Tag: Greenhouse Gases

Steam from the Jeffrey Energy Center coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the setting sun near St. Mary's, Kan. (AP/Charlie Riedel)

Energy and Environment

2014 hottest year ever recorded

Zack Colman · January 16, 2015 4:57 pm

Pope Francis said that humans are to blame for climate change, a statement that comes as the Argentinian prepares to release an encyclical on the environment that would bring the Roman Catholic Church into the global warming fray. (AP/Aaron Favila)

Energy and Environment

Pope Francis: Humans ‘majority’ cause of climate change

Zack Colman · January 15, 2015 2:31 pm

The Obama administration proposed the first-ever regulations on methane emissions from the oil and gas sector Wednesday with an aim of slashing emissions at least 40 percent compared with 2012 levels by 2025.Â (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Energy and Environment

White House floats first-ever methane rules for oil and gas industry

Zack Colman · January 14, 2015 2:53 pm

Acting Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Mike Boots speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative's 10th annual meeting on Sept. 22, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty images)

Energy and Environment

Top Obama environmental adviser leaving

Zack Colman · January 13, 2015 10:09 pm

Only a few amendments have been filed so far on the Keystone bill, which President Obama has vowed to veto. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Energy and Environment

Keystone XL amendments begin to take shape

Zack Colman · January 13, 2015 1:49 am

Energy and Environment

Dems aim to put GOP on spot on climate change

Zack Colman · January 9, 2015 10:00 am

Cap-and-trade programs kill manufacturing jobs, according to new research published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Beltway Confidential

Study: Cap-and-trade kills jobs

Jason Russell · January 5, 2015 6:24 pm

California's energy building codes were projected to reduce residential energy use and its associated pollution by 80 percent. Instead, buildings constructed after the green energy codes took effect are not using less energy than homes built prior to the codes.Â (Diana Haronis/Contributor Getty images)

Beltway Confidential

Green building codes don’t save energy

Jason Russell · January 2, 2015 7:07 pm

President Barack Obama speaks at the southern site of the Keystone XL pipeline on March 22, 2012 in Cushing, Oklahoma. Obama is pressing federal agencies to expedite the section of the Keystone XL pipeline between Oklahoma and the Gulf Coast. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty images)

Energy and Environment

Republicans plan to attack Obama’s climate agenda early and often

Zack Colman · December 27, 2014 10:00 am

Natural gas prices for future delivery fell below $3 per million British thermal units for the first time since 2012, as record production and a mild winter has allowed inventories to accumulate. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Natural gas slides below $3

Zack Colman · December 26, 2014 6:29 pm

American University Campus (courtesy American University)

Energy and Environment

The kids are alright — the adults, not so much

Caleb Stewart Rossiter · December 20, 2014 10:00 am

The draft plan from the Council on Environmental Quality aims to guide federal agency reviews of greenhouse gas emissions through the National Environmental Policy Act, which applies to decisions requiring federal approval such as highways, export terminals and electric grid infrastructure. (iStock Photo)

Energy and Environment

White House proposes climate guidelines for energy projects

Zack Colman · December 18, 2014 9:28 pm