Oil
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Petroleum
American Automobility: The Rise of Mass Motorization and Oil Consumption
With a transportation system that is largely oriented around personal automobile travel, it may come as no surprise that the U.S. consumes the most gasoline and diesel fuel in the world.
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Petroleum
Trump Guts Fuel Efficiency Standards: A Win for the Oil Industry at the Expense of Consumers
The Trump administration has been waging war on fuel efficiency standards.
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Petroleum
Oil Interests and Environmentalists: The Battle Over American Grasslands
The oil and gas industry has been lobbying the U.S. Forest Service to open up as much land as possible for new oil and gas exploration.
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Alternatives
Why Are Fossil Fuels Needed in Agriculture?
Fossil fuels have revolutionized agricultural production around the world.
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Coal
Do You Live Near Hazardous Fossil Fuel Waste? How One City Addressed One of the Worst Toxic Sites in America
Numerous communities are struggling to deal with toxic levels of leftover fossil fuels and other chemical pollutants.
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Petroleum
Could Low Oil Prices Provide a Long-Term Investment Opportunity?
With plunging oil prices, is there any future left for investors to take advantage of the once lucrative oil and gas industry?
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Alternatives
Oil Industry Bankruptcies Will Transition to a Low-Carbon Future
Fossil fuel companies are struggling to find a path forward that doesn’t include filing for bankruptcy.
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Petroleum
The World Is Running Out of Places to Store Excess Oil
Overloaded crude oil storage facilities are causing more pain for the fossil fuel industry.
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Petroleum
The Dire Consequences of Collapsing Oil Prices
Long-term periods of depressed oil prices have geopolitical implications.
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Petroleum
The Oil Price War Between Russia and Saudi Arabia
Oil prices collapsed when Russia and Saudi Arabia started a price war.
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