Coal Makes India The Super Polluter India uses coal for most of its electrical power generation
WASHINGTON – In case you were wondering, we are not making much progress in our planetary war against global...
Category: Energy
Does America Need Nuclear Energy? Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) may be the answer to our need to have clean, affordable electricity
WASHINGTON – Can nuclear power come back as a cost-effective modality to generate electricity in America? Some scientists and...
Why Self-Driving Cars? Upgrade Bus Networks Instead Policy-makers should focus on cost-effective Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) solutions
WASHINGTON – The ongoing buzz about the marvel of “driverless cars” soon hitting the roads is a bit too...
OPEC Defeated By US Shale Oil? Major Arab Producers and Russia cannot dictate oil prices
WASHINGTON – It seems that American shale oil producers, an assorted group of small and medium-sized firms which gained...
Trump Takes U.S. Out of Paris Accord on Climate Decision promoted by the need to shore domestic political base
WASHINGTON – U.S. coal miners and out of work factory workers: this is for you! President Donald Trump publicly...
Facing Low Oil Prices Exxon Is Looking For New Strategies The current oil glut makes many conventional oil project uneconomical
WASHINGTON – Major oil companies are in deep trouble. Too much global supply means lower crude prices. If this...
China To Become Green Super Power? Will massive investments in renewables transform Chinese electricity production?
WASHINGTON – Many Western environmentalists and commentators openly praise China for its declared energy policy objective of turning itself...
Oil Prices Will Go Down But U.S. Shale Will Survive Showing remarkable resilience and flexibility the American shale oil industry managed to stay profitable in adverse market conditions
WASHINGTON – After the oil production cuts recently announced first by OPEC and then non OPEC oil producers, oil...
Mass Produced Electric Cars? Sooner Than You Think The cost of batteries is going down. EVs are becoming more affordable
WASHINGTON – The still unresolved issue that will determine if and when there will be real mass demand for Electric...
Round One: US Shale Wins, OPEC Loses The US shale oil industry managed to become more productive and more efficient
WASHINGTON – Here is the news. The US shale oil industry, while badly wounded by the price war waged...