The key to reducing oil imports to zero
Imagine the U.S. without a single barrel of imported oil. From 50% imports in 2007 to 30% imports today to 0% in the mid-2020s – 50 years of geopolitical leverage from OPEC can be gone for good.
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Entries by Landon Hall
Obama said to block selling new drilling rights in U.S. Arctic
The Obama administration is set to block the sale of new oil and gas drilling rights in U.S. Arctic waters under a five-year blueprint, handing a victory to environmentalists who said the activity threatened whales, walruses and other wildlife in the region.
Five steps states can take to promote electric cars
A series of events this fall open opportunities for states to begin to transform the U.S. transportation sector toward reduced emissions and lower cost for consumers, all fueled by American resources.
Electric vehicles are getting better, cheaper, longer lasting
The billboard-size electric sign featured a big number — both in the size of the lettering and in its import. It touted the Renault Zoe electric vehicle, saying “Renault ZOE 400 km. 100% Electric. Now.”
Obama administration cancels oil and gas leases on Blackfeet tribe’s sacred grounds
The Interior Department on Wednesday announced a settlement with Devon Energy for the cancellation of leases in Montana for oil and gas drilling on lands considered sacred by the Blackfeet Tribe.
Electric cars are less than 1% of the market. Yet automakers are pushing them big time. Why?
On one hand, the market share for electric cars is minuscule. On the other, big automakers are aggressively pushing their electric cars. What gives?
USGS: Wolfcamp shale holds 20 billion undiscovered barrels of oil
Drillers have wrung oil out of West Texas for a century, but there’s still plenty left in untapped shale rocks.
U.S. officials say world climate-change efforts to continue despite Trump’s views
Senior U.S. officials at a major climate change conference Monday, echoed by President Barack Obama, contended the world will seek to keep cutting carbon emissions, despite President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to turn back the U.S.’s own efforts.
One small step for Chrysler, one giant leap for minivan-kind
While I’ve driven many electric cars, getting behind the wheel of the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid was the first time I experienced electric drive in a minivan.
What Trump’s pro-drilling stance means for oil, gas industry
The election of Donald Trump as president raises the hopes of oil and natural gas producers, thanks to his full-throated support for the removal of regulations that many say hamper the industry.
