Home Depot co-founder: Using more U.S. energy could end dependence on OPEC
Even if we didn’t import one barrel of oil, we’d still be held hostage to the tyranny of the price, which to a large extent is set by OPEC.
Archive for year: 2018
Sally Jewell: Let the Trump administration know Arctic Refuge is no place for oil and gas drilling
The administration says that drilling in the refuge is an important component of their so-called “energy dominance” strategy, necessary to bolster our nation’s energy portfolio. But that claim simply doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
California and carmakers ‘in agreement’ on emissions standards
California and the auto industry mostly agree that the state should maintain a role in setting vehicle emissions standards despite Trump administration efforts to curb its authority, according to the head of the California Air Resources Board.
Trump administration biofuels deal delayed indefinitely
The Trump administration has indefinitely delayed a proposed overhaul of U.S. biofuels policy aimed at reducing costs for the oil industry, under pressure from corn state lawmakers who worry the move would undermine demand for ethanol, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Pope to address oil majors in Vatican climate conference
Pope Francis, who wrote a major document on protection of the environment from global warming in 2015, is expected to address the group on the last day of the June 8-9 conference.
U.S. asks OPEC for 1 million barrel a day oil output hike
The U.S. government has quietly asked Saudi Arabia and some other OPEC producers to increase oil production by about 1 million barrels a day, according to people familiar with the matter.
Who can we blame for higher gasoline prices?
You probably have noticed that gasoline prices are again on the rise. Predictably, I have already seen stories arguing about President Trump’s culpability in this current price rise.
23% of Tesla Model 3 reservations have been refunded
By the time the first vehicles were ready to be handed over to the first customers, the number of reservations had grown to 455,000 worldwide. It was a phenomenon the auto world had never seen before.
Is Big Oil serious about methane emissions?
The American oil giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron are typically the bane of environmentalists, but their recent annual meetings only attracted muted protests compared to previous years.
Trump withdrew from the Paris climate deal a year ago. Here’s what has changed.
A year ago today, President Trump shocked the world by announcing that the United States would be the first and possibly only country to join, but then subsequently withdraw from, the Paris climate change agreement.
