New report estimates enough natural gas is leaking to negate climate benefits
Natural gas drilling only has environmental benefits over other processes like coal and oil production if producers can keep a tight lid on leaks.
Big Oil getting cozy with Iran as talks near end
Big Western oil companies are beginning to forge business relationships with Iran during the final days of international talks that could lift sanctions against the oil-rich nation.
You want to talk about engine problems? Take ethanol out of gasoline
One of the great misconceptions following ethanol is that it causes compatibility issues in certain engines. But new data shows that the opposite is true.
ISIS is using oil as a weapon against Syrians
ISIS has begun to use oil in an attempt to spread its influence and counter rival Syrian opposition groups, Erika Solomon reports for the Financial Times.
Green privilege
From an environmental, social, and economic perspective, it would be smarter to subsidize the purchase of super-efficient, modestly priced gas and diesel vehicles by middle- and lower-income people than to give hedge-fund managers $7,500 for buying a Tesla.
The EPA’s unrealistic climate report
What would the EPA’s figures look like in a world in which humanity misses the 2 degree target but still does a lot more than nothing? It’s unclear; the EPA did not feature results from intermediate warming pathways — in other words, the agency did not publicly game out what’s most likely to happen.
Public hearing Thursday for the 2014, 2015, and 2016 RFS program
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a public hearing to be held in Kansas City, Kansas on June 25, 2015 for the proposed rule “Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2014, 2015, and 2016 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2017.”
Tesla denies It has delayed Model 3 launch to 2018
Tesla Motors spokesman Ricardo Reyes has denied his company has delayed the release of the $35,000 Model 3 electric car.
Proposed rule for big trucks aims at cutting fuel emissions
The Obama administration on Friday introduced a major climate change regulation intended to reduce planet-warming carbon pollution from heavy-duty trucks.
The world is quickly running out of water, new NASA study says
The world is losing groundwater, fast. That is the conclusion of a new study published by researchers at NASA, which drew on satellite data to quantify the stresses on aquifers.
