Why does green California pump the dirtiest oil in the U.S.?
So far, California’s oil producers have done little to change the way they operate.
Archive for year: 2017
Iraq asks BP to boost oil production from Kirkuk: spokesman
Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi met a senior BP executive on Monday to discuss developing and boosting production from Kirkuk oilfield, a ministry spokesman said.
EPA abandons changes to U.S. biofuel program after lawmaker pressure
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has backed off a series of proposed changes to the nation’s biofuels policy after a massive backlash from corn-state lawmakers worried the moves would undercut ethanol demand.
Global pollution is the world’s biggest killer and a threat to survival of mankind, study finds
Pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and premature death in the world, accounting for three times more deaths in 2015 than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined, according to a sweeping global study published Friday in The Lancet medical journal.
We owe it to our veterans to work toward oil independence
This is the week we show our respect and gratitude to veterans for their service to our country. But that sentiment doesn’t have to be reserved just for Veterans Day.
Western governors agree to build a sprawling EV charging network
Western governors say electric vehicles will be able to travel easier across 5,000 miles of highway under a new agreement promising to build a network of charging stations in seven states.
OPEC reportedly favors 9-month extension to output cut deal in bid to boost oil prices
OPEC members are reportedly forming a consensus around extending their production cutting deal with other crude exporters by nine months, a move that would help to put a floor under oil prices.
Our cities need fewer cars, not cleaner cars
Moving to all-electric car fleets will be a positive step, albeit an inadequate measure.
Exposure to air pollution before birth may shorten our lives
Pollution affects us even in the womb: Women who are exposed to air pollution during pregnancy have babies with shorter telomeres (a genetic biomarker), a study published in JAMA Pediatrics found.
Gulf of Mexico oil spill may be largest since BP disaster
An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last week may be the largest in the U.S. since the 2010 blowout at BP Plc’s Macondo well that sank the Deepwater Horizon rig and killed 11 people.
