Innovation sputters in battle against climate change
In the race to develop technologies to slow climate change, the world is off track.
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Source of 3-mile-wide oil sheen off Santa Barbara County coast still a mystery
A day after a three-mile-wide oil sheen was spotted off the Santa Barbara Coast, authorities were trying to determine its source.
Oil to hit low $30s by the end of 2015: Kilduff
The prospect of oil prices falling below $40 receded earlier this year amid a crude rally, but with futures sliding again, investors shouldn’t rule out a three-handle, Again Capital founding partner John Kilduff said Thursday.
Senate energy panel votes to lift oil export ban
The U.S. Senate Energy Committee on Thursday narrowly passed a bill to lift a 40-year old ban on the export of crude oil, but the measure faces an uphill battle in getting passed by the full Senate.
Shell icebreaker retreats after showdown with protesters
A Shell Oil icebreaker retreated Thursday after a showdown with environmental activists dangling from Portland, Oregon’s tallest bridge.
BMW drivers get paid $1,000 to delay charging i3 electric cars
In a new pilot program, a California utility is paying drivers of BMW electric cars to delay charging their vehicles when the power grid is under pressure.
With no sign of oil price rebound, Shell wields axe again
Royal Dutch Shell is to axe 6,500 jobs this year and step up spending cuts as it seeks to reassure investors it can withstand an extended period of lower oil prices, even through its planned $70 billion acquisition of BG Group.
Google Street View cars are starting to map air pollution
A small number of Google Street View cars are recording more than photos of the road — they’re also taking snapshots of the air quality around them. Aclima, a company that creates networks of environmental sensors, announced this week that it’s been working with Google to put air quality detectors on some of its cars.
Average age of cars on U.S. roads breaks record
Improvements in vehicle quality have made cars more reliable, so consumers are less likely to scrap their vehicles when they buy new ones.
Raise the gas tax already
The federal gas tax is, as it should be, a key source of funding for highway spending. Currently, the tax is 18.4 cents per gallon. The problem is that it has been 18.4 cents per gallon since 1993.
