Challenging Arthur Little study on electric-car emissions: questionable assumptions
Transitions into new technologies always generate confusion and misinformation, and certainly that has been the case with modern electric cars.
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Trump signs executive orders to advance Keystone XL, Dakota Access pipelines
President Donald Trump on Tuesday took steps to advance construction of two oil pipeline projects that have been fiercely disputed and were delayed under his predecessor.
North Dakota tribe formally calls on pipeline protesters to disperse
A Sioux tribal council on Saturday formally asked hundreds of protesters to clear out of three camps near its North Dakota reservation used to stage months of sometimes violent protests against the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline.
Air pollution ‘very high’ in England
A “very high” air pollution warning has been issued for London for the first time under a new alert system.
How realistic is the Faraday Future FF 91?
Opinions on the feasibility of the Faraday Future FF 91 are mixed, to say the least.
Judge lets federal flaring rules take effect during lawsuit
New nationwide rules to curtail the practice of burning off excess natural gas from oil and gas wells on federal land took effect as scheduled this week after a judge said he saw no urgent reason to block them while a lawsuit moves ahead.
Hundreds of wells dumping oilfield wastewater to close
About 475 wells that oil companies have used to dispose of wastewater from their drilling operations in California must shut down by Feb. 15, as state regulators move to protect aquifers that were supposed to be shielded by federal law.
Toyota, Shell among giants betting $10.7 billion on hydrogen
Toyota Motor Corp. and four of its biggest car-making peers are joining oil and gas giants including Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Total SA with plans to invest a combined 10 billion euros ($10.7 billion) in hydrogen-related products within five years.
Dakota Access company files motion to halt environmental study
Energy Transfer Partners has filed a motion to bar the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from initiating an environmental study for its controversial Dakota Access pipeline crossing at Lake Oahe in North Dakota.
U.S. scientists officially declare 2016 the hottest year on record. That makes three in a row.
In a powerful testament to the warming of the planet, two leading U.S. science agencies Wednesday jointly declared 2016 the hottest year on record, surpassing the previous record set just last year — which, itself, had topped a record set in 2014.
