Something’s wrong with this picture. While solar energy generally is backed by groups that want to cut greenhouse gases, a proposed solar project at a defunct Long Island, New York, nuclear power plant has stirred tensions because it requires clear-cutting 350 acres of woods. “Choosing solar over forests anywhere in the world is just plain … Read more
Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) could push forward hydraulic fracturing (fracking) exploration and the development of a shale gas industry in the UK, Kallanish Energy learns. Since the Brexit vote, the pound has dropped roughly 11% and currency weakness has made it more expensive to import gas. Without a domestic gas production, the … Read more
Nigerian militants have claimed an attack on Chevron-operated oil pipelines — less than two weeks after the government declared a cease-fire, and even as a worker strike further hampered efforts to restore production in the West African country. Rebels known as the Niger Delta Avengers late Wednesday blew up remote pipe systems, which followed an attacked … Read more
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