OPEC keeps global oil demand forecast unchanged
Global oil demand will increase by 1.2 million barrels a day this year to 94.18 million a day, led by India, the group’s Vienna-based research department said in the monthly report.
Air pollution now major contributor to stroke, global study finds
Air pollution has become a major contributor to stroke for the first time, with unclean air now blamed for nearly one third of the years of healthy life lost to the condition worldwide.
Oil train rules move to White House review
Regulators are one step closer to adopting new standards for oil trains that Congress mandated last year.
‘Niger Delta Avengers’ cause increase in oil prices
A group calling itself the “Niger Delta Avengers” has launched numerous attacks on oil infrastructure in Nigeria since February. These attacks have caused the already-vulnerable African economy to spiral further toward a recession. Read more →
Colorado adopts tougher air rules for oil, gas industry
Colorado adopted tougher air pollution rules for the oil and gas industry — the first in the nation to cover methane, a gas linked to climate change.
VW receives approval for fixes on more than 800,000 cars
Volkswagen has received regulatory approval for technical fixes on some models, it said on Friday, meaning it could now recall more than 800,000 of the 8.5 million cars affected by its diesel emissions scandal in Europe.
What’s ‘waste’ to the oil lobby …
Big Oil must love income inequality and our country’s shocking racial wealth gap. The industry’s latest campaign aims to perpetuate these injustices while attacking California’s efforts against climate change.
Six months after Paris accord, we’re losing the climate-change battle
Since the signing of the Paris climate accord in December, have we made any progress in cutting global emissions?
The Gulf oil spill left more damage than we previously thought
Oil and other contaminates from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill — one of the worst environmental disasters in history — likely lingered in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico for months longer than experts originally predicted, according to a new study.
Whatever happened to advanced biofuels?
The government invested because of hopes that such advanced biofuels could reduce global warming pollution from vehicles compared with gasoline.
