Labor Day drivers to enjoy lowest gas prices since 2004
It has been more than a decade since U.S. drivers paid so little to fuel up for that last road trip of summer.
Emissions ‘far above’ 2C target
Global plans to curb carbon dioxide are well below what’s needed to keep temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees, according to a new analysis.
Obama takes climate message to Alaska, where change Is rapid
President Obama arrived on Wednesday to deliver his alarm-sounding message about the warming of the planet — a phenomenon occurring twice as quickly in Alaska as in the rest of the United States.
Will California redouble its push for clean energy? It all rides on this upcoming vote
The oil lobby has mounted a full-court press against the effort, and a handful of Democrats in the Assembly are wavering. The stakes could not be higher.
Friedman: Our radical Islamic BFF, Saudi Arabia
Nothing has been more corrosive to the stability and modernization of the Arab world, and the Muslim world at large, than the billions and billions of dollars the Saudis have invested since the 1970s into wiping out the pluralism of Islam
OPEC magazine op-ed that fueled oil rally baffles insiders
An OPEC publication written by the exporter group’s public relations team helped oil prices jump and prompted speculation over a possible shift in output policy — to the bafflement of some OPEC insiders.
Elon Musk: Burning fossil fuels ‘dumbest experiment in history’
Elon Musk recently sat down with Cosmos host and all-around awesome scientist dude Neil deGrasse Tyson, host of the television show. The topic naturally turned towards fossil fuels, with Musk telling Tyson; “If we don’t find a solution to burning oil for transport, when we then run out of oil, the economy will collapse and society will come to an end.
Government report finds economic benefits of oil exports
A long-awaited study by the Obama administration concludes that lifting the nation’s four-decade ban on oil exports wouldn’t increase U.S. gasoline prices and could even help lower them, raising the stakes in the debate about whether to lift or relax the ban.
Why louder electric cars could be bad news for birds
Nobody likes traffic—including birds. Even moderate road noise drives many from their habitat, and new evidence suggests bad health effects for those that stick around.
An unlikely Israeli business deal has fueled the fight against ISIS
By helping back the Kurdish forces, known as peshmerga, who continue to push back Islamic State’s core territory with little outside help, Israel could be helping secure a stronger blow against the group’s central command.
