oil and gas Stories November 13
The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its annual report yesterday. The Paris-based intergovernmental organization points to electric vehicles as instrumental in curbing global emissions. Unfortunately, those gains are being fundamentally undercut by the dramatic rise in SUVs.
oil and gas Stories November 11
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Energy CEOs offer ‘defiant voice’ on efforts to reduce carbon emissions
CNBC moderated a panel on Monday at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC). The panel consisted of heads of Big Oil and Big Gas. The CEOs spent their time defending their efforts to reduce carbon emissions and intimated that environmental groups pushing for a faster transition to green energy were being unrealistic and overly emotional.
oil and gas Stories November 1
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Keystone oil pipeline leaks nearly 400K gallons in North Dakota
The Keystone oil pipeline has spilled approximately 383,000 gallons of tar sands oil in northeastern North Dakota, according to North Dakota state regulators on Thursday. The pipeline was shut down on Tuesday after crews discovered the leak.
oil and gas Stories October 30
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
oil and gas Stories October 29
Murray Energy Holdings Co, the largest private coal company in the United States, has filed for bankruptcy in the midst of a rapidly diminishing demand for coal.
oil and gas Stories October 28
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Green New Deal co-sponsor Senator Ed Markey returns nearly $47K in fossil-fuel donations
Green New Deal co-sponsor Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) (above left) returned nearly $47,000 in donations from fossil-fuel-connected lobbyists. The donations violated the No Fossil Fuel Money pledge, which Markey signed in December 2018.
oil and gas Stories October 23
As ExxonMobil trial starts, Supreme Court green-lights Baltimore’s Big Oil lawsuit
ExxonMobil headed to federal court in Manhattan yesterday. The State of New York is suing the Big Oil giant on charges that the company misled its investors about the climate crisis. And as Baltimore joins New York, Massachusetts, and other cities and counties in the lawsuit arena, it looks as though Big Oil is going to be spending a lot of time on trial in the future.
