Majority of voters oppose Trump offshore drilling plan: poll
More than half of voters oppose proposed plans by the Trump administration to expand oil and gas drilling off coastal states, according to a poll out Tuesday.
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OPEC in no hurry to decide if extra oil needed to offset Iran: sources
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has a deal with Russia and non-OPEC producers to cut supplies that has helped erase a global glut and boosted oil prices to their highest since 2014.
The missing maths: the human cost of fossil fuels
While the climate policy world is littered with numbers, three of them have dominated recent discourse: 2, 1000, and 66.
Oil prices rise after Trump’s Iran speech, but supply and demand also fuel increase
U.S. drivers who’ve noticed higher prices at the pump may be tempted to blame Trump’s Iran decision, but it’s only one factor at play right now.
U.S. seeks to quickly curb Iran oil after scrapping deal
The U.S. is giving its allies 180 days to extricate themselves from Iranian oil deals, making explicit its desire to start curbing the nation’s crude exports quickly in a bid to go after Tehran’s economic lifeline.
Americans more likely to buy electric cars, AAA study finds
A new AAA survey finds 20% of Americans say their next vehicle will be an electric car. That’s up from 15% in 2017, the first time that AAA asked the question.
Iran says new sanctions would not stifle its oil industry
The Iranian oil industry will continue to develop even if the United States pulls out of the 2015 nuclear deal, and Tehran would see the accord as operational as long as it can sell oil, the Oil Ministry’s news service quoted senior officials as saying on Monday.
Major automakers urge Trump not to freeze fuel economy targets
Major automakers are telling the Trump administration they want to reach an agreement with California to avoid a legal battle over fuel efficiency standards, and support continued increases in mileage standards through 2025.
Forecast oil prices will ‘rise briskly’ if Trump pulls out of Iran deal
With President Donald Trump threatening to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, fears are growing that pulling Iranian crude off the market could send oil markets skyrocketing.
Global plug-in electric car sales hit 140,000 in March, Tesla #1
March was the second best month ever on record for plug-in electric cars sales with nearly 142,000 sold (up 53% year-over-year).
