Forbes Who Loses From Trump’s Pursuit Of ‘Energy Dominance’? You, The TaxpayerForbesHere’s the problem: Energy independence is meaningless as a metric that affects consumers. The price of oil reflects its global scarcity, not its source. Even if we produced all of our own oil, the price at the pump would be just as affected by…

MarketWatch Energy stocks pummeled again as Harvey dumps more rain on TexasMarketWatchShares of refiners that operate mostly outside the Southeast jumped more than 7% Monday, but were giving back some of those gains on Tuesday. Delek U.S. Holdings Inc. DK, +0.20% and PBF Energy Inc. PBF, +0.48% fell less than 1%, while HollyFrontier …The Energy 202:…

New York Times Harvey’s Toll on Energy Industry Shows a Texas VulnerabilityNew York TimesThe pounding being endured by coastal Texas will probably be the biggest test of that risk so far, and energy experts say it raises questions about the area’s role as a hub for such crucial and environmentally sensitive industries. “The hurricane did…

The Denver Post Xcel Energy plans to retire two coal-fired plants in Pueblo, increase renewablesThe Denver PostXcel Energy took a big step away from coal on Tuesday, announcing an agreement to retire two of its three coal-burning units at the Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo while adding substantially more wind, solar and natural gas generation…

Dallas News Tribes: Dallas’ Energy Transfer Partners overstates Dakota Access pipeline shutdown impactDallas NewsStanding Rock Sioux attorney Jan Hasselman and Cheyenne River Sioux attorney Nicole Ducheneaux also argue that Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners brought potential problems on itself by forging ahead with construction despite the uncertainty of … and more »

Can Tesla’s Solar Roof Disrupt The Solar Market?ForbesTesla has been looking to shake up the solar market following its $2 billion acquisition of SolarCity with its new solar roof system. While the product was announced late last year, Tesla began taking orders from prospective customers from May, noting … and more »

CNET This is what the solar eclipse looked like from the moonCNETThe great North American solar eclipse of Aug. 21 may be in the history books, but NASA has given us a chance to the see the event from a new perspective. The space agency released an image on Tuesday of the eclipse shadow falling…

MIT News Experiencing the Great American Solar EclipseMIT News21 at MIT’s campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts; at the MIT Wallace Observatory; and in eastern Idaho, members of the MIT community, and the public at large, gathered to watch what was hailed by many as the Great American Solar Eclipse — a solar …

Photosynthesis discovery could help design more efficient artificial solar cellsScience DailyDuring photosynthesis, plants and other organisms, such as algae and cyanobacteria, convert solar energy into chemical energy that can later be used as fuel for activities. In plants, light energy from the sun causes an electron to rapidly move across … and more »

Bloomberg Stalled Chile Solar Farm Is Seeking $800 Million to RestartBloombergEIG Global Energy Partners, the U.S. private equity investor that took over the $1 billion Cerro Dominador solar plant last year, has received interest from “several international banks,” Fernando Gonzalez, the project’s chief executive officer, said … and more »