Get ready to say farewell to a lot of electric cars
We are nearing the beginning of what I’m calling the “second great electric-car extinction.”
German lawmakers vote to ban the internal combustion engine
The modern internal combustion engine first came from Germany and now Germany wants to put a nail in its coffin
Putin says Russia ready to join OPEC effort to limit oil supply
“In the current situation, we think that a freeze or even a cut in oil production is probably the only proper decision to preserve stability in the global energy market.”
Oil glut? Here comes some more!
New oil discoveries have been hailed by the oil industry, but many environmentalists and independent energy experts say that the world needs to keep most of the remaining hydrocarbons in the ground to meet the broad targets of the Paris climate conference.
Climate change law has reshaped California in 10 years
To see California’s largest source of greenhouse gases in action — and glimpse a possible solution — look no farther than the Nimitz Freeway on a weekday morning.
The 7 craziest things that caused oil prices to rise
We all know oil prices are extremely volatile, and trying to predict them is a fool’s errand. But just how easily can they be impacted? Here’s look at the some of the craziest events that caused the price of oil to rise.
The bright future of high-tech cars
Mary Nichols, chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board, set the tone for last week’s Advanced Clean Cars Symposium when she emphasized the “need to use every tool that is available” to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from cars.
Iran, OPEC’s big winner, agrees on landmark oil contract
Iran, fresh from an OPEC meeting where it won significant concessions from regional rival Saudi Arabia, accelerated the rejuvenation of its sanctions-ravaged energy industry on Tuesday when the state producer signed a new-model oil investment contract.
Exclusive: U.S. helped clinch Iraq oil deal to keep Mosul battle on track
Shuttle diplomacy by the United States’ envoy to the anti-Islamic State coalition brokered an oil deal between Iraq and its Kurdish region vital to a climactic battle with the jihadists, diplomats, officials and oil men say.
OPEC reaches first deal to cut oil output since 2008: sources
OPEC agreed on Wednesday to cut its oil output for the first time since 2008, with the group’s leader Saudi Arabia softening its stance on arch-rival Iran amid mounting pressure from low oil prices.
