Tesla zooms into the black with $21.9 million quarterly profit as vehicle sales jump
Tesla Motors reported just the second quarterly profit in its history as a public company, reversing a string of consecutive losses.
Automakers could be making a big mistake with their big bets on electric cars
A hundred years ago, the electric motor lost out to the gas engine. A century later, electric vehicles are staging a tepid comeback: they now make up about 1% of global auto sales.
Air pollution more deadly in Africa than malnutrition or dirty water, study warns
Africa’s air pollution is causing more premature deaths than unsafe water or childhood malnutrition, and could develop into a health and climate crisis reminiscent of those seen in China and India, a study by a global policy forum has found.
Oil prices fall after Iraq signals doubts over OPEC cut
Oil prices tumbled Monday amid doubts over OPEC’s proposed output cut, after Iraq signaled it wants to be excluded from the pact.
What comes out of a tailpipe, anyway?
We’ve all been stuck behind one before. A car that clearly hasn’t passed a smog check in years, spewing smoke from its tailpipe like there’s no tomorrow. You probably know that the stuff coming out of there isn’t good for you, or the environment. But what exactly is it composed of?
Don’t let foreign interests prevent U.S. biofuels future
Renewable fuels like ethanol represent the best tools available to reduce our dependence on oil and minimize the risks associated with conflicts over fossil fuels.
Scientists accidentally discover efficient process to turn CO2 into ethanol
Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee have discovered a chemical reaction to turn CO2 into ethanol, potentially creating a new technology to help avert climate change.
Deepwater Horizon oil disaster extends its toxic reach
Occupational health experts now believe it created a toxic mix that sickened thousands of locals—including some of the 47,000 people that worked in some capacity on BP’s cleanup operation—crippling them with chemically induced illnesses that doctors are unable to treat.
Today is Oilfield Prayer Day in Oklahoma, and all faiths may observe
Oklahoma’s oil and gas sector, one of the biggest in the country, is in bad shape. So bad that the state’s governor has called for divine intervention.
Here’s how easy it is to sabotage America’s energy grid
All it took was a pair of bolt cutters and the elbow grease of a few climate activists to carry out an audacious act of sabotage on North America’s massive oil and gas pipeline system.
