Business Briefing: Crude Oil Production Falls to Lowest Level Since 2014
Production fell for the fourth consecutive month in January, but rising output from shale formations in Texas highlighted U.S. producers’ ability to keep output near record levels in the face of low prices.
Obama and President Xi of China Vow to Sign Paris Climate Accord Promptly
Officials cast the announcement as a statement of resolve by the world’s two largest greenhouse gas polluters, even though there are doubts about whether the United States can meet its obligations.
Feature: The Invisible Catastrophe
Over the course of 4 months, 97,100 metric tons of methane quietly leaked out of a single well into California’s sky. Scientists and residents are still trying to figure out just how much damage was done.
Climate Model Predicts West Antarctic Ice Sheet Could Melt Rapidly
The computer program, which accurately modeled past sea levels for the first time, predicts up to three feet of sea level rise from Antarctica by 2100.
Business Briefing: SunEdison at ‘Substantial Risk’ of Bankruptcy
SunEdison, whose acquisition strategy has saddled it with almost $12 billion of debt, is at “substantial risk” of bankruptcy, one of its units warned.
Climate Policy’s Advocates Take Page From Same-Sex Marriage Playbook
Environmentalists started a campaign, like one used before the Supreme Court’s gay rights ruling last year, to win backing for President Obama’s effort to cut greenhouse gases from coal plants.
New York Climate Change Inquiry Into Exxon Adds Prosecutors
A group of attorneys general announced support for an investigation by Eric Schneiderman of New York into Exxon Mobil’s statements on global warming.
Edison International to Start Energy Consultancy
The company will help large businesses take advantage of evolving technologies, markets and incentives in energy efficiency, renewables and storage.
Technology to Make Clean Energy From Coal Is Stumbling in Practice
A large-scale project in Canada to capture carbon from a coal-burning power plant has fallen short of its goal and its costs are soaring.
Op-Ed Contributor: Keeping My Fossil Fuel in the Ground
We hold leases on over 1,000 acres of public land in Utah’s desert that we bought at an oil and gas auction. But we don’t plan to drill anytime soon.
Scientists Find a Way to Predict U.S. Heat Waves Weeks in Advance
A pattern of ocean temperatures in the Pacific significantly raises the odds of extreme heat in the eastern United States as much as 50 days later.
Israeli Court Strikes Down Natural Gas Development Deal
The Obama administration has hopes that gas export efforts will help build peaceful relations between Israel and its neighbors in the Middle East.
A Small Suburban Dam, Caught Up in a Computer Hacking Case
The Bowman Avenue Dam in Rye Brook, N.Y., may pale next to hydroelectric power generators, but its computerized sluice-gate drew the attention of the Iranians, the authorities say.
Briefing: Japanese Inflation Is Flat in Year to February
Low energy costs and weak consumption put a lid on price growth, government data showed on Friday.
Wind Power Transmission Project in Plains Earns U.S. Approval
The decision signals that the Obama administration remains committed to encouraging the spread of renewable energy.
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