New look at near-disaster at California refinery raises questions about safety
It’s been nearly two years since Nadia Levine fielded the frantic calls — the first one from her husband, the next from a co-worker.
Archive for month: February, 2017
OPEC figures show over 90 percent compliance with supply cut
OPEC has delivered more than 90 percent of pledged oil output curbs in January, according to figures the exporter group uses to monitor its supply, making a strong start to implementation of its first production cut in eight years.
Volkswagen attacks ex-chairman for scandal accusations against ex-CEO
In a stunningly public rebuke for a typically buttoned-up company, Volkswagen issued a statement Wednesday afternoon denying the accusations and assailing former chairman Ferdinand Piech for alleging that ex-CEO Martin Winterkorn and other executives knew about possible emissions cheating.
End of the road for diesel cars?
Viewed from the United States, Volkswagen’s “Dieselgate” scandal is a tale of massive legal settlements but minor environmental impacts.
Tesla pausing factory for Model 3 preparation this month
Tesla Inc. says it will shut down production at its California assembly plant for a week this month to prepare for production of its high-volume Model 3 sedan, moving the company closer to meeting its target to start production in July.
Shell launches bid to leave massive, sludgy oil rig remnants in North Sea for 500 years
Oil giant Shell is to launch a bid to leave the 10 vast concrete legs of three oil rigs standing in the North Sea for up to 500 years after the platforms have been decommissioned.
Will Tesla get run over by China, GM, Ford, BMW in electric vehicles?
Tesla, with its stock breaking out Tuesday, had the best-selling electric vehicle for the past two years in a relatively small market, but General Motors, Ford and others are racing for the lead as China pumps on the gas.
The Tesla Model 3 is too small to fit the big 100kWh battery pack
When Tesla revealed the Model 3 last year, reports suggested it would have a claimed range of up to 300 miles on an 80 kWh battery pack. Now we know why the sedan won’t have the larger 100 kWh battery pack available on Tesla’s Model S and X: it’s too small.
China’s first ‘vertical forest’ building will help clean its smoggy air
Those aren’t just towers—they’re enormous, verdant air filters for smog-choked cities.
Car ban fails to curb air pollution in Mexico City
Mexico’s driving curbs were extended to Saturdays back in 2008 with an analysis carried out beforehand indicating that nitrogen oxides and large particulates would decline by 16%.
