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Energy industry
Clean energy industry faces economic headwinds
Aug 1, 2023
Inflation and rising interest rates are making it harder for some projects to get off the ground.
Russia threatened to shut off its gas taps to Europe. Can it do that?
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Mar 15, 2022
If Russia stops sending natural gas to Europe, it'll have to send it somewhere else.
It's economics, not policy, that's hurting the coal industry
by
Andy Uhler
Feb 8, 2021
One energy analyst says "the reality is that the marketplace is attacking coal."
Exxon's job cuts are another sign that the oil industry is still in a slump
by
Justin Ho
Oct 30, 2020
Demand for oil has come back a bit, but it's still lower than it was before the pandemic.
What's behind the stock market's strong third quarter?
by
David Brancaccio
, Nova Safo
and Alex Schroeder
Oct 1, 2020
The S&P 500 gained 8.5%, the Dow is up 7.5% and the Nasdaq is up 11% for the quarter.
Wyoming coal community imagines a new future
by
Cooper McKim
Jun 3, 2019
The threat of coal plant closures is making Kemmerer, Wyoming, think closely about diversification.
The Clean Power Plan is a zombie that will be hard to kill
by
Scott Tong
Oct 3, 2017
The Obama-era regulation known as the Clean Power Plan is expected to be the next target for the White House to cut back regulations. It’s something of a zombie, since the Supreme Court halted its rollout, yet the EPA is required to take measures to regulate carbon pollution (due to an agency finding that greenhouse […]
For public good, not for profit.
Coal and nuclear power stand to gain from new Department of Energy moves
by
Scott Tong
Oct 2, 2017
The Trump administration is asking for new regulations in the name of grid reliability. Specifically, it wants to support coal and nuclear power to make sure the U.S. always has a supply on-hand for possible times of need. But skeptics wonder if this is all a back-door bailout for power plants that simply can’t compete […]
Perry is in Mexico for energy talks
by
Andy Uhler
Jul 13, 2017
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry meets today with Mexico’s president and its energy secretary in Mexico City. Perry said this week the U.S. has an opportunity to develop a “North American energy strategy.” His positive tone extends to the North American Free Trade Agreement, too. President Trump has talked of dismantling NAFTA, but Perry says […]
Why low prices at the pump aren’t necessarily good
by
Ryan Kailath
Jul 5, 2017
Here’s an official statement from the President of the United States — via Twitter, that is: “Gas prices are the lowest in the U.S. in over ten years! I would like to see them go even lower.” In the past decade, by the way, gas prices have been lower than they are now. But they […]