It’s been 51 days since a massive oil spill off China’s coast. There’s still so much we don’t know.
An Iranian tanker carrying almost 1 million barrels of toxic oil is now at the bottom of the East China Sea.
Archive for year: 2018
U.S. energy drilling boom could mean $6 billion in federal well cleanups
Cleaning up the tens of thousands oil and gas wells on U.S. federal land after they stop producing could cost over $6 billion, and taxpayers may need to pitch in, according to an analysis of state and federal data commissioned by a conservation watchdog group.
A gas tax hike would generate $840 billion, add 1.2 million EVs, cut 1.3 billion barrels fuel use
For 25 years the United States federal fuel user fee (aka the “gas tax”) has remained stagnant, even as vehicle miles traveled accelerated and crumbling transportation infrastructure needs accumulated.
The electric vehicle revolution has a cobalt problem
The road to an imminent electric vehicle future has hit a speed bump — one made of cobalt.
Mines linked to child labor are thriving in rush for car batteries
The appetite for electric cars is driving a boom in small-scale cobalt production in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where some mines have been found to be dangerous and employ child labor.
NHTSA may drastically reduce fuel economy requirements
Unfortunately for automakers, trucks and SUVs are more popular than they’ve ever been. Meanwhile, diesels have fallen out of favor with U.S. customers, and plug-in hybrid sales have yet to really take off.
Electrification, autonomy won’t gain widespread adoption for decades, CAR study says
Although most major automakers are pouring billions into electrification and autonomy, the Center for Automotive Research predicts those investments could slow in the coming years and that such vehicles will represent only a fraction of sales a decade from now.
Exxon sues the suers in fierce climate-change case
As climate-change lawsuits against the oil industry mount, Exxon Mobil Corp. is taking a bare-knuckle approach rarely seen in legal disputes: It’s going after the lawyers who are suing it.
The world spends $400 billion propping up oil companies. Is that bad?
In the thrilling world of multinational industrial policy, it’s about as high-stakes a fight as you can get.
Published documents suggest Daimler rigged diesel emissions tests
The claims are similar to those leveled against Volkswagen in 2015.
