Southern California’s air quality board is moving to replace its top executive a month after Republicans gained a majority on the panel with new appointees who have vowed to make pollution regulations less burdensome for businesses.
Regardless of their political party, Iowans strongly support a government program promoting ethanol — reaffirming its popularity in the nation’s No. 1 ethanol-producing state, according to results of the new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll.
Royal Dutch Shell’s environmental record will come under renewed fire on Wednesday in two cases that will test the ability of aggrieved communities in Nigeria to use UK courts to hold the company to account.
New data this week showing how little progress the United States has made in cutting greenhouse gas emissions since President Obama took office is the latest evidence to undercut the pledges the United States made in negotiating the Paris climate treaty.
Like Wile E. Coyote briefly floating midair after running off a cliff, U.S. shale output has been amazingly resilient as oil prices plunged. But just as the hapless cartoon character eventually succumbed to gravity, analysts now expect U.S. production to fall in a meaningful way.
Racin’ is a lot of things (maybe even rubbin’ … Robert Duvall and Tom Cruise didn’t exactly settle the matter in “Days of Thunder”). NASCAR fans usually don’t think “reducin’ emissions” as part of the equation of their favorite sport. But they should.
While past General Motors executives have said some nice things about Tesla Motors, today’s reality is much more naughty. The issue is whether or not Tesla should be allowed to sell its vehicles directly to customers, a battle that is alive and well in state capitols across the US.
If you’ve been enjoying Southern California’s falling gasoline prices you’d better fill up today, because industry experts say Southland prices will jump about 30 cents by Friday and keep on climbing for the foreseeable future.
The former CEO of Edmunds.com and a veteran automotive journalist are creating a revamped website, Trucks.com, which will be devoted entirely to news in the trucking industry.
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Southern California smog regulator may be forced out amid shift on air board
Southern California’s air quality board is moving to replace its top executive a month after Republicans gained a majority on the panel with new appointees who have vowed to make pollution regulations less burdensome for businesses.
Iowa Poll: Iowans love ethanol law regardless of party
Regardless of their political party, Iowans strongly support a government program promoting ethanol — reaffirming its popularity in the nation’s No. 1 ethanol-producing state, according to results of the new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll.
Shell proves test case for oil majors’ environmental records
Royal Dutch Shell’s environmental record will come under renewed fire on Wednesday in two cases that will test the ability of aggrieved communities in Nigeria to use UK courts to hold the company to account.
Rising U.S. emissions make Paris promises elusive
New data this week showing how little progress the United States has made in cutting greenhouse gas emissions since President Obama took office is the latest evidence to undercut the pledges the United States made in negotiating the Paris climate treaty.
U.S. oil production is declining, but how fast will it fall?
Like Wile E. Coyote briefly floating midair after running off a cliff, U.S. shale output has been amazingly resilient as oil prices plunged. But just as the hapless cartoon character eventually succumbed to gravity, analysts now expect U.S. production to fall in a meaningful way.
Green NASCAR? Emissions down 20 percent on high-octane E15
/in Environment, Over a Barrel Blog lhall /by Landon HallRacin’ is a lot of things (maybe even rubbin’ … Robert Duvall and Tom Cruise didn’t exactly settle the matter in “Days of Thunder”). NASCAR fans usually don’t think “reducin’ emissions” as part of the equation of their favorite sport. But they should.
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Tesla fights back against anti-store bill ‘authored and pushed’ by GM
While past General Motors executives have said some nice things about Tesla Motors, today’s reality is much more naughty. The issue is whether or not Tesla should be allowed to sell its vehicles directly to customers, a battle that is alive and well in state capitols across the US.
Bad news for Southern California gas prices as major spike expected
If you’ve been enjoying Southern California’s falling gasoline prices you’d better fill up today, because industry experts say Southland prices will jump about 30 cents by Friday and keep on climbing for the foreseeable future.
Here’s how electric cars will cause the next oil crisis
It’s looking like the 2020s will be the decade of the electric car.
Auto industry vets revamp Trucks.com into news site
The former CEO of Edmunds.com and a veteran automotive journalist are creating a revamped website, Trucks.com, which will be devoted entirely to news in the trucking industry.