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Addressing production bottlenecks could cause gas prices to drop even further, a new report says.
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Even The Oil Industry Asks: Does Tesla Mean The End Of Hydrocarbon Fuels?
A new book predicts massive growth in the electric-car battery industry.
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Era Of Cheap, Subsidized Gasoline To End In United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates plans to bring gas prices in line with international averages.
Stephen Edelstein -
New West Coast Oil Refinery Proposed To Meet Clean-Fuel Demand
A new refinery would satisfy demand for biofuels, but also increase crude-oil production.
Stephen Edelstein -
Big Oil To 'Lose Control Of Auto Industry': Energy Conference
Bloomberg predicts the car industry will leave Big Oil behind.
Stephen Edelstein -
Electric Cars Could Slash UK Oil Imports 40 Percent In 15 Years: Study
A new study charts the potential benefits of mass electric-car adoption in the U.K.
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Oil storage tanks may soon run out of room, triggering a major price drop.
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Oil Industry Will Begin To Vanish By 2030, Says New Book
A new book claims the downfall of fossil fuels is coming.
Stephen Edelstein -
Do Low Gas Prices Hurt Renewable Energy Adoption? Unlikely, Says Analyst
Low oil prices won't affect renewable energy, analysts say.
Stephen Edelstein -
How Oil Companies Fight CA's Clean Energy: Playbook Leaked Accidentally
Leaked information shows how the oil industry is fighting climate-change legislation in three states.
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Electric-Car Charging Station At Gas Station In Tar-Sands Land
Electric-car charging stations are still remarkably rare at gas stations, though a handful exist in the Pacific Northwest. But earlier this year, the Petro-Canada station in Crossfield, Alberta, installed a charging station. It's free to use, too. Perhaps not too remarkable, except that this is the...
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Gasoline Prices Continue To Fall, Almost At Four-Year Low: Report
A new report finds gas prices are as low as they've been in four years.
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The Rockefellers will divest fossil-fuel stocks from their charity.
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Gas Prices Fall For Labor Day With Oil Supplies Ample
If you're getting out on the road this Labor Day weekend visiting friends or family, you may be pleased to hear it'll cost you a little less than it did this time last year. The U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) 'Today in Energy' brief shows that average U.S. gas prices are as low as...
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BP: 53.3 Years Of Oil Left At Current Production Rate
"Nobody knows or can know how much oil exists under the earth's surface or how much it will be possible to produce in the future." That's how BP starts its website page defining oil reserves, and it's why we should take statistics like "53.3 years of oil reserves" with a pinch of salt. But...
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Five MORE Big Myths About Green Cars And Gas Mileage, Debunked
Yep, Big Oil is definitely scheming and plotting to destroy the electric car. Everyone knows that. Right? [sigh] Time for more mythbusting, it seems. The surprising success of our first debunking of five green-car myths led us to look at five more relatively common ideas and explain ... well, as...
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U.S. Demand For Oil Rose 4-5 Percent In 2013, Startling Analysts
With increasing energy efficiency in cars, homes, and industry, plus a surge in domestic natural-gas production, U.S. demand for oil is widely said to have tapered off and in fact begun a structural decline. Except that, as it turns out, last year it seems U.S. demand for oil actually rose by...
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U.S. Now Produces More Oil Than It Imports: Is This Good?
It's official: The U.S. now produces more oil than it imports from foreign countries. It isn't the first time that's ever happened, but it's the first time in two decades--and according to the White House, it's going hand-in-hand with lower CO2 emissions and growing GDP. For those advocating...
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The disappearance of internal-combustion engines is far from inevitable today, but several groups and governments are now predicting when the last gasoline vehicles will be sold. The latest prediction comes from a particularly unlikely source: Shell Oil Company, one of the largest petroleum producers in the world. The company predicts in its latest report that petroleum-powered cars could be nearly gone by 2070. The concept is part of Shell's 'New Lens Scenarios', reports Autoblog Green. They are forward-looking predictions that help the company decide how to operate over the coming years...
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G-20 Summit Agrees To End Oil Subsidies, Phase Out CFCs
At the 2013 G-20 Summit in St. Petersburg, world leaders agreed to begin the process of ending oil subsidies, and to phase out HFCs.
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Cash Prize For Tech To Reduce Oil Use From DC Lobbying Group
Among the many advocacy and lobbying groups that weigh in on automotive and energy policy matters in our nation's capital, Secure America's Future Energy (SAFE) isn't necessarily among the most high-profile. But now the group is offering something that should make civilians sit up and take notice...
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How Much Oil Does America Use? Check Out This Infographic
The rate at which we use fuel even on an individual basis can be pretty surprising. If you do just 10,000 miles per year at 30 mpg, you'll use 333.3 gallons in a year. That's around 2,800 pounds, or the weight of a small compact car--the sort of car that'd do around 30 mpg in the first place. On a...
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Obama: Use Oil & Gas Lease Dollars To Fund Gasoline-Free Cars
The sequester is now with us, and Congress has lower approval ratings than South American death squads, but President Obama is doggedly pursuing his green agenda nonetheless. Today, he will announce a plan to divert $2 billion of Federal oil and gas lease revenues over the next decade from general...
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Oil And Energy: Bountiful Or Dwindling? Experts Argue
Love or hate it, oil is an incredibly useful product. Used to create everything from plastics to pharmaceuticals--and of course, fuel for transportation--its environmental credentials might be low, but it's been an essential substance in creating the world we live in today. So too have other energy...
Antony Ingram