The Supreme Court’s surprise decision to halt the carrying out of President Obama’s climate change regulation could weaken or even imperil the international global warming accord reached with great ceremony in Paris less than two months ago, climate diplomats say.
A Columbia University report commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute in 1982 cautioned that global warming “can have serious consequences for man’s comfort and survival.”
Chasing Tesla and General Motors, Ford hopes a $4.5 billion investment will help it leapfrog to the front the pack when it comes to developing electrified cars.
Exxon Mobil Corp. won approval Monday for its plan to use trucks to move more than 17 million gallons of oil stranded in storage tanks after a California pipeline break in May, despite concerns from an environmental group that highway safety could be jeopardized.
Ethanol thrives because of the volume-based approach of the mandate, which specifies that a growing percentage of renewable fuels must be mixed into gasoline. But that approach has stifled innovation.
Under President Obama, especially in his second term, there’s been a flurry of action on climate and energy. So it’s a good time to pause for a moment, step back, and take stock.
A new poll, commissioned by The Salt Lake Tribune and the Hinckley Institute of Politics, found that 58 percent of Utah voters support government action that would restrict emissions and improve air quality.
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has brought the health effects of lead back into the public eye, and in a big way. In that context, it’s worth noting that lead was still a part of everyday gasoline more recently than many drivers remember.
“Cassava, sugar beets, sorghum, prickly pear cactus, mesquite trees, buffalo gourds, cattails,” Blume said. “These are all energy crops that can be converted into alcohol-based fuel. Distilled from sugar, it helps divert waste, is near-zero emission and is low cost.”
Scientists have confirmed that 2015 was the hottest year yet recorded, smashing the previous record, which was set in 2014.
