It Doesn’t Matter If We Never Run Out of Oil: We Won’t Want to Burn It Anymore

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Like whale oil in the 1860s, oil today has become uncompetitive — even at low prices — and that will only become truer with time.

Carbon Bubble Will Plunge the World Into Another Financial Crisis – Report

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Trillions of dollars at risk as stock markets inflate value of fossil fuels that may have to remain buried forever, experts warn.

Views Differ on Fracking’s Impact

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Do the economic benefits outweigh the environmental risks?

Government Watchdog Says Climate Change and Weird Weather Will Cost Big Bucks

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GAO predicts a bill in the tens of billions.

The Road Forward From Cap-and-Trade

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What went wrong?

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