Coming to the oil patch: Bad loans to outnumber the good
Bad loans are likely to outnumber good ones soon in the U.S. oil patch, an indication of the pressure on energy companies and their lenders from the crash in prices.
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Big Corn finds unlikely allies in U.S. biofuel push: carmakers and drivers
U.S. corn producers may have found two unlikely allies in their decade-long battle with big oil to get ethanol into the nation’s fuel stream: automobile manufacturers and American drivers.
Oil revenue collapse means ISIS reliant on Gulf funds, inquiry hears
A collapse in oil revenues available to Islamic State is likely to have made it increasingly dependent on donations from wealthy Gulf states and profits from foreign exchange markets, the first UK inquiry into the terror group’s funding has heard.
Low gas prices create a detour on the road to greater fuel economy
With a crucial midterm review of federal fuel-economy rules to begin this summer, automakers are expected to seek adjustments to the government’s formula for increasing mileage and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
California’s rebate program for green car buyers shifts gears March 29
A state program that aims to make clean vehicles more accessible to California drivers will soon implement increased incentives for low- and moderate-income consumers.
The high cost of high fuel economy
If you look around your neighborhood, you will probably find that people who are buying premium gas are getting hosed at the pump.
In geopolitical conflict and oil Round 1, all parties score points
Oil markets seem to have stabilized on the back of reports that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC producers (read Russia) are trying to get an agreement in place to stabilize markets.
CAFE garbage from the lunatic fringe infects the media
CAFE standards are under attack by the media. Check out the title of an article in Newsday I found this morning: Highway death tolls will skyrocket as 54.5 mpg standard takes effect. That would get anyone’s attention, right?
With ‘smog jog’ through Beijing, Zuckerberg stirs debate on air pollution
A morning run can be the perfect way to overcome jet lag, but usually not when it’s through the choking haze of auto exhaust and industrial discharge.
Choked Mexico City bans 1 million cars in air pollution alert
Authorities have banned more than 1 million cars from the roads and offered free subway and bus rides to coax people from their vehicles as Mexico City’s first air pollution alert in 11 years stretched into a third day.
