Diversity and Divergence at Play in Natural Gas Boom
Companies, using technologies like horizontal drilling and fracking, are responding to the world’s massive and growing demand for natural gas when there is the right combination of geology, finance,...
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Is Natural Gas Worse for Climate Change Than Diesel Fuel?
Science has published an interesting and useful new paper on methane leaks in natural gas operations – but the New York Times chose to highlight the one thing in it that’s both unoriginal and shaky....
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Bright Future for Diesel in the Natural Gas Revolution
Let’s get one thing straight right up front. A booming domestic energy economy producing and using more domestic oil and natural gas is a good thing. The potential for expanded supply of these fuels...
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NatGas: From Niche Player to Mainstream Contender
I’ve been to many State of the Union speeches and know first hand how powerful a policy driver they can be. That’s why I was particularly pleased to hear President Obama in his latest address call on...
View ArticleHow to Bury a Climate Bomb
In August 2011, the Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) and its partners began drilling a well into the layer of soft sandstone located a mile beneath its headquarters in Decatur, Illinois. This was...
View ArticleEPA’s Sweeping Carbon Cuts Reduce Emissions 30 Percent by 2030
The Environmental Protection Agency released sweeping guidelines on Monday aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants. The guidelines, pushed out through executive order, will cut...
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Eileen Claussen: Addressing Climate Change in the Absence of Policy
For the past two decades, governments, companies and non-governmental organizations concerned about climate change have looked to comprehensive global and national policy solutions. While this...
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This Scientist Has Turned The Tables On Greenhouse Gas, Using CO2 To Generate...
Solar power is a great source of renewable energy, but as with many things in life, timing is everything. The sun doesn’t shine on long winter nights when people turn on their lights. On the other...
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This Scientist’s Got The Power (Plant) In His Hands
A picture may be worth 1,000 words. But this one is also worth 10,000 kilowatts. Though small in stature, the turbine in the photos could contribute to solving some of the world’s biggest energy...
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How Innovation Is Helping Airlines Cut Carbon Emissions
The aviation industry is undertaking a broad set of actions to curtail carbon emissions, says the head of the Aerospace Industries Association. Technology and operations advances, certification...
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