Wall Street JournalAs Oil Jobs Dry Up, Workers Turn to Solar SectorWall Street JournalA few years ago, Sean and Stormy Fravel were riding the oil and gas boom like so many others in West Texas. But when their jobs disappeared along with $100-a-barrel oil p …

ObserverWhy Are Renewables Buoyant Even as Oil Sinks?ObserverFirst, most oil is used for transportation and for heating, while most renewable energy generates electricity used for lighting, computers, and appliances. In fact, only 4 percent of power global …

BBC NewsGlobal stock markets dive amid oil routBBC NewsStock markets worldwide have tumbled with investors unsettled by the continued slide in oil prices and fears about the impact on global growth. The UK's FTSE 100, Germany's Dax and the Cac 40 i …

The GuardianSlump in oil prices drives green energy takeup in top exporting nationsThe GuardianSince oil prices began their precipitous slide, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, the UAE and other big oil producers have cut electricity and water subsidies, imposed …

ForbesMarketsUS oil: “Liquid American Freedom” reaches EuropeFinancial TimesThe first oil tanker to sail from the US after restrictions were lifted on the country's crude exports has arrived in Europe, a landmark moment for an industry battling a colla …

The GuardianGovernment U-turn on renewables shows gas, oil and nuclear are still favouritesThe GuardianThink of the tax breaks and research grants still given to oil and gas, the direct subsidies for nuclear, the publicly-funded roads that facilitate cars, …

CNNCongressional Leaders Reach Sweeping Deal on Tax and Spending LegislationWall Street JournalLate Tuesday night, lawmakers also reached a deal on legislation that would revive and extend dozens of lapsed and expiring tax breaks. As part of the year-end l …

Wall Street JournalOil Export Ban Drags Down Spending NegotiationsWall Street Journalhighlighted the final sticking point publicly Tuesday, saying that the talks with Republicans had bogged down over whether to lift a 40-year-old ban on oil exports. Democr …

CNNMoneyThis solar company will power Middle East oilCNNMoneyA Silicon Valley company recently broke ground on one of the largest solar projects in history. No, it's not using solar panels to power mansions in Palo Alto. It's using clean energy to …

Aljazeera.com (blog)I remember the day... an oil spill changed my lifeAljazeera.com (blog)The money was part of the $83m in compensation paid by Royal Dutch Shell Plc to the Bodo community, after it took the Anglo-Dutch oil company to a British court over …