Stories Tagged as
Natural gas
Is fracking creating a 'manufacturing renaissance' in the U.S.?
Oct 24, 2013
With the price of natural gas so cheap, manufacturing is coming back to America.
In Nebraska, standing in the way of Keystone XL pipeline
Jul 23, 2013
Nebraska farmers worry the oil pipeline will damage their land or water. Some are putting up obstacles to the route.
Natgas, renewables and the future economy
by
Scott Tong
Jul 10, 2013
Michael Levi of the Council on Foreign Relations discusses two unfolding energy revolutions: the natural gas boom and the rise of renewables.
Obama on climate change: It's the economy, stupid
by
Scott Tong
Jun 25, 2013
The president spent much of his speech on climate change focused on the economy.
The battle of trade for Latin America
by
Jeff Tyler
May 31, 2013
What does it mean for Latin American economies to have the U.S. and China competing to sign trade deals?
Natural gas prices skyrockets, will wells and fracking follow?
Apr 29, 2013
Natural gas prices are at a two-year high. Does this mean even more natural gas in our lives?
Global clean energy progress stalled: Report
by
Scott Tong
Apr 17, 2013
Reports over the past couple years have suggested sky-high U.S. carbon-dioxide emissions have been falling, but what about the global energy picture? A new report suggests its nothing to write home about.
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Railroad to make shift to natural gas locomotives
Mar 6, 2013
BNSF, the railroad owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, should profit by switching to cheaper natural gas. Buffett's company also has a big stake in natural gas.
BNSF Railway to test natural gas locomotives
Mar 6, 2013
BNSF Railway is announcing this morning that it’s trying a new experiment. The railway is going to try running some of its locomotives on natural gas this year, instead of diesel.
Aubrey McClendon to step down from Chesapeake Energy
by
Dan Bobkoff
Jan 30, 2013
Shares of natural gas company Chesapeake Energy are up after its embattled CEO announced he is retiring.