Inside the surreal Saudi suburbia built by an oil giant
Ayesha Malik considers herself an American on paper, a Pakistani by heritage, and a Saudi by upbringing. But she calls herself an Aramcon.
Archive for year: 2017
Here are 11 SUVs electric arriving by 2020
Volvo isn’t the only company trying to corner the electric-vehicle market, which automakers expect will grow with the proliferation of charging stations and advancements in battery tech.
This ‘tree’ has the environmental benefits of a forest
The “CityTree”, a mobile installation which removes pollutants from the air, has been popping up in cities around the world, including Oslo, Paris, Brussels and Hong Kong.
UN experts tell Peru to halt oil talks until pollution remedied
United Nations human rights experts have called on Peru to suspend negotiations on a new contract for a large oilfield in the Amazon until past pollution was cleaned up and the rights of indigenous groups respected.
Iran’s stature grows as rivals quarrel
It’s been more than five months since President Donald Trump declared that he was putting Iran “on notice.” For the Iranian regime, that is turning out to be a rather comfortable place.
Young people don’t want to work for oil companies
The bright minds of tomorrow want to pursue careers at Tesla, not ExxonMobil.
127 million Americans at risk of air-quality ‘double whammy’ of smog, ragweed pollen
About 40% Americans live in counties where a “double whammy” of unhealthy levels of smog and ragweed pollen — both tied to climate change — combine to threaten respiratory health, a Natural Resources Defense Council report finds.
London mayor wants zero-emissions transport system by 2050
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has a wildly ambitious plan to make the English capital more environmentally friendly.
Shell plans to spend $1 billion a year on clean energy by 2020
Royal Dutch Shell Plc plans to spend as much as $1 billion a year on its New Energies division as the transition toward renewable power and electric cars accelerates.
Wall Street cash pumps up oil production even as prices sag
Easy Wall Street cash is leading U.S. shale companies to expand drilling, even as most lose money on every barrel of oil they bring to the surface.
