Pope to address oil majors in Vatican climate conference
Pope Francis, who wrote a major document on protection of the environment from global warming in 2015, is expected to address the group on the last day of the June 8-9 conference.
U.S. asks OPEC for 1 million barrel a day oil output hike
The U.S. government has quietly asked Saudi Arabia and some other OPEC producers to increase oil production by about 1 million barrels a day, according to people familiar with the matter.
Who can we blame for higher gasoline prices?
You probably have noticed that gasoline prices are again on the rise. Predictably, I have already seen stories arguing about President Trump’s culpability in this current price rise.
23% of Tesla Model 3 reservations have been refunded
By the time the first vehicles were ready to be handed over to the first customers, the number of reservations had grown to 455,000 worldwide. It was a phenomenon the auto world had never seen before.
Is Big Oil serious about methane emissions?
The American oil giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron are typically the bane of environmentalists, but their recent annual meetings only attracted muted protests compared to previous years.
Trump withdrew from the Paris climate deal a year ago. Here’s what has changed.
A year ago today, President Trump shocked the world by announcing that the United States would be the first and possibly only country to join, but then subsequently withdraw from, the Paris climate change agreement.
California utilities commission passes record incentives for chargers
The California Public Utilities commission on Thursday approved the largest public electric vehicle charging package in U.S. history, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.
The Philippines is planning a $14 billion ‘pollution-free’ city that will be larger than Manhattan
Manila, the hyper-dense capital of The Philippines, is known for its traffic jams. In a 2016 survey, navigation company Waze ranked Manila as having the “worst traffic on Earth.”
Companies take first steps to drill for oil in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Two Alaska Native corporations and a small oil services firm together have applied to do extensive seismic work next winter in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the first move toward development there since Congress voted late last year to open up the pristine wilderness to oil and gas drilling.
EPA said to seek end of California’s authority over auto mileage
A draft Trump administration proposal to ease automobile efficiency standards is said to call for revoking California’s unique authority to set its own limits, a move that would set off an explosive battle with the nation’s most populous state.
