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• Meat And Dairy Account For 14.5% Of Global Greenhouse Gasses

  Published 22 October 2019 | viewed 3,074 times

  Bad news for meat worshipers. Eating healthy isn't just good for your body--it’s good for the environment, too, according to a series of new studies,…

• 3 Oil Stocks Ready To Weather The Geopolitical Storm

  Published 20 October 2019 | viewed 3,152 times

  It’s been an incredibly rough year for oil stocks, and it’s become impossible to determine what effect geopolitical storms are going to have on oil…

• How The California Utility Crisis Could Have Been Avoided

  Published 16 October 2019 | viewed 2,073 times

  When an electric utility suspends service for whatever reason, the local economy grinds to a halt. Schools close. Hospitals turn on the back-up generators. When…

• The History Of Oil Markets

  Published 15 October 2019 | viewed 4,521 times

  Like most other commodities in the markets, crude oil prices have routinely experienced wild price swings alternating between times of great shortages, high demand and…

• Can Toyota's Hydrogen Car Take On Tesla?

  Published 13 October 2019 | viewed 2,882 times

  Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp released on Friday the first images of its completely revamped hydrogen-powered zero-emission fuel cell electric vehicle Mirai, aiming to take on…

• How Much Energy Would It Take To Power The Death Star?

  Published 10 October 2019 | viewed 8,598 times

  Even if you haven’t seen Star Wars, everyone knows about the Death Star. But how realistic is the idea of the Death Star, and how…

• NYU Professor: Tesla Could Lose 80% Of Its Value

  Published 08 October 2019 | viewed 3,942 times

  Tesla could lose more than 80 percent of its value or disappear altogether, a NYU professor of business said a few days after Tesla reported…

• A Recession Would Devastate The U.S. Oil Industry

  Published 02 October 2019 | viewed 4,158 times

  The U.S.-China trade war and geopolitical flare-ups could threaten the growth of North America’s upstream oil and gas as oil market volatility and the specter…

• Why China's Renewable Boom Is Stalling

  Published 01 October 2019 | viewed 2,635 times

  When earlier this year China announced subsidies for 22.79 GW of new solar power capacity, those following the country’s renewable energy story must have started…

• Automakers Aren't Giving Up On Self-Driving Cars Just Yet

  Published 29 September 2019 | viewed 3,011 times

  Just a few years ago, automotive companies were promising that by this time we would have had self-driving cars and autonomous car-ride services. Reality turned…

• Billions Lost On These Trading Blunders

  Published 25 September 2019 | viewed 2,591 times

  Japanese trading giant Mitsubishi said last week it booked a US$320 million loss after an unnamed rogue trader made unauthorized loss-making oil derivatives trades and…

• Lunar Elevator Could Trigger Moon Mining Race

  Published 24 September 2019 | viewed 5,502 times

  Rare earth elements and helium are just some of the resources scientists believe are abundant on the Moon. The problem is how to get them…

• Saudi Arabia's Richest Are Being Forced To Buy Aramco

  Published 22 September 2019 | viewed 2,341 times

  Saudi Arabia is pressuring wealthy nationals into taking part in Aramco’s upcoming IPO, The Financial Times reports, citing sources in the know. The report follows…

• Is Fossil Fuel Divestment A Waste Of Time?

  Published 18 September 2019 | viewed 4,353 times

  It may make you feel like you’re doing something, but those climate activists screaming at investors to divest from those dirty fossil fuels could be…

• World's Largest IPO At Risk Following Drone Strikes

  Published 17 September 2019 | viewed 2,125 times

  The weekend attacks on key oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia have investors anxious as the Kingdom has just accelerated plans to list Saudi Aramco in…

• Toyota Tests Solar-Powered Prius

  Published 15 September 2019 | viewed 2,525 times

  Toyota is testing a solar-powered Prius that may some day not need to be plugged in to recharge, Reuters reports, adding that the car’s range…

• The World’s Biggest IPO Is Almost Here

  Published 11 September 2019 | viewed 2,136 times

  Saudi oil giant Aramco is ready to list on international markets alongside its primary listing on the Saudi stock exchange, Aramco’s chief executive officer Amin…

• JPM, Morgan Stanley Take Advisory Roles In Aramco IPO

  Published 09 September 2019 | viewed 2,202 times

  JP Morgan has emerged as the frontrunner for the leading advisor role in the Aramco initial public offering, Reuters reports, citing an unnamed source in…

• 2020 Elections Will Determine The Future Of The U.S. Energy Sector

  Published 05 September 2019 | viewed 2,778 times

  The Democratic presidential candidates are gearing up for a lengthy town hall event on CNN covering climate change, where they will discuss a range of…

• Battery Recycling Costs Could Stall The EV Boom

  Published 03 September 2019 | viewed 3,507 times

  If one listens to statements from carmakers with ambitious EV plans, one’s left with the impression that the world is in for a true automotive…