How cheap crude stalled America’s booming oil trains
It was a record year for oil train mishaps—and the year crude-by-rail hit the brakes.
Is Big Oil the new Big Tobacco?
Activists have been urging investors for years to pull money out of the fossil-fuel producers blamed for much of the world’s warming. Joe Camel’s new role shows the movement has an even broader target: not just the industry’s money, but its reputation.
British airstrikes hit Islamic State oil fields, aim to deal ‘real blow’
British warplanes hit oil fields that help finance the activities of the Islamic State in Britain’s first airstrikes following a vote in Parliament that authorized military action in Syria, its defense secretary said Thursday.
ISIS promise of statehood falling far short, ex-residents say
As its smuggling and oil businesses have faltered, the Islamic State has fallen back on ever-increasing taxes and tolls imposed on its squeezed citizens.
Emissions scandal crushes Volkswagen sales in November
Volkswagen’s emissions scandal crushed the brand’s U.S. sales in November, despite heavy discounts and a strong month for the overall auto industry.
Moscow alleges Turkey shot down plane to protect oil trade with ISIS
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he’ll resign if Moscow can prove its claim that Turkey shot down a Russian plane to protect its oil trade with ISIS.
A path for climate change, beyond Paris
The pledges that countries have signaled they will make in Paris over the next two weeks to cut emissions will inevitably fall short of what is needed to solve the problem of climate change.
Volkswagen closes in on fixes for diesel motors in Europe
Volkswagen AG is closing in on regulatory approval for a series of low-cost fixes to 8.5 million rigged diesel vehicles in Europe, a step forward in its effort to overcome a scandal over cheating on emissions.
U.S. EPA boosts biofuels targets for 2014-16 above proposal
Volkswagen AG is closing in on regulatory approval for a series of low-cost fixes to 8.5 million rigged diesel vehicles in Europe, a step forward in its effort to overcome a scandal over cheating on emissions.
What passing a key CO2 mark means to climate scientists
Humans have burned enough fossil fuels to drive atmospheric CO2 to levels that world hasn’t seen in at least 400,000 years. That’s driven up temperatures, melted ice and caused oceans to acidify.
