ENERGY

Recent rail accidents involving petroleum products in North America have left many in the rail industry to question federal safety regulations.

How can Iraq become the biggest oil producer in the next 20 years, with all its political strife?

Today's cheap gasoline prices aren't a fluke. The pump price is down for all sorts of reasons, many of which aren't going away anytime soon.

As efforts to harvest shale gas in Lithuania, Poland and the Ukraine falter, Russia remains the region's largest producer.

The typhoon that hit the Philippines last week damaged key energy infrastructure and affected fuel supplies.

Because Chevron no longer operates in Ecuador, it's unlikely it will ever pay the fine.

The nation is aspiring to become the "greenest" in Central America.

Debby Dooley is a Tea Party Patriot and self-described "dangerous right-wing extremist." So why is she working with the Sierra Club?

The International Energy Agency's World Outlook report points to a surprising up-and-coming global energy leader.

Ardent environmentalists are not the only ones opposed to the energy boom.

Pirates hijacked an oil tanker last week for the second time in a month in the Malacca Strait, one of the world’s busiest shipping channels.

Trade deficit rose in October after hitting an 18-month low in September that analysts had described as unsustainable.

Kerry clung to hope Sun. for a deal to end Iran’s nuclear program, but said the U.S. would not ease sanctions.

Wind turbines in the U.S. are killing America’s bats, which provide an invaluable service to humans, at an alarming rate.

Despite the 2011 Fukushima disaster, the former head of the International Energy Agency says Japan still needs nuclear power.

The Thai government is buying electricity from solar power at a premium, making the industry highly lucrative.

Can fracking in the Ukraine reduce its dependence on Russian gas?

The Welsh government installed a wind turbine in hopes to reduce carbon emissions and energy costs, but they made one critical mistake.

England may be known for its gloomy weather, but that could change as tall fans are placed throughout the country.

The power plant, which was heavily damaged by a tsunami in 2011, is bracing for a dangerous yet necessary task.

A recent report by a U.N. agency shows devastating findings regarding the upward trend that is driving climate change.

A flotsam extending across an area the size of Texas has nearly finished its trans-Pacific voyage and has become home to a host of invasive species.

A referendum on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, seemed to deliver mixed results on the issue across communities in Colorado and Ohio.

Japan opened its largest solar plant on Monday as the national energy policy shifts away from nuclear.

But only for the 30 percent of the country with access to electricity at all.

Iran is having a hard time getting its natural gas out and a new pipeline between Iran and Pakistan is one way out.

International oil and gas firms are excited about the Nov. 15 auction, despite not knowing exactly what they’ll be getting for their money.

Turkey's government has apparently decided that being anti-Israeli trumps being well supplied with natural gas.

The move comes at a time when American companies are increasingly giving up international projects to invest back home.