FirstElement hydrogen fuel cell stations’ progress delayed in California
One of the main Hydrogen players, FirstElement Fuel, which builds the True Zero Hydrogen Network, 18 months ago set a target of 19 stations by 2015.
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‘Leaf’ it to the experts: New bionic leaf gets to the root of the problem
News has been circulating this week of an incredible new way to make biofuel: the bionic leaf.
8 shipwrecks that could sink the environment
Some 20,000 shipwrecks litter U.S. waters, but most don’t pose any threat because their oil has already spilled out, they never carried any to begin with or the ships have decayed because they were made of wood or other less durable materials. However, a few sunken ships along American coasts continue to keep officials up at night.
Scientists have confirmed the scientific consensus on climate change
Almost 16 years after Harvard researcher Naomi Oreskes first documented an overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change, a research team confirmed that 97 percent of climate scientists agree that human-caused climate change is happening.
Railroad temporarily halting oil trains in Columbia River Gorge after fiery wreck
With damaged tank cars still lying near to the tracks in Mosier, the site of Friday’s fiery oil train derailment, Union Pacific said Monday it would temporarily suspend moving oil trains through the Columbia River Gorge.
No gas-powered cars by 2025? Nor-way!
Elon Musk likely has a new spring in his step this week as news circulated that Norway is planning to stop the sale of gasoline-powered cars by 2025. Read more →
For oil industry, clean air fight was dress rehearsal for climate denial
When the smog plaguing Los Angeles reached distressing levels in the early 1950s, the city hired Arie Haagen-Smit to study the cause. Not only was Haagen-Smit a scientist specializing in airborne microscopic chemicals, he was also angry about the state of the city’s air. His work swiftly determined that the culprit was oil.
Colorado adopts tougher air rules for oil, gas industry
Colorado adopted tougher air pollution rules for the oil and gas industry — the first in the nation to cover methane, a gas linked to climate change.
VW receives approval for fixes on more than 800,000 cars
Volkswagen has received regulatory approval for technical fixes on some models, it said on Friday, meaning it could now recall more than 800,000 of the 8.5 million cars affected by its diesel emissions scandal in Europe.
Pre-1997 cars forbidden in central Paris to cut emissions
A fairly direct way to eliminate air pollution from car exhaust emissions is to simply get rid of the cars themselves.Next month, Paris officials will attempt to do just that.
