These companies all got into carbon capture for financial reasons, and it's paying off.

American Electric Power, PPL and Xcel Energy all post quarterly financial results that refect the impact of, among other factors, a comparatively cool summer.

Among the shares expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are those of Exxon, Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has a rebellion on its hands, led by a handful of utilities that have broken with the powerful lobbying group over its stiff opposition to the war on global warming.

A group of institutional investors is calling for a global effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% to 85% by 2050 from 1990 levels.

NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Ridgewater Equity (RWE).