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News and Opinion

2014

• Boston Globe: Patrick’s energy policies under criticism, by Jay Fitzgerald (Oct 11, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: Oil-Price Slump Strains Budgets of Some OPEC Members, by Benoît Faucon, Sarah Kent and Summer Said (Oct 10, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: California Finally to Reap Fracking’s Riches, by Alison Sider and Cassandra Sweet (Oct 7, 2014)
• Boston Globe: Environmentalists recall changes in Baker’s position on climate change, by David Abel (Oct 7, 2014)
• Boston Globe: Utilities may limit new natural gas connections, by Jay Fitzgerald (Oct 4, 2014)
• Boston Globe: Renewables are in New England’s future, but gas pipelines still needed, editorial (Oct 4, 2014)
• Boston Globe: Attorney general protests rate hike, by Jack Newsham (Oct 2, 2014)
• Boston Globe: Residents displaced by Dorchester house explosion suing National Grid, by Travis Andersen (Oct 1, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: Energy, Rail Firms Fight Some Crude-Train Rules, by Lynn Cook, Bob Tita and Betsy Morris (Sept 30, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: Federal Clean-Energy Loan Guarantees Go Begging, by Amy Harder (Sept 28, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: Fossil Fueling the Green Agenda, by Allysia Finley (Sept 26, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: Japan Pushes Zero-Energy Structures, by Tatsuo Ito (Sept 26, 2014)
• Boston Globe: Electric rates in Mass. set to spike this winter, by Jack Newsham (Sept 25, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: Top Industry Group Backs Testing of Crude Oil Carried by Train, by Russell Gold (Sept 25, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: Obama: U.S., China Must Lead on Climate Change Efforts, by William Mauldin and Jeffrey Sparshott (Sept 23, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: Six Energy Firms to Sign Pact to Cut Methane Emissions, by William Mauldin, Amy Harder and Erin Ailworth (Sept 22, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: Dangers Aside, Railways Reshape Crude Market, by Russell Gold and Chester Dawson (Sept 21, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: Crude Oil's Quick Fall Leaves Trail of Queries, by Jerry A. DiColo and Carolyn Cui (Sept 18, 2014)
• New York Times: Boom in Energy Spurs Industry in the Rust Belt, by Nelson D. Schwartz (Sept 8, 2014)
• Boston Globe: Massive storm leaves wreckage, lightning strikes in its wake, by Jeremy C. Fox and Jennifer Smith (Sept 7, 2014)
• New York Times: How Much Europe Depends on Russian Energy, unattributed (Sept 2, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: Proposal Threatens to Aggravate Shortage of Railcars to Move Oil, by Bob Tita (Aug 12, 2014)
• Boston Globe: Legislature deals setback to Patrick on energy bills, by Jay Fitzgerald (Aug 2, 2014)
• Boston Globe: How to install solar power and save, by Elizabeth Gehrman (July 17, 2014)
• Boston Globe: Thousands of gas leaks in Boston area, study finds, by Callum Borchers (July 16, 2014)
• Boston Globe: Borrego Solar aids solar power boom in Mass., by Erin Ailworth (July 14, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: After Lethal Crash, Quebec's Lac-Mégantic Fears Return of Oil Trains, by David George-Cosh (July 4, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: Two Oil-Tank Cars on Canadian National Train Derail in Rural Alberta, by David George-Cosh (July 4, 2014)
• New York Times: Scouring the World for Shale-Based Energy, by Mark Scott (June 17, 2014)
• Boston Globe: Compensation jumps for National Grid executives, by Erin Ailworth (June 11, 2014)
• New York Times: Energy Choices, by Paul Krugman (June 5, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: Secrecy of Oil-by-Train Shipments Causes Concern Across the U.S., by Russell Gold and Betsy Morris (May 22, 2014)
• New York Times: The Koch Attack on Solar Energy, editorial (Apr 27, 2014)
• New York Times: Ice or Molten Salt, Not Batteries, to Store Energy, by Matthew L. Wald (Apr 21, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: Canadian Regulators Say Oil in Train Accident Was as Volatile as Gasoline, by Chester Dawson and Russell Gold (Mar 6, 2014)
• Boston Globe: Solar use will push energy costs up in Mass., by Jay Fitzgerald (Feb 12, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: Firms Fined Over Volatile Oil on Rails, by Russell Gold (Feb 4, 2014)
• New York Times: Fissures in G.O.P. as Some Conservatives Embrace Renewable Energy, by John Schwartz (Jan 25, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: Fiery Oil-Train Accidents Raise Railroad Insurance Worries, by Betsy Morris (Jan 8, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: Crude-Oil Impurities Are Probed in Rail Blasts, by Russell Gold and Lynn Cook (Jan 1, 2014)

2013

• New York Times: New Energy Struggles on Its Way to Markets, by Matthew L. Wald (Dec 27, 2013)
• New York Times: Arizona Utility Tries Storing Solar Energy for Use in the Dark, by Matthew L. Wald (Oct 17, 2013)
• New York Times: Cracking the Energy Puzzles of the 21st Century, by Stanley Reed (Oct 15, 2013)
• New York Times: By 2023, a Changed World in Energy, by Clifford Krauss (Apr 24, 2013)
• New York Times: Rumors of a Cheap-Energy Jobs Boom Remain Just That, by Nelson D. Schwartz (Apr 1, 2013)

2008

• New York Times: Money and Lobbyists Hurt European Efforts to Curb Gases, by James Kanter and Jad Mouawad (Dec 10, 2008)
• New York Times: Energy Goals a Moving Target for States, by Kate Galbraith and Matthew L. Wald (Dec 5, 2008)
• New York Times: Nuclear Power May Be in Early Stages of a Revival, by Matthew L. Wald (Oct 23, 2008)
• New York Times: States Aim to Cut Gases by Making Polluters Pay, by Felicity Barringer and Kate Galbraith (Sept 15, 2008)
• New York Times: Mounting Costs Slow the Push for Clean Coal, by Matthew L. Wald (May 30, 2008)
• New York Times: Europe Turns Back to Coal, Raising Climate Fears, by Elisabeth Rosenthal (Apr 23, 2008)
• New York Times: Turning Glare Into Watts, by Matthew L. Wald (Mar 6, 2008)
• New York Times: Move Over, Oil, There’s Money in Texas Wind , by Clifford Kraus (Feb 23, 2008)
• New York Times: Utilities Turn From Coal to Gas, Raising Risk of Price Increase, by Matthew L. Wald (Feb 5, 2008)
• New York Times: A Green Energy Industry Takes Root in California , by Matt Richtel and John Markoff (Feb 1, 2008)

2007

• New York Times: No Joke, Bulb Change Is Challenge for U.S., by Claudia H. Deutsch (Dec 22, 2007)
• New York Times: Ethanol’s Issue: Getting Acquainted With Drivers, by Christopher Maag (Dec 15, 2007)
• New York Times: The Carbon Calculus, by Matthew L. Wald (Nov 7, 2007)
• New York Times: Solar Power Wins Enthusiasts but Not Money , by Andrew C. Revkin and Matthew L. Wald (July 16, 2007)
• New York Times: Where Now, for the Wind? , by Clifford Krauss (June 1, 2007)
• New York Times: Efficiency, Not Just Alternatives, Is Promoted as an Energy Saver , by Matthew L. Wald (may 29, 2007)

Advocacy

• The Conservation Law Foundation