At the 2015 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York City, Fuel Freedom Foundation and IESE Business School announced a new education program as a CGI Commitment to Action that takes a ground-up approach toward reducing energy poverty on the African continent.
Royal Dutch Shell Plc will halt exploration in the U.S. Arctic after $7 billion of spending ended with a well off Alaska that failed to find any meaningful quantities of oil or natural gas.
The pledges that countries are making to battle climate change would still allow the world to heat up by more than 6 degrees Fahrenheit, a new analysis shows, a level that scientists say is likely to produce catastrophes ranging from food shortages to widespread extinctions of plant and animal life.
The country’s oil and gas companies say they are cooperating more and working harder to make jobs safer for employees even as a new report suggests oil-field work has never been more dangerous.
There are signs that China’s remarkable economic expansion has had some negative side effects. For instance, many Chinese are concerned about air and water pollution, as well as widening inequality.
Nature’s script has been disrupted by a series of unusually intense, unusually large fires — a product of many factors that include government firefighting policies, climate change and bad luck.
California regulators on Friday restored ambitious rules to cut transportation fuel emissions 10 percent within 5 years.
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Frackers could soon face mass extinction
An analyst says one-third of the companies could be bankrupt by the end of next year.
FFF announces new Africa energy education program with IESE at Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting
At the 2015 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York City, Fuel Freedom Foundation and IESE Business School announced a new education program as a CGI Commitment to Action that takes a ground-up approach toward reducing energy poverty on the African continent.
Shell halts Alaska offshore exploration after failing to find enough oil
Royal Dutch Shell Plc will halt exploration in the U.S. Arctic after $7 billion of spending ended with a well off Alaska that failed to find any meaningful quantities of oil or natural gas.
Limited progress seen even as more nations step up on climate
The pledges that countries are making to battle climate change would still allow the world to heat up by more than 6 degrees Fahrenheit, a new analysis shows, a level that scientists say is likely to produce catastrophes ranging from food shortages to widespread extinctions of plant and animal life.
195 cities celebrate Drive Electric Week
/in Environment, Over a Barrel Blog wtucker, newleaf /by Arctic LeafEarlier this month the nation celebrated National Drive Electric Week, with events in 195 cities. Read more →
New bid to cut natural gas pollution falls short
In the race to head off the most dangerous impacts of climate change, a solution to the methane emissions problem is lagging.
Colorado oil companies say they are safer; stats say otherwise
The country’s oil and gas companies say they are cooperating more and working harder to make jobs safer for employees even as a new report suggests oil-field work has never been more dangerous.
Corruption, pollution, inequality are top concerns in China
There are signs that China’s remarkable economic expansion has had some negative side effects. For instance, many Chinese are concerned about air and water pollution, as well as widening inequality.
As fires grow, a new landscape appears in the West
Nature’s script has been disrupted by a series of unusually intense, unusually large fires — a product of many factors that include government firefighting policies, climate change and bad luck.
California regulators restore emissions-cutting fuel rule
California regulators on Friday restored ambitious rules to cut transportation fuel emissions 10 percent within 5 years.