The real story behind SB 350
Simply put, the bill’s author, Senator Kevin de Leon, was forced to remove the fuels restriction language of SB 350 because working people in California drive cars to work every day.
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Oil losses prompt ISIS to cut fighters’ salaries in half
ISIS was making $40 million a month on oil alone in early 2015, according to the U.S. Treasury. Now, it’s making only a fraction of that, according to the State Department.
Oil prices: What’s behind the drop? Simple economics
The cause is the plunging price of a barrel of oil, which has been cut roughly by more than 60 percent since the June 2014.
2015 confirmed as hottest year on record, and by widest margin
Scientists have confirmed that 2015 was the hottest year yet recorded, smashing the previous record, which was set in 2014.
Company executive blames decade-old oil leak on ‘act of God’
A decade-old oil leak that could last for another century was caused by an “act of God” during a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, the president of the company responsible said Wednesday.
Oil market tests banks’ ability to weather losses
Low oil prices are rattling global markets and destabilizing economies around the world. They are also posing one of the first big tests to the United States banking system since the financial crisis.
IEA says oil market could ‘drown in oversupply’
Oil prices could fall further this year as the market faces an “enormous strain” on its ability to absorb new supplies from producers such as Iran, a top world energy monitor said Tuesday.
Michigan becomes first state to welcome back gas under $1
Gas prices have continued to drop across the state, but one area is seeing gas prices that are the lowest in the country. According to GasBuddy.com, Michigan is the first state that has welcomed back gas prices below $1 per gallon.
U.S. vehicle fleet needs to plug in to shale gas glut
The fracking revolution is still largely misunderstood by the oil and gas industry. It helped the U.S. attain a measure of independence from imported oil but even today we import about 6.5 million barrels a day, equivalent to one-third of U.S. consumption.
Power to the poop: One Colorado city is using human waste to run its vehicles
No matter how you spin it, the business of raw sewage isn’t sexy. But in Colorado, the city of Grand Junction is making huge strides to reinvent their wastewater industry – and the result is like finding a diamond in the sludge.
