Volkswagen: Engineers couldn’t meet U.S. emissions laws
Volkswagen investigators have determined that engineers cheated U.S. emissions tests in part because they could not figure out how to meet the standards, the company said.
The Paris climate talks are going much better than expected
Round-the-clock negotiations are currently underway in Paris with perhaps the boldest goal of any international summit of world leaders in history: a comprehensive plan to transition the world economy away from fossil fuels and prevent catastrophic climate change.
The radical idea that’s gaining momentum at the Paris climate talks
Even as some experts are questioning the extent to which it’s even possible, more and more voices at the U.N. climate change conference here are standing up for at least trying to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, rather than the more commonly cited 2 degrees C.
Confidence in oil hub security shaken by Oklahoma earthquakes
The ground is shaking near Cushing, Okla., home to the largest commercial crude oil storage center in North America.
The assault on climate science
Rep. Lamar Smith is using his committee chairmanship to go after the government’s own climate scientists, whose latest study is an inconvenience to his views.
Did the Governator just come up with a Republican-proof argument on climate change?
Arnold Schwarzenegger posted a note on Facebook on Monday that made a very good point about climate change and renewable energy: It really doesn’t matter what you believe.
Despite push for cleaner cars, sheer numbers could work against climate benefits
Given the limitations of electric cars so far — including their limited range between charges — many experts predict that most of the billion additional cars predicted to be on the road in 2030 will have internal combustion engines that spew greenhouse gases.
Abengoa shuts down Hugoton cellulosic ethanol plant
In Kansas, Abengoa has decided to suspend production at its new cellulosic ethanol plant in Hugoton as well as its corn-based ethanol plant in Colwich as part of the recent financial troubles the company is suffering from that may eventually lead to bankruptcy.
VW seeks to move beyond crisis mode with investigation results
Volkswagen AG will provide initial results of an internal investigation into emissions manipulation on Thursday, a sign that the automaker is coming to grips with the crisis after nearly three months.
Regulators OK weaker version of air pollution program for Southern California
Southern California air quality regulators turned aside tough new pollution control measures on Friday in favor of an industry-backed alternative plan that will make slower progress toward cleaning smog from the nation’s most polluted region.
