U.S. regulators seem to soften on fuel economy requirements — or did they?
Will U.S. regulators step away from the expected fuel economy target of 54.5 mpg for 2025 model-year vehicles, as established in 2012?
Archive for year: 2016
The world’s climate pledges are not even close to good enough
In a little over a decade, if every country around the world keeps every current promise to cut carbon emissions, it’s likely the planet will warm up 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The future of Big Oil? At Shell, it’s not oil
“We’re more a gas company than an oil company,” says Ben van Beurden, Shell’s chief executive officer. “If you have to place bets, which we have to, I’d rather place them there.”
Why we pretend to clean up oil spills
Studies indicate that, in general, the post-treatment survival rate of oil-soaked birds is less than one percent.
Questions and answers about U.S. fuel economy standards
The U.S. government has issued a report on fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for U.S. cars and trucks that were first established in 2012.
Volkswagen scandal reaches all the way to the top, lawsuits say
Three attorneys general on Tuesday directly challenged Volkswagen’s defense over its emissions deception, calling the decision to thwart pollution tests an orchestrated fraud that lasted more than a decade,
Repeat after me: High octane, low carbon
The signs are everywhere highlighting our product and how it can find its true value as an octane enhancer while lowering carbon emissions.
Earth has another record warm month, but the string may be ending (for now)
June 2016 was the warmest June on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported Tuesday.
VIDEO: Fuel Freedom, IESE launch Africa education program
“Energy poverty comes at a high cost,” says Prof. Ahmed Rahnema, holder of the Fuel Freedom Foundation chair at IESE. Along with Yossie Hollander, the foundation’s chairman, he shares how the solution includes generating knowledge and getting local businesses involved.
Many laid-off oil field workers have left industry behind, survey finds
Many of the laid-off mechanics and roustabouts that ran drilling rigs during the oil boom have found new jobs in construction, retail and other sectors and may not come back even if the industry recovers.
