Global warming might be speeding up
Two climate scientists suggest they’ve come closer to resolving a critical debate about how quickly human activity will heat up the planet. The answer isn’t good news.
A tough week for Tesla after a safety downgrade and sinking stocks
What started out as a week full of fireworks for Tesla may be turning into a dud.
Tesla slams IIHS after ‘Acceptable’ Model S test, older NHTSA ratings cited in response
The influential Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released a new round of crash-safety test results, and one of the cars tested was the Tesla Model S electric luxury hatchback sedan.
Oil, gas, and coal industries get a shocking amount of funding from the US government, a new report shows
Data came from Oil Change International’s “Shift the Subsidies Database,” which tracks public financial flow to fossil fuel industries from 2008 until the present. According to that database, the US provided $832 million annually to coal and $5 billion to oil and gas.
France to ban sales of gasoline and diesel cars by 2040
France will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of an ambitious plan to meet its targets under the Paris climate accord, Emmanuel Macron’s government has announced.
U.S. proposes cutting total biofuels requirements in 2018
The U.S. government has proposed to reduce the volume of biofuel required to be used in gasoline and diesel fuel next year as it signaled the first step toward a potential broader overhaul of its biofuels program.
Goldman Sachs: It looks like demand for Teslas has peaked
Demand for Tesla’s Model S sedan and its Model X SUV appears to have peaked, Goldman Sachs analysts said as they downgraded their outlook for the company.
OPEC, have no fear: The U.S. oil-shale output crash is here
Concerns over the ability for U.S. shale-oil production to offset efforts by other oil producers to rebalance the market have been greatly exaggerated.
Volvo goes electric, ditches cars powered solely by gas
Volvo plans to build only electric and hybrid vehicles starting in 2019, making it the first major automaker to abandon cars and SUVs powered solely by the internal combustion engine.
Oregon lawmakers hide oil train safety plans from public
More than a year after a train derailed, caught fire and spilled oil into the Columbia River in Mosier, state lawmakers are on the verge of forcing railroads to develop plans for making Oregonians safer the next time. With a big catch: Those plans will be secret.
