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United States and China advance policies to limit CO2 emissions

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In China, achieving emissions targets will depend on balancing environmental goals with economic growth/development China and the United States are the two countries with the most energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, together accounting for about 40 per cent of global emissions in 2012, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Late last year, China and the […]

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Use natural gas for power generation not coal, API tells world leaders

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Fracked natural gas could be answer for Asia, which is building hundreds of new coal power plants using old technology Substituting natural gas for coal power generation, which has proven so successful in driving down American GHG emissions, should be a model for the world, says the American Petroleum Institute. API CEO Jack Gerard urged

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The facts behind Obama’s decision to reject Keystone XL

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Gasoline made from oil sands bitumen only 17% more GHG-intensive than average American gas Late last week, President Obama formally rejected Transcanda’s request to build its “Keystone XL” pipeline, which would have pumped oil derived from Canada’s tar sands to refineries on Texas’s gulf coast. The decision came after years of speculation as to whether the

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Keep fossil fuels in the ground: A new supply-side climate strategy from Obama?

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Obama’s words have opened new front in war on carbon, with more uncertain impacts than battles typically fought to curb demand – Cohan While President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline garnered headlines, it was his rationale for the rejection that may prove most historic. Rather than emphasizing particular concerns along Keystone’s route, Obama

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Why singers, actors, artists are powerful opponents of energy sector

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Humans are storytellers by nature, energy advocates must learn to better tell their stories One of the more influential movements to arise in the 18th century was that of Romanticism, an artistic and literary reaction to a more classical approach to life and the world around us, including rules. The Romantic movement, as the Victorians would

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Secretary Kerry: Shale development a “Game Changer” for US diplomacy

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US is already leading world in carbon emission reductions because of natural gas – International Energy Agency, At a recent Harvard forum, Secretary of State John Kerry said that the United States’ boom in shale production, and the low energy prices that came with it, have been a “game changer” for the United States in international

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Feds assisting Indian tribes to develop energy resources

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White House reaffirms commitment to strengthen government-to-government relationship with Indian Tribes WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that it will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Department of the Interior to assist Indian Tribes throughout the United States to develop their energy resources. The MOU is expected to be

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Obama should reject Keystone despite company’s request for delay: Sanders

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Bernie Sanders calls for President Obama to reject Keystone before Paris conference WASHINGTON _ President Barack Obama should reject the Keystone XL oil pipeline before heading to Paris next month to finalize a global climate agreement, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Wednesday. The Vermont independent senator said rejecting the pipeline now would show “bold

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TransCanada denies politics at play in request to suspend Keystone XL review

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TransCanada CEO says the company is trying to stay out of politics CALGARY _The head of the Canadian company behind the proposed Keystone XL pipeline denied Tuesday that political motivation drove its decision to ask the U.S. government to delay consideration of the project. TransCanada’s request that the State Department suspend its review of the

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