How satellite data caught Gulf oil companies hiding enormous oil spills
An organization called SkyTruth is monitoring drilling companies for drastically underestimating the amount of oil they spill into the ocean.
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California attorney general vows to fight any attempt to allow more oil drilling off coast of state
California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra said Friday he is prepared to fight any attempt to expand oil drilling off the California coast despite an order signed by President Trump calling for a study of new oil and natural gas exploration.
Trump to order oil drilling study off California coast, sources say
President Donald Trump will open the door to new oil and natural gas drilling in Pacific waters off the coast of California with a directive Friday that sets up a certain clash with environmentalists.
Spills on aging Enbridge pipeline have topped 1 million gallons, report says
The analysis of federal pipeline safety data comes as politicians from both parties raise questions about Line 5 and a tribe has voted not to renew its easement.
The electric-car boom is so real even oil companies say it’s coming
Electric cars are coming fast — and that’s not just the opinion of carmakers anymore. Total SA, one of the world’s biggest oil producers, is now saying EVs may constitute almost a third of new-car sales by the end of the next decade.
Oil shortage feared by 2020 as discoveries fall to record low
Global oil discoveries fell to a record low in 2016, the International Energy Agency says, raising fresh concerns about the potential for a petroleum-supply shortage as soon as 2020.
The road to fuel choice — government’s role
The road to fuel choice leads through the halls of power in Washington, D.C., and state capitol domes. Breaking the oil monopoly will require a combination of federal and state policies; widely available fuels and the cars to run them; and, finally, an educated and willing consumer base.
If Venezuela falls, will oil rise?
If the United Socialist Party falters, and if President Nicolas Maduro is deposed, the consequences for the world oil market could be significant.
Your city could be exporting deadly air pollution — here’s why
Air pollution is often seen as a local problem requiring local and regional solutions. Karachi, London, Lagos, Mexico City and Paris are just a few of the world’s cities grappling with poor air quality.
Trump: national monuments a ‘massive federal land grab’
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directing his interior secretary to review the designation of dozens of national monuments on federal lands, as he singled out “a massive federal land grab” by the Obama administration.
