What Working in the Oil Industry Taught Me
What my time working on a North Dakota oil patch taught me about America’s fossil fuel addiction — and how to curb it.
How China Beat Covid-19 and Revived Its Economy
The Chinese Communist Party reached deep into private business and the broader population to drive a recovery, an authoritarian approach that has emboldened its top leader, Xi Jinping.
Keep Foodborne Illness Away from Your Super Bowl End Zone
Score a touchdown this year with your Super Bowl LV snacks by keeping bacteria out of the end zone. While your Super Bowl traditions may look different this year given COVID-19 and the need to maintain social distancing, your plans probably still involve food.
Underground natural gas stocks exceed the five-year average by 244 Bcf at midwinter
(Wed, 03 Feb 2021) Just past the midpoint of winter (January 22), underground natural gas stocks for the Lower 48 states were at 2,881 billion cubic feet (Bcf), 244 Bcf greater than the five-year average. The natural gas industry considers winter to cover the months from November through March, and mid-January marks the halfway point in the season.
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Raw Ground Beef Product Due to Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert because raw beef product produced by Greater Omaha Packing Co. Inc., an Omaha, Neb. establishment, may be contaminated with E. coli. O157:H7.
A Letter to My Liberal Friends
If you want to know what worries conservatives, look at California.
Electric Cars Are Coming, and Fast. Is the Nation’s Grid Up to It?
GM’s decision this week to phase out gasoline vehicles is the latest in a major shift that will mean drastic new demands on electric utilities. Here are four things that will need to happen.
ISO-New Englandâs annual Forward Capacity Market auction to take place on February 8, 2021
(Thu, 28 Jan 2021) On Tuesday, February 8, 2021, the Independent System Operator for New England (ISO-NE) will open its annual Forward Capacity Market (FCM) auction. ISO-NE uses the FCM auctions to ensure that the New England power system will have sufficient resources to meet future demand for electricity. Owners of various electricity-related resources (such as generating capacity, demand-side resources, or interregional electricity imports) compete in these auctions to obtain a market-priced capacity payment in exchange for providing electricity resources.
Chinese and Indian Troops Clash at Their Disputed Border
Indian officials played down the events, which come as Beijing continues to encroach on disputed Himalayan areas.
Malaysia Country Analysis Brief
(Mon, 25 Jan 2021) Malaysia is the second-largest oil and natural gas producer in Southeast Asia and is the worldâs fifth-largest exporter of liquefied natural gas. It is strategically located amid important routes for seaborne energy trade. Rising domestic and regional energy demand has prompted Malaysia to invest in upstream oil and natural gas projects and in downstream infrastructure such as oil and natural gas import terminals, storage facilities, and refining capacity to ensure adequate energy supply.