In a major moment for climate policy, China, Brazil, and the U.S. all announce new commitments
Brazil, the United States and China — three of the world’s top 10 greenhouse gas emitters — all announced new goals Tuesday to curb climate change.
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Tired of Tesla? Here’s a three-wheeled electric racer
Think “electric car” and what springs to mind? A Tesla Model S? Maybe the BMW i3? What you almost certainly do not think of is the Morgan EV3.
Oil companies played hardball in bid to defeat climate outsiders
Companies miscalculated the groundswell of support for more climate accountability ahead of the U.N. conference on global warming in December, fund managers said.
Oil prices rise as Iran nuclear talks get extended
Oil prices rose on Tuesday after Iran and six world powers extended the deadline for nuclear talks until July 7.
Greek crisis, Iran talks weigh on crude prices
Oil prices tumbled Monday as Greece officials reportedly said the country wouldn’t pay its debts to the International Monetary Fund a day before its deadline to avoid a default that could slam European financial markets and upset the oil market’s recent calm.
Do gas prices really matter to Americans?
It appears that demand for gasoline is more or less inelastic, but that fuel costs represent only a small fraction of the average U.S. household’s budget, according to an analysis by the Brookings Institution.
How much oil does the world have left?
“Peak oil” theory for production is predicated on the work of legendary geologist M.King Hubbert, who in 1956 employed his now famous/infamous “Hubbert curve” to predict U.S. petroleum production would peak in 1970. For many years he appeared to be correct, but the “shale revolution” is on the verge of proving him premature.
Renewable-fuel advocates give EPA an earful on reducing ethanol targets
When the EPA proposed lowering the country’s ethanol-use mandates for this year and next, it set up a public hearing to let people tell it what they thought. On Thursday more than 280 people showed up to testify at the Jack Reardon Convention Center in Kansas City, Kan., and most had the same message: “Don’t […]
Governors urge EPA to keep renewable fuel standards intact
A plan to reduce the amount of renewable fuels required in the U.S. gasoline supply drew heated condemnation of the petroleum industry Thursday from two governors who said health of the ethanol industry is vital to their states’ economy.
New report estimates enough natural gas is leaking to negate climate benefits
Natural gas drilling only has environmental benefits over other processes like coal and oil production if producers can keep a tight lid on leaks.
