List of Energy Policy articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The War for Mexico’s Water
Struggling with aging infrastructure, strapped resources, and poor access, privatization is being pitched as the cure to Mexico's water woes. But will it leave people high and dry?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Striking Pipeline, Kurdish Militants Deal Blow to Fellow Kurds
The PKK’s attacks on energy infrastructure in Turkey aren’t just directed at their longtime enemy in Ankara — they're also aimed at Iraqi Kurds they see as sellouts.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Oil Glut Sends Crude Prices Tumbling and Hammers U.S. Producers
Supply is outstripping demand by more than 2 million barrels per day — and that's before Iran starts selling more crude in the wake of the landmark nuclear deal with Washington.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Amid Decisive Talks With Creditors, Ukraine Tries to Secure Its Economic Future
To bring in investment, Kiev is opening up its state-owned companies to investors as part of a privatization push. But the investment pitch risks falling on deaf ears.
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Bakau, GAMBIA: Election officials set up marbles on a board to count the votes after the presidential elections in Bakau early 22 September 2006. Early results today showed Yahya Jammeh, who seized power in a coup 12 years ago, was on track to win a third term as president of mainland Africa's smallest country. Jammeh has won in 12 of the 48 voting regions to have reported provisional results from yesterday's presidential election, according to the results released by the commission over national television and radio.AFP PHOTO SEYLLOU (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Saudi Arabia in the North Sea
The chilly waters of northern Scotland have become the testing ground for the next generation of green energy. If the engineers can pull it off.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Iran’s Return to Oil Markets Is Good for Energy Firms but Bad for Russia
Iranian oil on global markets is good for energy companies. It's not so good for Vladimir Putin.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Buhari’s (Nearly) Bare Cabinet
Muhammadu Buhari promised to end corruption, defeat Boko Haram, and end Nigeria's oil woes. But six weeks into his presidency, he hasn't picked any advisors to enact his ambitious agenda.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Beijing Is Finally Getting Serious About Climate Change
And as the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, it has good reason to be, experts say.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Brazil Won’t Take Dilma’s U.S. Bait
President Rousseff’s attempt to make domestic political gains with her trip to America is falling flat at home.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is India Ready to Be a Solar Power Leader?
Modi dreams of a renewable revolution. But with his government’s reliance on foreign investment, shoddy infrastructure, and crippling red tape, that dream could be over before it begins.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S., China, and Brazil Make Climate Pledges Ahead of Paris Summit
Major economies, rich and poor alike, are taking serious steps to curb emissions of greenhouse gases. That’s a sea change in global efforts to fight rising temperatures.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Supreme Court Whacks Obama’s Power Plant Rules
The judicial setback sends the administration's mercury-emissions rules back for further review. But they've already accomplished most of what they set out to do.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Solar-Powered Plane Flies Over the Pacific in Potentially Record-Breaking Flight
If Swiss pilot André Borschberg makes it, the trip will be both the longest distance a solar-powered aircraft has ever flown and the longest time a pilot has ever spent in the air on a solo flight.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Next Iranian Revolution
With an end to sanctions in sight, one of the world’s richest oil and gas prizes is about to open up. That makes some nervous, but has oil majors and energy-hungry countries rubbing their hands in anticipation.
