In Kansas, Abengoa has decided to suspend production at its new cellulosic ethanol plant in Hugoton as well as its corn-based ethanol plant in Colwich as part of the recent financial troubles the company is suffering from that may eventually lead to bankruptcy.
Volkswagen AG will provide initial results of an internal investigation into emissions manipulation on Thursday, a sign that the automaker is coming to grips with the crisis after nearly three months.
Southern California air quality regulators turned aside tough new pollution control measures on Friday in favor of an industry-backed alternative plan that will make slower progress toward cleaning smog from the nation’s most polluted region.
To understand how dangerously extreme the Republican Party has become on climate change, compare its stance to that of ExxonMobil.
Buried in the detail of the Paris Accord could be some innocuous-looking words that will have a powerful impact on whether it ever delivers the greenhouse gas reductions it promises.
Schools in Beijing are to close and outdoor construction to stop after the Chinese capital issued its first “red alert” over smog levels.
OPEC has abandoned all pretense of acting as a cartel. It’s now every member for itself.
When oil prices started taking off in 2004, it was part of the same “commodity supercycle” that sent prices of so many other commodities spiraling up. Oil stayed at the party longer than anyone else but now, the party is over.
Crude oil futures tumbled to their lowest in nearly seven years on Monday after OPEC failed to address a growing supply glut, while a stronger dollar made it more expensive to hold crude positions.
Negotiators paving the way for a global climate change agreement in Paris have cleared a major hurdle, producing a draft accord in record time and raising hopes that a full week of minister-led talks can now clinch a deal despite many sticking points.
