“Green” Meltdown: Solar Companies Are Germany’s Biggest “Capital Destroyers”
Der Spiegel reports that four of Germany’s top 12 “Capital Destroyers” of 2014 are solar tech companies, with Solarworld AG leading the way at Number 1. ...
Energy
Obama Vetoes Keystone Pipeline
As expected, President Obama has exercised his first of likely a number of vetoes now that he faces a Republican Congress. On Tuesday, Obama vetoed the Republicans’ Keystone XL pipeline bill,...
Re-fracking Old Wells Is Extending the Fracking Revolution
Oil wells are being re-fracked to get renewed production, which will likely interfere with Saudi Arabia's efforts to hurt its competitors by flooding the markets with oil. ...
Enforced Energy Poverty: Coal, Oil, Gas Must Stay in Ground Say Alarmists
President Obama, the UN, the EPA, and radical enviro-activists intend to drastically curtail energy production and lock the planet into energy poverty at this year’s UN Climate Conference in Paris. ...
Calls That Oil Prices Have Bottomed Are Premature
Charts and graphs of supply and demand aside, it’s the political side of crude that is currently driving prices lower, and they could remain low for a while. ...
Are Earthquakes in Texas Caused by Fracking?
Earthquakes in Texas and elsewhere have ignited a flurry of comments linking them to fracking, without any proof. ...
Obama to Put Alaska’s Wildlife Refuge Off Limits to Drilling
The president spent less than a minute on Sunday announcing his administration's plans to prohibit drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. ...
President Unveils Plan to Eviscerate Energy Boom With Methane Mandates
President Obama announced plans to move ahead with mandating methane emission reductions primarily directed at the renaissance in the energy industry. ...
Impacts of Lower Crude Oil Prices Continue to Spread
As oil prices continue to decline, many oil-producing countries and investors will feel the pain, but drivers will enjoy the lower gas prices. ...
Oil Patch Activity Is Starting to Slow
With drilling activity slowing in America's oil patch, the effects will be felt throughout the economy. ...
Crude Oil Prices: The Politics, Implications, and Backlash
Lower oil prices are not an unmixed blessing, especially with political maneuvering behind the scenes risking far more than just a shrinkage in the oil patch. ...
Collapse in Oil and Natural Gas Prices Hitting OPEC the Hardest
As prices for crude oil and natural gas continued their precipitous fall over the last five weeks, most commentators have been focusing on the impact — real or predicted — on...
Climate Fanatics Force Poor to “Choose Between Heating or Eating”
EU climate expert warns U.S. Senate Committee not to follow the European Union’s disastrous policies — as EU officials double down on even more punitive CO2 measures. ...
New York Governor Cuomo Bans Fracking
A consummate politician, all New York State Governor Cuomo needed was an excuse to ban fracking. ...
Energy Junk Bond Investors Heading for the Exits
The Fed-fueled junk bond market bubble supporting the energy sector is bursting. ...