Footage shows ISIS ground fight for Mosul as jihadis torch oil wells to fend off Iraqi allies’ advance
ISIS radicals are believed to have been torching oil wells as they carry out scorched earth tactics in Mosul.
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New Teslas will have all the hardware to be driverless cars, Elon Musk says
Tesla announced Wednesday that all cars going produced today and going forward will be equipped with the necessary hardware to support fully autonomous driving — including the upcoming Model 3.
Don’t let foreign interests prevent U.S. biofuels future
Renewable fuels like ethanol represent the best tools available to reduce our dependence on oil and minimize the risks associated with conflicts over fossil fuels.
Muddled design undermines Toyota Prius Prime
There is something very wrong with the new Toyota Prius and it has nothing to do with its technology.
Hottest months on record have something in common
The run of planetary heat has rewritten the record books.
Kuwaiti parliament dissolves, setting stage for early poll
Kuwait’s ruler dissolved parliament by royal decree Sunday over unspecified security concerns as low oil prices squeeze government coffers, setting the stage for early elections in the tiny country.
Scientists accidentally discover efficient process to turn CO2 into ethanol
Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee have discovered a chemical reaction to turn CO2 into ethanol, potentially creating a new technology to help avert climate change.
Exxon asks court to toss out New York State’s climate change case
Exxon Mobil Corp asked a federal court on Monday to throw out a subpoena from New York State that would force the oil company to hand over decades of documents as part of a wide-ranging inquiry into whether it misled investors about climate change risks.
How Apple scaled back its titanic plan to take on Detroit
Apple Inc. has drastically scaled back its automotive ambitions, leading to hundreds of job cuts and a new direction that, for now, no longer includes building its own car, according to people familiar with the project.
Deepwater Horizon oil disaster extends its toxic reach
Occupational health experts now believe it created a toxic mix that sickened thousands of locals—including some of the 47,000 people that worked in some capacity on BP’s cleanup operation—crippling them with chemically induced illnesses that doctors are unable to treat.
