The leader of one of the world’s largest energy companies said this week that humans are accelerating climate change and the global community should take action to address the problem.  More »

The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production, in a shift with major implications for a debate that has divided environmentalists: Does the recent boom in hydraulic fracturing help or hurt the fight against climate change?  More »

Columbia University wants a bigger presence in the energy game. The New York school launched its Center on Global Energy Policy on Wednesday with a collection of high-profile speakers from the industry, including corporate executives and oil and gas experts.  More »

If the State Department determines Keystone XL is in the national interest, it will unleash the “biggest burst of peaceful civil disobedience in modern history,” said Becky Bond, the political director of activist group CREDO.  More »

The EU Parliament unexpectedly shot down a proposal to reduce the supply of greenhosue gas credits entering the EU market, going against the recommendation of the Environment Committee, the EU Climate Action Commissioner, and the European Commission itself. While some of the negative votes were expected (Poland has fought vociferously against any action that would [...]  More »

As House Republicans advance legislation to expedite the Keystone XL pipeline, environmentalists on Tuesday released a new report insisting the State Department is ignoring the full climate change damage that could result if the Obama administration approves the project.  More »

It has been a while since my last blog post. In the climate change legal world, most of what has happened in the past few months has been of the utilitarian, and not the showy variety. California continues to implement its Global Warming Solutions Act (A.B. 32) and has already held two auctions of the [...]  More »

The U.S. is on the cusp of an energy transformation driven by policy and environmental goals, but it will take a long time for that transition to unfold, business leaders and analysts said Friday at the IHS CERAWeek energy conference.  More »

At the week-long conference, world energy leaders are displaying the industry’s new boom mentality, one that goes hand in hand with a newfound environmentalism.  More »

A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center found that a majority of Americans say the priority for addressing the nation’s energy supply should be developing alternative energy sources rather than increased production of oil, natural gas and coal.  More »

It’s not unusual for oil patch Democrats to break with their party on energy issues, which frequently divide lawmakers along regional — not political — lines.  More »

Arctic drilling and a climate change crusade don’t mix, environmentalists are asserting today in half-page advertisements in USA Today aimed squarely at President Barack Obama.  More »