Insights from our Editorial Team

A congressional watchdog agency has put climate change atop the financial risks that could imperil the federal government. It’s the first time that the General Accountability Office has given the phenomenon such infamy -- but it’s still unlikely to sway those who say the issue is not one for government to solve.

On the same day as the president’s State of the Union Address, Congress tackled the contentious issue of whether to allow the exportation of U.S. natural gas in its liquefied form, or LNG. The Obama administration has blessed natural gas. But it is uncertain if Congress will erect impediments to limit its sales overseas.

Modern enterprises are the ones that are primarily determining customer experience, not the old brick and mortar stores. This change in customer perception is an opportunity to grow and develop, say some folks who participated in an Energy Central forum. 

While media coverage of recent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission actions against banks for market manipulation and false statements portrays a new, get-tough look for the agency, one can just as easily conclude the opposite: The enforcements expose a commission scrambling to keep up with increasingly intricate manipulation strategies in overly complex markets, with the agency seemingly several steps behind.