Anyone who read yesterday’s blog on oil sands will know it’s a fuel with serious ecological and social problems. Well, Canadian oil sands producers should brace for further bad news - this time from south of the border. David Pumphrey,...
A study of the world's power stations has shown the extent to which developed countries produce more carbon dioxide per head than emerging economies. Australians were found to be the world's worst polluters per capita, producing five times as much...
And so the debate about Iraq’s oil wrangles on. The New York Times reports that a senior US State Department official in Baghdad has said the first American oil contract in Iraq - that of the Hunt Oil Company of...
General Motors is to give drivers the chance to try out hydrogen-powered vehicles, although it will help if you are a celebrity. As part of "Project Driveway", GM will put more than 100 fuel-cell vehicles in the hands of customers...
As the government of Iraqi Kurdistan reiterates that the oil deals it has signed with foreign companies this year are legal and says most of the returns would be shared with the rest of Iraq, the New York Times wades...
A study done by the Center for American Progress (CAP) shows a strong correlation between Big Oil political contributions and votes on energy legislation which eliminates $16 billion in oil company tax breaks and royalty relief. The 221 House members...
Just days after American company Hunt Oil agreed a deal to explore in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, the deal has run into trouble. At the weekend, the Dallas oil company, with its close White House ties, became the largest...
Petroleos de Venezuela SA, the state-owned oil company, and China National Petroleum Corp will invest over $10 billion to produce oil in the Faja del Orinoco region and refine at least some of it in China. The venture may produce...
Southeast Asian nations are gearing up for a major palm oil boom as interest in biofuels soars, but activists are warning against the expansion. They also argue that oil palm plantations require massive swathes of land -- either what's left...
The shop around the corner raised the price of sandwiches by a quarter this week. Although the housing meltdown is raising concerns that it may take the whole American economy down with it, prices are going up and the reason...
