Insights from our Editorial Team
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Dec 03, 2007 |Almost everyone is familiar with "Kyoto." But in due time, the name "Bali" will eclipse that 1997 global warming pact. While the Kyoto Protocol set the stage to curb greenhouse gas emissions through 2012, the next phase of negotiations will carry on until 2050. The initial discussions will begin this December in Bali, Indonesia.
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Nov 30, 2007 |Imagine no electricity existed in the United States. Suddenly, a lab discovers the utility of coursing electrons, and the age of electricity is launched. Assume we immediately learned everything we now know about how to generate electricity using the sun, wind, nuclear power, hydropower, natural gas, geothermal resources and coal.
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Nov 28, 2007 |Union Drilling says that its natural gas drilling fleet consists of 71 land-based rigs. It is predicting business will boom in all of its service territories from the Appalachian Basin through the Arkoma Basin in Arkansas and Oklahoma and into the Forth Worth Basin -- all containing rich sources of conventional and unconventional natural gas.
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Nov 26, 2007 |It is election season and the rhetoric in the air may not be healthy for the nuclear industry. The sector is getting it from all sides, with some on the right arguing that too many subsidies exist while some on the left are saying it is still unsafe.
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Nov 21, 2007 |Dozens of cities and school districts are getting good marks for implementing hybrid buses that run on both diesel and electricity. In doing so, they are helping to commercialize a technology that proponents say will save fuel costs and prevent the release of harmful emissions.
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Nov 19, 2007 |It's been more than a year. But, California's passage of the nation's first global warming law is still being defined. And, it will continue to evolve in the coming years as the state grapples with how to cut its greenhouse gas emissions.
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Nov 16, 2007 |Office Depot says that its bottom line is green. It aims to be an environmental steward among national retailers and does everything from recycle paper and ink cartridges to invest in renewable energy projects. Altogether, it has spent $20 million making its stores energy efficient while providing 4,000 in-store products that have recycled content.
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Nov 14, 2007 |Things are looking up south of the border. But restrictive policies in the electricity and natural gas sectors still hamper growth in Mexico.
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Nov 12, 2007 |Political dexterity is needed to pass any climate change legislation. No less than nine bills are now pending on Capitol Hill, all with critics ready to knock them out of the saddle. One measure, however, has emerged as the bill to beat.
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Nov 09, 2007 |Russia will always remain a mystery. Over the last 15 years, the nation has evolved from one that is tightly regulated to one that is more open -- and then partially back again. The nation's electricity sector, however, is about to be largely privatized.
