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Massive Natural Gas Leak Increases Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Forces Evacuations
December 30, 2015
A massive leak in an underground natural gas pipeline has spewed methane since late October, driving up California's greenhouse…
Financial Woes Confront Firm Behind New England Gas Pipeline
December 16, 2015
Kinder Morgan Inc., the energy giant proposing to build natural gas pipelines in the Northeast, is facing financial troubles…
Glut of Heating Oil and Diesel Keeps Prices Low
December 10, 2015
There is a surplus of heating oil and diesel in the United States that is weighing down prices, according to a recent article by…
Analysts Expect Low Oil Prices to Continue
December 2, 2015
Crude oil at $50 a barrel was unthinkably cheap just a year ago. Now, it may be too pricey, according to a recent article in…
Spanish Conglomerate Is Buying New England Gas Utilities
November 25, 2015
Local businesses contribute to the economies in their regions with jobs, community involvement and support for local charities.…
Administration Moves to Reduce Natural Gas Emissions
November 19, 2015
The Obama administration this week announced initiatives meant to reduce the amount of methane escaping from the nation’s…
New Study Raises Doubts About Gas Pipeline Projects
November 19, 2015
It looks like Massachusetts doesn't need new natural gas pipelines after all. After a multi-year propaganda blitz by the…
Make It Cheaper to Go Green
November 18, 2015
A recent opinion piece by Bjorn Lomborg in the Boston Globe says that we are spending “a massive amount of effort trying to make…
Low Oil Prices Are Expected to Last Until at Least 2020
November 11, 2015
Low oil prices are here to stay for at least a few years, according to a recent report by USA Today. The newspaper quotes the…
Natural Gas Pipeline Goes Way Over Budget, and State Board Reconsiders Its Approval
November 4, 2015
Vermont State regulators are reconsidering their approval of a gas pipeline project after the utility reported cost overruns…