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The failure of cellulosic ethanol may prove beneficial to oil giant Royal Dutch Shell. Cellulosic ethanol was seen as an important component of mass ethanol adoption because it is made from non-edible plants. But despite the hopes of ethanol advocates and policymakers, cellulosic sources never materialized in significant quantities. DON'T MISS: Fuel from emissions? Catalyst converts carbon dioxide to ethanol One of the casualties of the cellulosic-ethanol experiment is a plant that Shell may soon acquire at a 95-percent discount, according to Bloomberg. The plant cost about $500 million to...
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Did you know Exxon researched hybrid cars (then ignored them)?
Exxon researched hybrid cars in the 1970s, then ignored them.
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U.S., China peer-reviewed reports lay out huge subsidies for fossil fuels
The U.S. and China published the results of a reciprocal peer review on their fossil-fuel subsidies.
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Southeast gasoline drivers to get range anxiety after pipeline rupture?
A pipeline rupture in Alabama is causing gasoline shortages.
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What does OPEC think about electric cars? Same as Exxon: no threat
OPEC and ExxonMobil don't view electric cars as a threat.
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Oil and gas fracking industry targets Millennials for support
A Texas fracking advocacy group uses social media to target Millennials.
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A pact among state attorneys general investigating ExxonMobil mandates confidentiality.
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Oil is cheap, so Kuwait raised its own gas price to compensate
Kuwait is cutting fuel subsidies to compensate for lost oil revenue.
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Wealthy nations on fossil-fuel subsidies: we'll end them...later
The G20 nations will not commit to a deadline for phasing out fossil-fuel subsidies.
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Gasoline demand rises in U.S., China, and India; more growth expected
Gasoline prices, which fell below $2 a gallon in many parts of the United States over the winter, have been slowly rising again. And given the supply-and-demand equations in the global oil industry, that means that demand has risen as supplies have stayed steady or fallen. So even though Saudi...
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French oil company Total agrees to buy battery maker Saft
Energy storage has never been the subject of more research, capital investment, and business interest than it's experiencing in this decade. With lithium-ion cells at the forefront of both electric cars and stationary batteries used to store renewable energy for later use, batteries are hot. Now...
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Exxon backs carbon-capture technology to feed fuel cells
ExxonMobil is expanding a partnership with FuelCell Energy to combined carbon capture and sequestration with carbonate fuel cells.
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Saudi Arabia wants to diversify its economy.
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Shell unveils latest ultra-efficient city car, designed by Gordon Murray
The Shell concept car was designed by Gordon Murray, in collaboration with engine specialist Osamu Goto.
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Saudi Arabia will have $2 trillion to figure out an economy after oil
Saudi Arabia plans to start a $2 trillion fund to keep its economy running after oil declines.
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Will electric cars cause oil price to crash? Navigant says no
Analysts debate the impact of electric cars on the oil industry.
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Effects Of Climate Change Could Last 10,000 Years Or More: Scientists
Effects of climate change could last considerably longer than originally thought, a new study says.
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Cheap Oil Will Last A Decade, Says Huge Oil Trader
Oil prices won't increase much over the next decade, one oil trader predicts.
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West Coast states are on track for major cuts in oil consumption, the Union of Concerned Scientists says.
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Why Do West-Coast Gas Prices Differ From Rest Of U.S.?
Gasoline remains more expensive on the West Coast than the rest of the country.
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OPEC Says Electric Cars Will Remain Irrelevant Through 2040
OPEC believes battery-electric cars will account for just one percent of global sales in 2040.
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Saudi Arabia Plans Emission Cuts...That Don't Reduce Fossil-Fuel Use
Saudi Arabia's proposal for upcoming climate-change talks is as much about preserving its economy as reducing carbon emissions.
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Why Exxon Is Attacking The Media Over Climate Change Research
Exxon-conducted research confirmed climate change decades ago, new reports say.
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CA Climate-Change Bill Passed, Electric Utilities To Target Oil Industry
Let's call this one a good news, bad news, good news story. On Friday, September 11, the California Senate approved SB 350, the Clean Energy and Reduction Act--by far the most far-reaching climate change legislation enacted in the U.S. The bill's provisions codify Governor Jerry Brown's goals of...
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