Fossil Fuels
No Power to the People
An eight-year effort to bring electricity to Afghanistan has been squandered
Fighting Fire With Electricity
Scientists snuff out flames with electric field; DARPA wants system for submarines and jet fighters
How High Can Energy and Petrol Prices Go?
Add Libya and Japan to the inevitable summer price rise, and gas could hit $5 per gallon in the United States
How to Drill A Relief Well
Guiding relief wells to end the Gulf blowout requires considerable technical finesse
Water and Shale Gas
Water is key to whether new gas finds will be recoverable
Northeast Carbon Trading System a Startling Success
Blog Post: RGGI or "Reggie" contributing to faster-than-expected cuts in emissions
Obama Embraces Natural Gas Fueled Trucking
Blog Post: President fleshes out State of the Union address by inaugurating the nation's first CNG trucking corridor
Engineering the New Libya
Podcast: The new prime minister and his deputy prime minister are both electrical engineers
Could Natural Gas Be a Bridge to Nowhere?
Blog Post: MIT paper raises conerns about whether gas's availabiity and cheapness could stunt carbon capture and sequestration
Ohio Natural Gas Activity Halted After 4.0 Earthquake
Blog Post: Wastewater injection wells in Youngstown area may be linked to seismic activity
Cyprus Aims to Join Natural Gas Boom With Big Offshore Deposits
Blog Post: Noble Energy says 8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas available off the island's coast
More Thoughts about Receding Prospects for "Clean Coal"
Blog Post: Another factor casting a shadow on carbon-free coal: the revolution in "unconventiona gas"
Obama's EPA Issues Rules Limiting Mercury Pollution
Blog Post: Besides protcting public health, incremental tightening of emissions rules amounts to steallth climate policy
Blog Post: Gas supply and market access disagreements seem to be swept under the carpet
Canada's Kyoto Withdrawal
Blog Post: Logic behind yesterday's decision sheds light on Durban agreement
