We owe it to our veterans to work toward oil independence
This is the week we show our respect and gratitude to veterans for their service to our country. But that sentiment doesn’t have to be reserved just for Veterans Day.
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Entries by Landon Hall
Western governors agree to build a sprawling EV charging network
Western governors say electric vehicles will be able to travel easier across 5,000 miles of highway under a new agreement promising to build a network of charging stations in seven states.
OPEC reportedly favors 9-month extension to output cut deal in bid to boost oil prices
OPEC members are reportedly forming a consensus around extending their production cutting deal with other crude exporters by nine months, a move that would help to put a floor under oil prices.
Our cities need fewer cars, not cleaner cars
Moving to all-electric car fleets will be a positive step, albeit an inadequate measure.
Exposure to air pollution before birth may shorten our lives
Pollution affects us even in the womb: Women who are exposed to air pollution during pregnancy have babies with shorter telomeres (a genetic biomarker), a study published in JAMA Pediatrics found.
Gulf of Mexico oil spill may be largest since BP disaster
An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last week may be the largest in the U.S. since the 2010 blowout at BP Plc’s Macondo well that sank the Deepwater Horizon rig and killed 11 people.
These suburbanites may have no fracking choice
“There’s a tension in oil and gas law between allowing private property owners to develop their mineral estates on their own and the state’s desire to ensure that ultimate recovery of oil and gas is maximized.”
Chevron abandons drilling plans in south Australia, blaming low oil prices
Chevron said the decision to ditch its $400 million plans had nothing to do with government policy, regulatory, community or environmental concerns.
Hundreds of Tesla workers were let go for subpar performance, the company says
Firing hundreds of workers all at once is rare, at least in the auto industry. But Tesla Inc. does things differently.
Are the days of low oil prices receding?
Oil prices rose on Monday, fueled by jitters about a disruption in supplies after government forces in Iraq moved on the Kurdish-held city of Kirkuk and on oil installations seized by the Kurds in 2014.
