Feature Stories
Fracking Ban Would Devastate Economy, Yield No Climate Benefits
September 17, 2019
Several presidential candidates have promised to ban hydraulic fracturing, a technology that is a major reason the United States leads the world in carbon dioxide (CO2) reductions this century, has enjoyed an unprecedented 10 consecutive years of economic growth and
U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas is Fueling Global Progress
September 17, 2019
In 2018, worldwide energy demand grew 2.3 percent — the fastest this decade — while increases in efficiency and coal-to-natural gas switching in power generation also drove emissions reductions. The combination of industry innovation and smart public policy has positioned
Wyoming Coal Industry Bets on Emissions Capture Breakthrough
September 17, 2019
It was a sobering moment this July 1 in Gillette, Wyoming, when two of the largest coal mines in the country closed in midshift. Melissa Peterson Worden was one of about 600 people who lost their jobs that day, when
Don’t Be So Quick to Write Off Natural Gas
September 16, 2019
Earlier this month, as temperatures topped 100 degrees and homeowners and businesses cranked up their air conditioning, Texas’ grid struggled to cope with the record demand for electricity. The heat wave was compounded by a loss of power from thousands
Natural Gas is America’s Wonder Fuel
September 9, 2019
One of the many idiocies of the “Green New Deal” and other such anti-fossil fuel crusades is that all of this arrives on the political scene at a time when the price of producing energy from fossil fuels is lower
UK’s Forth Engineering Making Energy Operations Cheaper, Safer, and Faster
September 4, 2019
Forth Engineering has built its business on designing and manufacturing a range of robots used to provide solutions for the UK nuclear industry Having developed a range of technologies specifically designed for the nuclear sector, Forth Engineering now has its
Politics of Climate Change Put Corporations in Tough Spot
September 3, 2019
The polarizing politics of climate change have forced companies to choose between supporting the Trump administration’s deregulation policies that could boost profits or opposing them to win over environmentally conscious consumers. That dynamic played out again Thursday when President Donald
How Liquefied Natural Gas Could Change South Africa’s Fortunes
August 22, 2019
The development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) could help transform the South African economy, spur re-industrialization, reduce the country’s over-reliance on coal-fired power stations, and contribute to increased regional trade. South Africa has in recent years run into electricity shortages,
New U.S. Pipelines Poised to Start Price War for Shale Shippers
August 20, 2019
The operators of two new pipelines in West Texas shale fields are offering discounted prices to attract shippers accustomed to high fees to move oil to export hubs, according to the pipeline companies and federal filings. These bargain rates, in
Pipelines Are Safest Option for Pennsylvania
August 19, 2019
Anti-pipeline protests have reached a new level of crazy in the last few months. Protesters have tried to bait bears and mountain lions onto construction sites, a state politician likened pipeline workers to Nazis, and vandals admittedly attempted to ruin
