This New Gas May Eliminate All Carbon Emissions
HydroInfra Technologies, based in Sweden, claims to have developed the answer to greenhouse gases and fossil fuel emissions, stating that their Hydro Nano Gas “instantly neutralizes carbon fuel...
View Article5 Facets of Mexico’s Energy Revolution
Earlier this week, President Enrique Peña Nieto made a bold proposal. The recently elected president of Mexico suggested that his country overhaul and revitalize its national energy industry and make...
View ArticlePetroleum Industry: Relax Biofuel Requirements
Weekly petroleum imports averaged 7.9 million barrels per day over the last week, up negligibly almost by 3,000 barrels per day. Refinery inputs lagged a bit over the last week as well, according to...
View ArticleHere’s How Fuel Subsidies Burden Both the Rich and the Poor
I have posted frequently (most recently in a three-part series that starts here) on the topic of underpricing of energy in the United States, but we are not the only offender. Many countries around the...
View ArticleWill this Oil Spill End Up Costing Shell Big?
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ollesvensson/ In 2008, a pipeline in the Niger Delta owned by Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDSA)(NYSE:RDSB) burst and spilled 1,640 barrels of oil over a 72-day period,...
View ArticleClean Energy Is Getting Moldy
Mold is worth a lot these days, particularly to the U.S. Department of Energy, which is forking out $1.3 million to fund research into turning mold into fuel. The $1.3 million grant was handed out by...
View ArticleOil & Politics: Who Will Take Over from the U.S. in the Middle East?
There is little doubt that politics in the Middle East are changing right before our very eyes, and with that shift in politics will unavoidably come a change in the policies of oil, as the two go...
View Article5 Top Green Cars to Buy in 2014
“This is our award that picks one vehicle — or a line of vehicles — that we consider to be the greenest new vehicle[s] launched for the new model year,” John Voelcker at Green Car Reports wrote...
View ArticleRecovery Begins in the Aftermath of Midwestern Storm
Many are beginning to think about what it will take to recover in the aftermath of a devastating storm that swept across parts of the Midwest this weekend, Reuters reports. With most of the primary...
View ArticleDon’t Know S**t About Coffee? Here Is a Guide to a Better Brew
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomilknocry/ We should face, first off, that most people suck at coffee. There is simply too much going on in the world to be a pro at everything, so there is no...
View ArticleOil Prices Expected to Decline in 2014
The Energy Information Administration released its weekly reports on the status of various liquid fuels in the United States, covering the week that ended December 6. The reports cover natural gas and...
View ArticleEPA: Car and Truck Efficiency Sets a New Record
Auto manufacturers have invested a great deal and gone to great lengths to ensure compliance with increasingly stringent government regulations as far as fuel economy and efficiency are concerned...
View ArticleU.S. to Become Less Dependent on Foreign Oil
The U.S. Energy Information Administration on Tuesday released an early version of its Annual Energy Outlook for 2014. The main item being that the United States will continue to develop its own oil...
View Article8 Energy Stocks Top Credit Suisse’s Picks for 2014
Credit Suisse energy analysts released a list of stock picks for the oil and gas industries in 2014, which the bank sees as a year for both caution and optimism. From refineries to oil field producers...
View Article5 Top Energy Stocks for 2014
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilspicys/ The global energy economy is changing. Coal is falling out of favor for the production of electricity, the locus of demand growth is shifting from...
View ArticleHere’s Why Plug Power Looks Appealing
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/teegardin/ Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) is a company that has had a long history of high expectations and subsequent disappointment for investors. It has made many...
View ArticleKerry, Obama Go on the Offensive With Climate Change Rhetoric
Climate change has been a major topic in the news and on politicians’ tongues as of late, with President Barack Obama speaking on the issue in his State of the Union address. On Monday, Secretary of...
View Article10 Problems With Genetically Modified Foods
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/artfullyunforgotten/ The debate over the safety of genetically modified foods has been raging for almost two decades, when GM foods were first introduced to the...
View Article5 Top Pickups for Leaving the Smallest Economic and Carbon Footprints
The culmination of environmental awareness, economic mindfulness, and the need to haul lots of stuff has resulted in pickup trucks that aim to find the perfect balance of all three factors: a truck...
View ArticleAmericans’ Environmental Concerns: Rising With The Sea Level
On Wednesday Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel met with counterparts from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Honolulu, Hawaii, to discuss climate change and the development of a...
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