Energy

Scientists are concerned the seismic activity could harm animals such as humpback whales.

Trump Administration Says Companies Can 'Incidentally Harass' Marine Mammals

5:08pm November 30, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

It's a decision opposed by environmental groups, who say the blasts could harm marine animals, and some coastal communities, who fear it could be a precursor to offshore drilling.

Leoyla Cowboy was among the many indigenous people from around the world who came to North Dakota to participate in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.

2 Years After Standing Rock Protests, Tensions Remain But Oil Business Booms

11:57am November 29, 2018

by Jeff Brady

Legal battles and local tensions persist two years after the North Dakota prairie was filled with thousands of indigenous and environmental protesters opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

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A "Yellow Vest" protester waves a French flag in Villefranche-sur-Saone on Saturday, during a demonstration against high fuel prices.

French President Holds Firm On Clean-Energy Goals, Despite Protests

9:31pm November 27, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

A grassroots movement in France, the mostly working-class "yellow vests," objects to new gasoline taxes. French President Emmanuel Macron says he sympathizes, but the tax will stand.

Workers at a Wold Energy Partners well pad in Wyoming place gravel where oil tanks will soon stand. A spike in drilling in the state is getting a boost from new lease sales on public land.

Trump Push For 'Energy Dominance' Boosts Drilling On Public Land

7:48pm November 25, 2018

by Cooper McKim

The Trump administration is offering millions of acres of federal land for oil and gas drilling. It's a boon for some states, but is fueling battles with environmentalists.

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The London skyline, shown in March 2017, is still shining bright. But the U.K. is using noticeably less energy than it did more than a decade ago.

The U.K. Economy Is Growing — But Its Energy Use Is Shrinking

3:13pm November 23, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The United Kingdom's total energy use has dropped 10 percent since 2002, unlike other EU countries. It's a quiet victory in the fight against climate change. It's also a bit mysterious.

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An oil well just south of Watford City, North Dakota, is one of thousands drilled in recent years. The oil-rich Bakken shale formation has made North Dakota the second-largest crude-producing state behind only Texas.

After Struggles, North Dakota Grows Into Its Ongoing Oil Boom

5:00am November 23, 2018

by Jeff Brady

The U.S. recently became the world's biggest producer of crude oil. The ongoing oil boom has transformed Great Plains towns like Watford City, North Dakota.

In the Beaufort Sea off the coast of Alaska, global warming is melting sea ice and glaciers at an historic rate.

Climate Change Slows Oil Company Plan To Drill In The Arctic

5:00am November 21, 2018

Development of the first oil production facility in federal Arctic waters will take longer than planned. That's because warming temperatures are melting the sea ice needed to build it.

Hydrochar derived from poultry waste was produced in a lab at Ben-Gurion University in Israel. The hydrochar can be made into briquettes, which can be used as charcoal for cooking food.

Pardon Me, Turkey, Is This Stool Taken? Scientists Turn Poultry Poop Into Fuel

12:23pm November 19, 2018

by Lina Zeldovich

When heated under proper conditions, turkey droppings transform into a form of coal, and serve as a renewable resource. Just think: Someday you might roast your holiday turkey using its own excrement.

National

Wind Farm Off Massachusetts' Coast Would Harness Ocean Wind

6:01am November 07, 2018

by Stephanie Leydon

The country's most productive fishing port is preparing to host a new industry. The nation's first full-scale wind farm is planned off New Bedford.

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Rancher Dave Creveling believes the cost of a new Washington state carbon fee would be passed along to rural people like him if voters approve it.

Washington State Could Become The First To Charge A Carbon Fee

3:04pm November 05, 2018

by Ashley Ahearn

A proposed fee of $15 per ton of carbon emissions in Washington state has several exemptions for large emitters, and has rural voters afraid they'll end up paying.