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Archive for month: August, 2017

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Fuel Freedom Staff

U.S. senator asks FBI to probe Trump adviser Carl Icahn over biofuels push

August 31, 2017
Source: Autoblog
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, What's The Buzz ntaft, staff /by Fuel Freedom Staff

A Democratic U.S. senator on Wednesday urged the FBI to investigate whether billionaire investor Carl Icahn broke the law when he called for biofuels policies that would have benefited his investments while serving as an adviser to President Donald Trump.

Fuel Freedom Staff

U.S. East Coast drivers to feel Harvey fury at gasoline pump

August 31, 2017
Source: Bloomberg
/in Economy, Featured, What's The Buzz ntaft, staff /by Fuel Freedom Staff

Motorists from Maine to Florida will soon feel the wrath of Hurricane Harvey without seeing a single raindrop.

Landon Hall

OPEC: Is this the cartel’s last stand?

August 31, 2017
Source: Bloomberg
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

Since its creation more than half a century ago, OPEC has become the textbook case of a successful cartel.

Landon Hall

Study suggests 75 of top 100 automotive suppliers will be irrelevant by 2030 unless they shift to EVs

August 31, 2017
Source: Inside EVs
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

The upcoming mass electrification of the automobile was compared by Automotive News to a meteor that wipes out all the dinosaurs … who in this case, are traditional auto parts suppliers.

Landon Hall

Bill Joy finds the Jesus battery

August 31, 2017
Source: WIRED
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

He claims Ionic’s new approach is a big step to cheaper, safer, and more efficient batteries will not only power our devices and vehicles, but also enable an “energy internet” based on renewable sources.

Fuel Freedom Staff

Harvey’s toll on energy industry shows a Texas vulnerability

August 30, 2017
Source: The New York Times
/in Economy, National Security, What's The Buzz ntaft, staff /by Fuel Freedom Staff

For years, much of the nation’s refinery capacity and chemical production have been concentrated along the swamps and narrow inlets of the Gulf of Mexico, risking devastation in a monster storm.

Fuel Freedom Staff

Harvey’s hidden side effect

August 30, 2017
Source: New Republic
/in Environment, Featured, What's The Buzz ntaft, staff /by Fuel Freedom Staff

74 incidents of excess air pollution have been reported since the hurricane hit, totaling more than one million pounds of emissions. More is on the way.

Landon Hall

Nearly a million hectares of oilsands exploration leases abandoned

August 30, 2017
Source: The Canadian Press
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

In another sign the bloom is off the boom for the oilsands, the industry has returned almost one million hectares of northern Alberta exploration leases to the province over the past two years.

Landon Hall

India is rolling out trains with solar-powered coaches to save on diesel

August 30, 2017
Source: Quartz
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

India’s massive diesel-guzzling railway network is getting serious about its experiments with solar.

Fuel Freedom Staff

Hurricane Harvey highlights our dangerous dependence on oil

August 30, 2017/in Economy, Environment, Featured, National Security, Over a Barrel Blog ntaft, staff /by Fuel Freedom Staff

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the most important thing is to ensure that those in its direct path are safe and have the help they need. We must work together to offer whatever support we can so the people impacted can return home and begin rebuilding their lives.

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