Fuel cell cars and filling stations are slow to arrive
Where will they fuel up? California is by far the country’s most advanced location for hydrogen fuel cell technology, but the infrastructure isn’t ready.
Archive for month: November, 2015
EPA says VW cheating software is on more vehicles
Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal widened Friday after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said the German automaker used software to cheat on pollution tests on more six-cylinder diesel vehicles than originally thought.
Climate warning labels are coming to gas pumps in one Canadian city
The North Vancouver, B.C., city council unanimously voted this week to make warning labels mandatory on all gas pumps, although it’s not yet clear what the labels will look like.
Why ISIS has all the money it needs
Beyond oil, the caliphate is believed by U.S. officials to have assets including $500 million to $1 billion that it seized from Iraqi bank branches last year.
Obama and Putin agree on bombing Islamic State’s oil pipeline
When Vladimir Putin met with Barack Obama in Turkey on Sunday to discuss the terrorist attacks in Paris, he brought along some photos.
Despite U.S.-led campaign, Islamic State rakes in oil earnings
The Islamic State rakes in up to $50 million a month from selling crude from oilfields under its control in Iraq and Syria, part of a well-run industry that U.S. diplomacy and airstrikes have so far failed to shut down, according to Iraqi intelligence and U.S. officials.
Hitting ISIS where it hurts by striking oil trucks
On Monday, U.S. warplanes flew low over an area in eastern Syria controlled by the Islamic State, or ISIS. The target was roughly 300 trucks used to transport crude oil for the terrorist organization.
Why oil could rally big in 2016
Despite the astounding surge in the oil supply over the last year, the Bank of England reported that 60 percent of the recent decline in oil prices was due to demand factors.
We just sold another billion dollars worth of weapons to our frenemies in Saudi Arabia
As part of its ongoing effort to promote “stability within the region,” the United States has inked another giant arms deal with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Take the ‘U.S. model’ on emissions to Paris
According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), increased use of natural gas – part of the abundance produced by the American energy revolution – is a big reason monthly power sector CO2 emissions in this country were near a 27-year low earlier this year.
