,
Economic Development ,
Electricity ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Storage ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Germany ,
Green New Deal ,
Incentive Based Contracts ,
Local Ordinance ,
Metals ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Mining ,
Moratorium ,
National Emissions Standards ,
National Intelligence Agencies ,
National Security ,
Natural Gas ,
Peer Review ,
Pension Funds ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Scientific Research ,
Solar Energy ,
Theft ,
Trespass ,
Trump Administration ,
Underfunded Plans ,
Wind Power
New Fortress Energy LNG Plant Demonstrates New York Insanity -
"For those unfamiliar with the facility, the plant is a gigantic $800 million investment that will take in natural gas from the Marcellus Shale and liquefy it...more
2/19/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Delays ,
Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Green Energy ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Severe Weather ,
Tesla ,
Utilities Sector
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal Would Reshape the Economy in 10 Years. That Could Shock the Energy Sector.
"The concern is that Ocasio-Cortez's plan to achieve climate goals in just 10 years will not only tee up...more
2/11/2019
/ Africa ,
Asia ,
Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Gas Prices ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Green Energy ,
Importers ,
Indonesia ,
Innovative Technology ,
Japan ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Severe Weather ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
Trade Restrictions ,
Utica Shale ,
Venezuela
Trump Eyes Action to Limit States' Powers to Block Pipelines -
"The Trump administration is considering taking steps to limit the ability of states to block interstate gas pipelines and other energy projects, according to...more
2/2/2019
/ Abandoned Property ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Blocking Power ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Foreign Relations ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Germany ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Imports ,
India ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Outsourcing ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Site Remediation ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela
WV Supreme Court Mulls Marcellus Shale Mass Litigation Case from Harrison, WV -
"While the case centers on Harrison County, where the surface owners live and the Marcellus Shale operations are underway, the case could have...more
1/18/2019
/ Asia ,
Barclays ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Canada ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Ford Motor ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Horizontal Wells ,
Imports ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuisance ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Power Plants ,
Shale Gas ,
Surface Owner ,
Well Drilling