Natural Gas
Daily Comment
The Biden Administration’s Next Big Climate Decision
The liquefied-natural-gas buildout—and fossil-fuel exports—challenge progress on global warming.
Daily Comment
What to Do When It Rains on the Winter Games
Governor Kathy Hochul’s ambitious climate plan for New York.
Kitchen Notes
Learning to Love an Induction Stove
Cooking with fire feels ancestral, elemental, effective. Could there be a better way?
Q. & A.
Cutting Off Putin’s Pipelines to Europe
An import ban on Russian energy may be the most effective way to stop the war in Ukraine. But could the E.U. handle the shock?
News Desk
How Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine Upended Germany
In the wake of Russia’s attack, Germany has reoriented its energy policy and committed to dramatic military expansion for the first time since the Cold War.
Dispatch
When the Kids Started Getting Sick
After pressure from families, Pennsylvania has launched studies into whether fracking can be linked to local illnesses.
Daily Comment
The Biden Administration’s Landmark Day in the Fight for the Climate
The newly announced actions may well mark the beginning of the end of the fossil-fuel era.
Annals of a Warming Planet
Betting on Gas Is Definitely Immoral—and Probably Unwise
The Oracle of Omaha is betting on gas, but in recent days analysts reported that nearly half of all big projects to export liquefied natural gas worldwide are now in trouble.
Daily Comment
The Literal Gaslighting That Helps America Avoid Acting on the Climate Crisis
The U.S. wasted the past decade on a strategy that reduced its carbon emissions but had no net effect on its total emissions of greenhouse gases.
Daily Comment
How to Tell If Beto O’Rourke Is for Real: A Green New Deal and Natural Gas
No one is calling for immediately shutting down natural-gas-fired power plants, but if you’re for a Green New Deal, you probably should make clear that you’re against building new plants and the pipelines that feed them.
Annals of Technology
A Visit to the Paul Broste Rock Museum
The Financial Page
Putin’s Power Play
The Current Cinema
Open Country
Shouts & Murmurs
Cranial Fracking
Comment
Burning Love
Letter from Rangoon