How the oil price plunge could backfire on the economy
“People should enjoy the lower prices for now, because they certainly will not last.”
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Trump’s proposed rollback of Obama-era emissions standards is riddled with critical errors
The Trump administration’s new standards, cleverly referred to as SAFE standards, claims to reduce traffic fatalities by as much as 1,000 deaths a year, according to the language of the proposal. The justification for that argument is incredibly shaky however.
Saudi Arabia’s handling of Khashoggi fallout
“I do think they would do more harm to themselves by going negative, and really withdrawing oil from production, because it would hurt them in the long term.”
The risks of Saudi Arabia using oil as a weapon
“If for some reason that oil weapon becomes a Saudi response, and they may get other friends to join them in responding with an oil effect, the whole world economy could be shaken by a shortage of oil.”
Flex fuels for every car will give U.S. energy independence
“With common-sense public policies in place, American drivers will be able to save money by having options for both oil and natural gas, as well as biofuel and electricity, to power their vehicles. The result? True and lasting energy independence.”
Trump pro-ethanol measures a win for consumers?
While allowing year-round E15 opens the door to using more alcohol fuels, it doesn’t create the market competition that’s needed to achieve energy independence.
Administration’s car emissions rules will cause more illnesses and deaths, study finds
The proposed change in standards, rolled out in August, would cost Americans nearly 17,000 days of work a year because of increased illnesses, the analysis by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says.
California ‘comforted’ by Trump officials after authority threat
The head of the California’s clean air agency doesn’t expect a protracted court fight from President Donald Trump’s proposed challenge to the state’s legal authority to regulate tailpipe emissions.
Researchers warn a common air pollutant is a driver of dementia, even at levels below current EPA standards
Low air quality, even at pollution levels well below current Environmental Protection Agency thresholds, is associated with increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in later life, according to a new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Elon Musk said a Tesla could drive itself across the country by 2018. One just crashed backing out of a garage
When Mangesh Gururaj’s wife left home to pick up their child from math lessons one Sunday this month, she turned on her Tesla Model S and hit “Summon,” a self-parking feature that the electric automaker has promoted as a central step toward driverless cars.
