Oil prices jump to highest level since 2014 amid Middle East tensions
Oil prices jumped to their highest level since 2014 Wednesday, as worries about fighting in the Middle East spooked markets.
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2018 Nissan Leaf electric car: Is there a fast-charging problem?
As Tesla has shown, not all fast charging is created equal. Now owners of the new 2018 Nissan Leaf are complaining that the car’s “fast” charging is not always as fast as advertised.
Living near oil and gas wells increases your risk of cancer, according to a new study
“Our results suggest that Colorado’s current regulations that specify a 500-foot distance between a newly drilled oil and gas well and an existing home may not protect people from exposures to hazardous air pollutants that could impact their health.”
Saudi Arabia signals ambition for $80 oil price
Saudi Arabia wants to get oil prices near $80 a barrel to pay for the government’s crowded policy agenda and support the valuation of state energy giant Aramco before an initial public offering.
Keystone pipeline leak in South Dakota about double previous estimate
The Keystone crude oil pipeline leak in November in rural South Dakota was nearly double the original estimate, making it one of the largest U.S. inland spills since 2010, a newspaper report said.
Americans face highest pump prices in years
Americans are spending more at the pump than they have in years. Prices could rise even higher just as drivers hit the road for family vacations.
Trump’s challenge to fuel-efficient car standards: an uphill battle
The Trump administration’s latest move on environmental policy may sound like a familiar tussle: Green activists want to retain ambitious standards to reduce tailpipe emissions, while free-market advocates say automakers are saddled with onerous and unnecessary regulations.
Texas sinkholes: oil and gas drilling increases threat, scientists warn
Ground rising and falling in region that has been ‘punctured like a pin cushion’ since the 1940s, new study finds.
Quietly, Trump officials and California seek a deal on car emissions
Officials from the Trump administration and the State of California, who have been negotiating behind the scenes on car emissions standards, are expected to reopen talks that could preserve rules targeted by the Environmental Protection Agency for elimination
Why this Tesla car shopper sped away from the Model 3
I thought it was also odd that when I asked a salesman to show me pictures of the Model 3, he did a Google search.
