Here’s what Venezuela’s deepening crisis means for oil prices
Venezuela and its worsening economic and political crisis may be an underappreciated wild card when it comes to the outlook for oil prices.
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Entries by Landon Hall
Methanol: a planet-friendly energy source?
The fossil fuel fight goes on for USC scientists as they develop a new method for creating reversible hydrogen storage based on methanol, with no carbon emissions, in the last major paper co-authored by USC’s first Nobel laureate, the late George Olah.
EU to propose linking CO2 emissions for trucks, cars to road toll charges
The European Commission is to propose making cars, trucks, buses and vans pay higher road toll charges the more CO2 they emit as it seeks to cut road transport’s carbon footprint, two EU officials said.
Leftovers on restaurant diners’ plates will be turned into compost, biofuel
Food left on diners’ plates that goes back to restaurant kitchens in Sacramento County will go into the compost bin instead of landfills.
Oil company vows pollution relief for Utah; air advocates skeptical
Utah air advocates and regulators are praising Chevron’s announcement that it will produce cleaner gasoline at its Salt Lake City oil refinery.
Tesla owners criticizing Autopilot have unrealistic expectations
Although Autopilot is currently the state-of-the-art for the semi-self-driving tech that you can obtain today, it’s far fully autonomous and is clearly still a work in progress.
Wal-Mart aims to slash one gigaton of emissions by 2030
Wal-Mart has launched a “sustainability platform” that will invite its suppliers to join the retail giant in pledging to cut greenhouse gas emissions from operations and supply chains.
BP oil and gas leaks under control, but Alaskans want answers
Activists want to know what triggered the blowout at BP’s Prudhoe Bay oil well and whether ‘this is something that could be more pervasive.’
VW plots Tesla attack with four affordable electric vehicles
Volkswagen AG is gearing up to take on Tesla Inc. with its namesake brand planning to roll out four affordable electric vehicles in the coming years and the Audi unit debuting an upscale battery-powered crossover it aims to introduce in 2019.
Treasury won’t grant Exxon drilling waiver for Russia
The Treasury Department will not grant Exxon Mobil Corp.’s request for a waiver allowing it to work with Russia’s state oil company on a joint drilling venture, the agency said Friday.
