Why high-octane fuels matter for fuel economy
The internal combustion engine will likely remain a significant drive train for passenger vehicles in the near future so it is critical to make both fuel and engine efficiency a priority
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The most important mystery about U.S. climate change policy
On the surface, it looks like extraordinarily good news. The United States is burning less coal — less of the fuel that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere when burned.
U.S. issues final offshore drilling rules
The Obama administration on Thursday issued final rules aimed at preventing the kind of explosion that erupted nearly six years ago on the Deepwater Horizon rig, killing 11 people and causing the biggest oil spill in U.S. history.
Consensus affirmed: Virtually all climate scientists agree warming is manmade
Ninety to 100 percent of climate scientists agree that the planet is warming due to human activity, according to a peer-reviewed paper published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Research Letters.
Can economies rise as emissions fall? The evidence says yes
In the United States, the decoupling of emissions and economic growth was driven chiefly by the boom in domestic natural gas, which when burned produces about half the carbon pollution of coal.
Exxon fires back at climate-change probe
Exxon Mobil Corp. went to court Wednesday to challenge a government investigation of whether the company conspired to cover up its understanding of climate change, a sign the energy company is gearing up for a drawn-out legal battle with environmentalists and officials on the politically charged issue.
Powertrain executives press for higher octane gasoline to help meet mpg, CO2 rules
Automakers say they need higher octane gasoline — more in line with what is available in Europe today — to meet the government’s strict 2025 fuel economy and C02 standards.
How do we jam the roads with Teslas by 2030? Just ask Norway
How is it possible to scale up faster? Well, one answer may come by looking at the example of a country that has already done just that: Norway, where electric vehicles were fully 18 percent of new cars sold last year.
Standing up against natural gas waste in New Mexico: a win-win
Big oil and gas companies are wasting so much natural gas you can see it from space.
Trying to put a price on Big Oil’s ‘climate obstruction’ efforts
ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch/Shell, and three oil-industry groups together spend $115 million a year on advocacy designed to “obstruct” climate change policy, according to new estimates released by Influence Map, a British nonprofit research organization.
