1,000 barrels of crude spill from Oklahoma pipeline
A Tulsa-based pipeline company says about 1,000 barrels of crude oil has spilled from a pipeline in Noble County.
Obama rejects construction of Keystone XL oil pipeline
President Obama on Friday announced that he had rejected the request from a Canadian company to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ending a seven-year review that had become a flash point in the debate over his climate policies.
Chemists find better way to pack natural gas into fuel tanks
A new and innovative way to store methane could speed the development of natural gas-powered cars that don’t require the high pressures or cold temperatures of today’s compressed or liquefied natural gas vehicles.
Exxon Mobil under investigation in New York over climate statements
The New York attorney general has begun a sweeping investigation of Exxon Mobil to determine whether the company lied to the public about the risks of climate change or to investors about how those risks might hurt the oil business.
Oil industry money buying too much influence in California
Lobbying expenses by oil companies in California reached an astonishing $11 million from July through September of 2015. The third-quarter lobbying expenses paid for an expensive campaign this past summer by Big Oil to derail an oil-reduction provision in California’s ambitious climate legislation, SB350.
U.S. rejects TransCanada request to suspend Keystone review
“We’ve told TransCanada that the review process will continue,” State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters in Washington Wednesday, adding Secretary of State John Kerry wanted to finish work on the review after “all that has gone into it.”
As scientists worry about warming world, U.S. public doesn’t
Americans are hot but not too bothered by global warming. Most Americans know the climate is changing, but they say they are just not that worried about it, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
Study touts benefits of ethanol from corn stover
Ethanol produced from corn stover is better for the climate than renewable fuel made from corn, underscoring the need for Congress to support production of next-generation fuels, a study released Tuesday concludes.
VW cheating probe spreads to CO2 tests
Volkswagen’s woes deepened on Tuesday as the German carmaker admitted it had found problems involving carbon dioxide emissions on 800,000 cars — including some with gasoline engines.
Porsche pulled into VW emissions-cheating scandal with new EPA charges
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday levied additional charges against Volkswagen, pulling its subsidiary Porsche into the global emissions-cheating scandal.
