Jul 26 Watch 1:51 U.S. energy firms slash jobs as crude oil prices drop By PBS NewsHour The recent 20 percent drop in crude oil prices might be saving you money at the gas pump, but it's now prompting job layoffs by U.S. energy companies. The Wall Street Journal's Lynn Cook joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the… Continue watching
Jul 16 Obama administration proposes new rule to protect streams near coal mines By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is proposing new regulations Thursday designed to reduce the impact of coal mining on the nation's streams. Continue reading
Jun 16 How bacteria sweat could one day power a robot By Catherine Woods Scientists at Columbia University create a cheap, sustainable energy source from bacteria and evaporation. Continue reading
May 29 EPA proposes lowering requirements for ethanol in gas By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The nation's gasoline supply likely will have more ethanol in coming years — but not as much as was required by federal law. Continue reading
Apr 12 Nearly half of Spain’s electricity came from renewables last month By Carey Reed In March, 47 percent of Spain's electricity came from renewable sources. Continue reading
Apr 10 Re-imposing sanctions on Iran not as easy as it might sound By Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Snap back? Not so fast. The biggest enforcement provision in the preliminary nuclear agreement with Iran is turning into one of the mostly hotly contested elements. And the debate barely involves Iran. Continue reading
Mar 28 Costa Rica utilities burned no fossil fuel in first 75 days of 2015 By Daniel Costa-Roberts Heavy rainfall in Costa Rica has caused a spike in hydroelectric production this year. Together with green energy from sources like geothermal, wind, solar and biomass, the power glut means the Central American country's energy utilities haven't needed to burn… Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 5:30 What new federal fracking rules mean for the oil and gas industry By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Mar 19 Obama orders 40 percent cut in government’s greenhouse gases By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will order the federal government on Thursday to cut its emissions of greenhouse gases by 40 percent, as the U.S. seeks to spur other nations to get serious about climate change. Continue reading
Mar 04 Senate fails to override Obama’s veto of Keystone pipeline bill By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday failed to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill to construct the Keystone XL pipeline, the first of many confrontations between the Republican-controlled Congress and the White House this year over energy policy. Continue reading