Fisticuffs over the route to a clean-energy future
Could the entire American economy run on renewable energy alone?
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Entries by Landon Hall
Why Saudi Arabia’s quest to prop up oil prices is failing
An early glimpse of the turn in the oil markets came last August. Thanks to a recovery in the shale oil drilling business, the French company Vallourec started rehiring people it had let go at its Youngstown, Ohio, steel pipe factory.
Trump pledges support for ethanol even as administration stokes uncertainty
President Donald Trump reaffirmed his support for the U.S. ethanol industry in an Iowa speech Wednesday, even as his administration stokes uncertainty by considering last-minute changes to the way it mandates domestic consumption.
Judge upholds California’s low-carbon fuel standards
A federal judge has upheld most of California’s pioneering low-carbon fuel standard but allowed oil companies and other fuel suppliers to challenge rules that may favor California ethanol producers over their Midwest competitors.
64 years later, CIA finally releases details of Iranian coup
Known as Operation Ajax, the CIA plot was ultimately about oil.
A third of the world now faces deadly heatwaves as result of climate change
Study shows risks have climbed steadily since 1980, and the number of people in danger will grow to 48 percent by 2100, even if emissions are drastically reduced.
Norway offers record number of blocks for Arctic oil exploration
Norway offered a record number of blocks for oil and gas exploration in the Arctic Barents Sea on Wednesday, brushing off concerns about the risks of drilling in the remote, icy environment.
Libya’s increased oil production thwarts OPEC’s reduction plans
The biggest wild card in the equation — one that could tip prices at the pump from one day to the next — is oil-rich Libya, among the most unstable countries in North Africa.
This startup wants to turn America’s yard waste into a petroleum substitute
Alliance Bio-Products says its fuel will be cheaper than oil–and that there’s enough yard waste in the country to make more than we need.
Trump EPA chief met energy CEOs at Trump hotel amid rollback
U.S. environmental chief Scott Pruitt met in March with oil executives over dinner in Trump International Hotel, just as he was moving to relieve the industry of one of its biggest Obama-era regulatory burdens: a requirement to curtail methane leaks.
