MarketWatch Opinion: Stop believing these 5 oil myths and start buying energy stocksMarketWatchSkittish energy investors latched on to the negatives and sold the group, even though the Permian is no less an energy production marvel than it was in July. “It’s just crazy the way these stocks are moving around,” says Mike Breard, a seasoned…

Acton couple charged with defrauding US Treasury of $50 million in energy grantsThe Boston GlobeAn Acton couple was arrested Thursday and charged with defrauding the federal government of more than $50 million in tax free energy grants, according to the US Attorney’s office. Christopher N. Condron, 45, and Jessica Metivier, 41, were indicted on …

Futurism Google’s Parent Company Will Soon Compete With Tesla for Energy Storage SolutionsFuturismMalta, a project at Alphabet’s “moonshot” factory, has developed a system that stores renewable energy in molten salt instead of batteries. The project is now looking for partners to test the commercial viability of their system, which could help clear …

Corvallis Gazette Times City saving energy at pool, libraryCorvallis Gazette Times“The energy and water saving at the aquatics center and library respectively are just two examples of the city’s long-standing commitment and efforts toward environmental and fiscal sustainability,” Shepard said in an interview with the Gazette-Times.

The Verge Tips for photographing the total solar eclipseThe VergeBut I have completely shed my cynical attitude regarding the upcoming total solar eclipse. The more I learn about it, the more excited I am to see it — and to photograph it. I’ll be heading down to Nashville, which lies in the path of the…

NBCNews.com How to See the Total Solar Eclipse from the Edge of SpaceNBCNews.comIt will be the first total solar eclipse since 1918 to cross the nation from coast to coast and the first such eclipse in 38 years to pass through any part of the lower 48. This will also be the first time that…

Greentech Media How the Coming Solar Eclipse Will Cast Its Shadow Across the US Solar FleetGreentech MediaThe solar eclipse coming on August 21 will cast a pathway of shadow across the United States, with the moon shading at least half of the sunlight reaching Earth across all 48 continental states. A path of “totality,” or…

Electrek EGEB: NASA (not Tesla) Solar Roof from 1977; Arizona energy storage instead of powerlines; moreElectrekEnergy storage saves Arizona utility from building 20 miles of transmission, distribution lines – One argument often overlooked for solar power when considering what the value of net metering ought be, is that solar power – adding consistent power …How…

Washington Post ‘Begin panicking’: Sheriff jokes that solar eclipse is ‘the end of life on this planet as we know it’Washington PostSome people seem convinced that when the total solar eclipse makes its way across the United States, it may mean the beginning of the end of life on Earth. The prevailing theory: The eclipse…

USA TODAY NOAA confirms 2016 as hottest year on record for the planetUSA TODAYThe federal government confirmed 2016 as the planet’s warmest year on record, according to a report released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The combined influence of long-term global warming and a strong El Niño …Editorial: Scientists to Trump: Global warming…