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- Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study Sat, 23 Aug 25, 4:00amStudy analyzed health impacts of fossil fuels from exploration to end use, and found communities of color bear brunt of harm
- Trump-fueled gas boom has Gulf coast communities on edge: ‘We will keep fighting’ Wed, 20 Aug 25, 10:00pmResidents cite pollution, loss of fishing and diminished tax revenue as liquefied natural gas production for export accelerates
- Time to Stop Endangerment of Developing Economies With CO2 Regulation Wed, 20 Aug 25, 7:00pmNow is the time for policymakers in developing economies to stop treating plant food as public enemy number one so that their societies can take advantage of energy resources that make economic – and environmental – sense.
- Energy Crisis in Australia: Costs are 3 or 4 times higher than the US, manufacturing is at a ‘tipping point’ Tue, 19 Aug 25, 3:34amBy Jo Nova What’s left of Australian manufacturing The CEO of Bluescope Steel is a fan of renewables, but for Mark Vassella to make steel, what he wants is cheap gas, not wind and solar power — and he’s...
- BP Defies Ed Miliband to Reopen North Sea Oil Field Mon, 11 Aug 25, 3:00pmThe energy giant is reviving the Murlach field, which was declared uneconomic and taken out of use in 2004, has now become viable partly due to new technologies.
- ‘Erasure of years of work’: outcry as White House moves to open Arctic reserve to oil and gas drilling Sat, 9 Aug 25, 10:00pmUS Bureau of Land management is working to rapidly strip protections to largest tract of land in the US
- Fears UK gas stockpile to drop for winter as British Gas owner plans sell-off Thu, 24 Jul 25, 11:29pmCentrica keen to stem losses from North Sea Rough storage after company profits halve
- BP appoints new chair to oversee shift back to fossil fuels Mon, 21 Jul 25, 6:50pmAlbert Manifold, ex-boss at buildings material company CRH, to take over from embattled Helge Lund
- Gas flaring created 389m tonnes of carbon pollution last year, report finds Fri, 18 Jul 25, 6:23pmRules to prevent ‘enormous waste’ of fuel are seen as weak and poorly enforced and firms have little incentive to stop
- A Net Zero parable: The widget factory in the village Mon, 14 Jul 25, 3:00pmA village survives not on the fashion of the age, but on the reliability of the things that keep it warm, fed, and alive.
- Air pollution controls weaker for larger emitters, research finds Fri, 11 Jul 25, 3:00pmDiesel generators allowed to emit 48 times more nitrogen oxides than gas boilers producing same amount of energy
- ‘Gas belongs to the people’: WA premier Roger Cook urges federal Labor to adopt reserve policy Tue, 8 Jul 25, 4:00pmCook says WA’s own policy has meant cheaper gas for local market as Albanese government embarks on six-month review of regulations
- Met Office should name storms after fossil fuel companies, say campaigners Thu, 26 Jun 25, 11:56pmStorm naming competition raises idea to remind public of link between fossil fuels and extreme weather
- Australian consumer watchdog takes gas company to court alleging it misled consumers over renewables claim Thu, 26 Jun 25, 4:19pmThe ACCC says it launched investigation into Australian Gas Networks after complaints from consumers and conservation advocates
- Is selling off Santos to a foreign buyer in Australia’s national interest? First, define national interest | John Quiggin Tue, 24 Jun 25, 3:21pmThe prospect of handing control of the energy company to overseas buyers has raised a series of concerns. But many of them are nebulous