Electric buses are hurting the oil industry
Electric buses were seen as a joke at an industry conference in Belgium seven years ago when the Chinese manufacturer BYD Co. showed an early model.
Will courts hold oil companies accountable for climate change disasters?
The attorney for Chevron Oil was attempting a classic bit of courtroom performance: Offer a stunning admission — then make a protest of innocence.
Trump, Putin, and the race for Arctic oil
Last March, Russian President Vladimir Putin posed for a photo beside a large Arctic glacier. Later, he asserted his country’s claim to the oil underneath it.
EPA standard: How to maintain one national program
If Scott Pruitt’s EPA and the NHTSA significantly weaken standards, California will not follow suit. They will move forward with the increased standards and will likely enact tougher standards in the years to come.
The battle for octane: Why automakers are pushing to make 95 the new standard
The argument: Any increase in fuel cost would be outweighed by efficiency improvements
Five reasons why oil prices could move even higher
The most recent in a series of oil price rebounds we’ve seen this year has the market speculating which direction the price will move next.
Ryan Zinke’s great American fire sale
Not long ago, the Bureau of Land Management, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, began distributing “vision cards” to its employees.
Options traders pile into $80 oil bets as Trump wild cards mount
Traders are snapping up bets that Brent crude will rise to $80 a barrel as U.S. President Donald Trump mulls renewing sanctions on Iran while conflict roils parts of the Middle East.
Court rules against Trump administration’s delay on car efficiency fines
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the Trump administration cannot delay a regulation that increased automakers’ fines for “gas-guzzling” cars that violate fuel efficiency standards.
In Canada, 2 provinces feud over pipeline: Will it bring jobs or spills?
While much of the world may be focused on President Trump’s threats of a trade war with China, Canada’s attention right now is on a commercial feud within its own borders.
