Time to Raise the Gas Tax
A transportation historian writes that now is a good time to raise the gas tax.
In Silicon Valley, Caltrain Upgrade Is Imperiled as Trump Withholds Funds
The Trump administration, backed by California Republicans, is withholding a $647 million federal grant for the electrification project, which has immediate consequences for the system’s 65,000 daily commuters.
Will China’s induction furnace steel whac-a-mole finally come to an end?
OPEC compliance with oil output cut goals appears to have been good, with cold weather and natural declines adding to reductions from non-OPEC producers.
U.S. wind generating capacity surpasses hydro capacity at the end of 2016
(Mon, 06 Mar 2017) Installed wind electric generating capacity in the United States surpassed conventional hydroelectric generating capacity, long the nationâs largest source of renewable electricity, after 8,727 megawatts (MW) of new wind capacity came online in 2016.
When One President Smears Another
Mr. Trump has tweeted himself into a corner.
Checking in on commodity prices during Trump’s first weeks: Of Presidents and Prices
In this ongoing series, we consider the price averages for some key Platts commodity benchmarks since Trump became president on January 20.
Oklahoma’s earthquake rate slows, but Cushing oil hub remains in danger zone
The good news for Oklahoma is that the number of earthquakes stronger than magnitude 2.7 that hit the state fell by more than a third in 2016. But what of the bad news?
California imports about a quarter of its electricity on average
(Fri, 03 Mar 2017) In 2016, the California Independent Systems Operator (ISO), which coordinates most of the electricity used in California, imported a net daily average of 201 billion kilowatthours (kWh) throughout the year from other western regions, or about 26% of its average daily demand.
New Jersey Area Rising Around Transit Hub Lacks One Thing: Its Hub
In North Brunswick, new townhouses, restaurants and stores are being built along the nation’s busiest rail corridor. But no ground has been broken on the community’s promised train station.
Projected carbon dioxide emissions are sensitive to factors driving fossil fuel use
(Thu, 02 Mar 2017) The U.S. Energy Information Administrationâs Annual Energy Outlook 2017, released in January, explores several factors affecting projected fossil fuel use and the resulting level of energy-related CO2 emissions over the coming decades.