Oil markets continue to debate the vagaries of how much crude and refined products are stored in big white tanks and floating carriers. The feeling is that there is too much sloshing around. That’s why the oil price is under siege again, down 10 percent in the past three weeks
To the delight of motorists everywhere, the price of oil suddenly halved in the second half of 2014, dropping from over $100 to less than $50 a barrel. It’s safe to say no one saw the fall coming:
A corner of the nation that seemed poised only a few years ago to become a new energy hub is now gripped by a debate over whether transporting volatile, hazardous crude oil by rail through cities and environmentally delicate areas can ever be made safe enough.
As these vehicles inch tantalizingly closer to reality, we are starting to imagine an entirely new transportation system, in which self-driving electric vehicles are organized into shared city fleets, and dispatched by smartphone to satisfy transportation demand.
Energy storage technology is a hot item these days, and the latest news from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology just made things a little hotter.
President Obama rejected TransCanada’s reckless pipeline project last year. Now we must tell him to block the Canadian company’s plan to ship that same dirty tar sands oil down our rivers and coasts.
General Motors will offer its first autonomous EV through its affiliated ride-sharing partner, Lyft, and things are coming together on an accelerated pace.
Carbon dioxide has emerged as a new secret ingredient in the recipe for making ethanol, and that addition represents a major step forward in streamlining the biofuel production process.
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California’s cap-and-trade program has cut pollution. So why do critics keep calling it a failure?
After cruising along for more than two years, California’s vaunted cap-and-trade program to cut carbon emissions has run into a few recent snags.
Forget inventories — Drilling cutbacks will lead to much higher oil prices
Oil markets continue to debate the vagaries of how much crude and refined products are stored in big white tanks and floating carriers. The feeling is that there is too much sloshing around. That’s why the oil price is under siege again, down 10 percent in the past three weeks
Pressure builds on Calif. to adjust EV incentives
California regulators are facing pressure to tighten up their rules for zero-emission vehicles.
Distress in the oil and gas industry: What happened to the price of oil?
To the delight of motorists everywhere, the price of oil suddenly halved in the second half of 2014, dropping from over $100 to less than $50 a barrel. It’s safe to say no one saw the fall coming:
Pacific Northwest weighs response to risks posed by oil trains
A corner of the nation that seemed poised only a few years ago to become a new energy hub is now gripped by a debate over whether transporting volatile, hazardous crude oil by rail through cities and environmentally delicate areas can ever be made safe enough.
Shared vehicles could make our cities dramatically more livable
As these vehicles inch tantalizingly closer to reality, we are starting to imagine an entirely new transportation system, in which self-driving electric vehicles are organized into shared city fleets, and dispatched by smartphone to satisfy transportation demand.
Your new EV will go farther, charge faster with new ‘glass’ battery
Energy storage technology is a hot item these days, and the latest news from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology just made things a little hotter.
The next Keystone XL
President Obama rejected TransCanada’s reckless pipeline project last year. Now we must tell him to block the Canadian company’s plan to ship that same dirty tar sands oil down our rivers and coasts.
Sooner than some think, Lyft will launch GM’s first autonomous electric car
General Motors will offer its first autonomous EV through its affiliated ride-sharing partner, Lyft, and things are coming together on an accelerated pace.
Scientists harness CO2 to consolidate biofuel production process
Carbon dioxide has emerged as a new secret ingredient in the recipe for making ethanol, and that addition represents a major step forward in streamlining the biofuel production process.