Secretary Moniz Emphasizes 'Innovation Agenda' To Stop Climate Change
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz about the U.N. climate summit in Paris.
Energy
Small, Surprising Dip In World's Carbon Emissions Traced To China
Climate scientists say global emissions of carbon dioxide seem to have dipped a bit in 2015, though the world economy is still growing. China's reduced use of coal may be the main reason.
To Know the True Meaning Of Solar Energy, Ask A Powerless Rice Farmer
Renewable energy is critical when it comes to climate change. But there's a life-altering benefit for the 1.1 billion who live without electricity.
Is This Congressman's 'Oversight' An Effort To Hobble Climate Science?
Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas is formally investigating a recent study on global warming. Smith calls the timing of the study's publication "suspicious," but many scientists call his tactics "bullying."
Falling Oil Prices Hit Levels Not Seen Since 2009
OPEC's failure to agree on production cuts last Friday has sent prices down further.
Oklahoma Oil Workers Worry About Industry-Linked Earthquakes
New research raises alarms about quakes near Cushing, Okla., home to the country's largest oil hub. No damage has been reported, but operators at the hub are on alert.
Federal Jury Hands Down Rare Conviction For Coal Executive
A federal jury has convicted former Massy Energy CEO Don Blankenship for conspiring to willfully violate mine safety standards at the site of a 2010 explosion that killed 29 people.
As Saudi Arabia Battles Its Oil Rivals, Prices Are Expected To Stay Low
The Saudis could push up world oil prices by cutting their production. But they seem to feel that would mostly help their rivals, like Iran and Russia. So the Saudis are expected to keep pumping away.
Former Coal CEO Blankenship Found Guilty Of Conspiracy In Mine Disaster Case
Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was acquitted of two other counts, meaning he'll face far less than the potential 30-year prison sentence prosecutors had sought.
How Obama Hopes To Achieve U.S. Climate Goals
Past U.S. leaders tried to commit the nation via treaty to steep cutbacks in greenhouse gases. But without congressional support, those pledges fizzled. President Obama is trying regulation, instead.