ISIS oil production takes a hit: study
The so-called Islamic State has lost 26 percent of the income it had been generating from the sale of crude oil, according to new research released on Monday.
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Low oil prices don’t cut into U.S. production by much
When a commodity costs more to produce than the current market price, producers usually stop producing it. But when it comes to U.S. crude, a global crash in prices hasn’t been matched by deep cuts in production.
RFA: Ethanol has been a huge success
The emergence of the ethanol industry over the past decade helped transform the corn market from a state of demand stagnancy, giant surpluses and growing reliance on the taxpayer to a state of healthy demand expansion, higher value and plunging government payments.
Here are the top 5 new clean cars for 2017
In the market for a new car that can save you money on fuel and cut your emissions? Here are some of the top clean cars scheduled to hit showrooms in 2017.
Busted: State budgets feel fracking crash
Check out the ugly budget messes this spring in some of the nation’s top oil and gas fracking states, which are now contending with humongous revenue losses as oil and gas prices languish.
A brief history of octane in gasoline: from lead to ethanol
Currently, high-octane fuel is marketed as “premium,” but automotive manufacturers have expressed interest in raising the minimum octane pool in the United States to enable smaller, more efficient engines.
Why high-octane fuels matter for fuel economy
The internal combustion engine will likely remain a significant drive train for passenger vehicles in the near future so it is critical to make both fuel and engine efficiency a priority
The most important mystery about U.S. climate change policy
On the surface, it looks like extraordinarily good news. The United States is burning less coal — less of the fuel that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere when burned.
U.S. issues final offshore drilling rules
The Obama administration on Thursday issued final rules aimed at preventing the kind of explosion that erupted nearly six years ago on the Deepwater Horizon rig, killing 11 people and causing the biggest oil spill in U.S. history.
Consensus affirmed: Virtually all climate scientists agree warming is manmade
Ninety to 100 percent of climate scientists agree that the planet is warming due to human activity, according to a peer-reviewed paper published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Research Letters.
