Hurricane Harvey aims for the Texas fracking boom’s favorite port
It’s on target to strike a part of the Texas coast where the recent growth of the oil and gas industry has increased the risk of catastrophic storm damage.
Archive for year: 2017
UT System oil money is a gusher for its administration — and a trickle for students
Each barrel pulled from the ground adds a few more dollars to the Permanent University Fund, a $19.5 billion pot that supports an endowment for the UT and Texas A&M University systems.
Here’s why oil’s future is grim
What do auto manufacturers, utilities and oil companies have in common with Kodak, Blockbuster and Macy’s? Their business models are rapidly vanishing under the pressure of technology innovation and societal norms.
Fracking pollution stays in waterways long after the fracking is done
Dumping fracking water into rivers, lakes, and streams can cause lasting environmental damage, according to a recent study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology—even if you treat it first.
Interior secretary recommends Trump alter at least three national monuments, including Bears Ears
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommended Thursday that President Trump alter at least three national monuments established by his immediate predecessors, including two in Utah, a move expected to reshape federal land and water protections and certain to trigger major legal fights.
Brazil approves quota, 20 percent tax on ethanol imports
Brazil’s government has approved taxing ethanol imports for the first time in a move to protect local producers from growing shipments coming from the United States.
Chevrolet’s Tesla killer isn’t selling very quickly
The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt was supposed to be the electric car of the people—around $30,000, about 240 miles of range per charge and decent space in a little package.
New study: Leave our national monuments alone
The people have spoken. In a study released Tuesday, over 99 percent of people said they support the 27 monuments up for review. President Donald Trump, are you listening?
You may feel effects of Venezuela’s crisis at the pump
The crises in Venezuela — humanitarian, political, security and financial — seem to be reaching a point of no return.
What Exxon Mobil didn’t say about climate change
Scrutiny is mounting on the world’s largest publicly traded oil and gas company. On multiple legal fronts the question is being asked: Did Exxon Mobil’s communications about climate change break the law?
