Smog chokes Delhi, leaving residents ‘cowering by our air purifiers’
For days, many in Delhi have been living as if under siege, trying to keep the dirty air away from their children and older parents.
Tesla to end unlimited free use of supercharging stations
Electric car maker Tesla Motors has decided to stop offering unlimited free use of its 734 fast charging stations worldwide, just months before it’s scheduled to start selling a mass-market electric car.
America’s road trip: Will the U.S. ever kick the car habit?
Detroit is resurgent, and its near-total collapse may unwittingly have created one of its most powerful and unique assets.
5 things to know about the Colonial Pipeline
A major fuel artery connecting refineries on the Gulf Coast to airports and gas stations on the East Coast was closed Monday, sending gasoline prices surging higher.
Oil dips to $45 as U.S. crude stockpiles show largest jump on record
Oil prices tumbled 3 percent on Wednesday after a record weekly build in U.S. crude stocks added to worries of all-time highs in OPEC production that suggested little could be done to rein in a global glut.
Pipeline blast may create ‘epic problem’ for drivers
A pipeline explosion on Monday shut down the flow of gasoline and diesel along the East Coast, potentially impacting prices at the pump for weeks.
Tesla sales need a recharge
Tesla Motors sold just 1,650 cars in the U.S. in October, according to Inside EVs, which tracks monthly sales of electric cars. That’s well below the 7,500 cars it sold in the U.S. in September, the data show.
Southern California’s deadliest quake may have been caused by oil drilling, study says
A new study suggests that the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, the deadliest seismic event in recorded Southern California history, may have been caused by deep drilling in an oil field in Huntington Beach.
‘Super yeast’ has the power to improve economics of biofuels
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center have found a way to nearly double the efficiency with which a commonly used industrial yeast strain converts plant sugars to biofuel.
Air pollution on Wall Street might actually be bringing down the stock market
Every week, it seems, we learn more about the consequences of air pollution — and in particular of the smallest airborne particles, known to scientists by the name PM2.5, which are capable of traveling deep into the lungs and entering the bloodstream, and from there, causing havoc.
