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Report: Utilities make progress fixing gas leaks

January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

BOSTON — The state’s aging natural gas pipelines are still riddled with thousands of potentially dangerous and damaging leaks, according to a new state report that says utilities…

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Climate setbacks and steps forward from 2025

January 3, 2026January 3, 2026 · Orlando, Florida Local News

There’s no mincing words: The list of climate records broken and the number of “unprecedented” extreme weather events this year goes on and on. Just in the past…

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UN climate talks go into overtime as divisions over fossil fuels persist

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 · World News

United Nations climate talks in Brazil have gone past their scheduled deadline as countries remain deeply divided over a proposed deal that contains no reference to phasing out…

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Enbridge $1.4 Billion Project Aims to Boost Canadian Oil Flow to U.S. Refineries

November 14, 2025November 16, 2025 · World News

Pipeline operator Enbridge ENB 0.51%increase; green up pointing triangle will push ahead with a $1.4 billion expansion of its core network to boost deliveries of Canadian heavy oil…

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Trump Administration Blocks Gunvor Takeover of Russian Oil Assets

November 7, 2025November 7, 2025 · World News

Gunvor pulled its offer to buy the international assets of sanctioned Russian oil producer Lukoil after the U.S. Treasury Department said it opposed the deal and called the…

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China Is Filling Up Its Oil Reserves Fast

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025 · World News

China has spent months building up its oil reserves. That might come in handy in the wake of the new sanctions the U.S. recently imposed on Russian crude.…

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Halloween pumpkin waste is a methane problem, but chefs and farmers have solutions

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025 · Sacramento, California Local News

Don’t let your Halloween pumpkin haunt the landfill this November.More than 1 billion pounds (454 million kilograms) of pumpkins rot in U.S. landfills each year after Halloween, according…

Read more Halloween pumpkin waste is a methane problem, but chefs and farmers have solutions

How Chevron Got Caught in the Clash Between the U.S. and Venezuela

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 · World News

When Chevron won a new license to drill in Venezuela, it celebrated a return to one of the world’s richest oil regions, where it had operated for more…

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U.S. Imposes Substantial New Sanctions on Russian Oil Giants

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 · World News

WASHINGTON—President Trump has announced substantial new sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies as frustration in Washington grows over the war in Ukraine. The new sanctions, which would…

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Your AI tools run on fracked gas and bulldozed Texas land | TechCrunch

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 · Technology

The AI era is giving fracking a second act, a surprising twist for an industry that, even during its early 2010s boom years, was blamed by climate advocates…

Read more Your AI tools run on fracked gas and bulldozed Texas land | TechCrunch

Opinion | Ukraine is Starving Russia of Oil

October 9, 2025October 9, 2025 · World News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has labeled his military’s strikes on Russia’s oil infrastructure “the most effective sanctions.” Meanwhile, reports indicate that alongside urging Europe and India to halt…

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France Detains Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker Suspected in Drone Attack

October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 · World News

PARIS—French authorities detained crew members of a tanker carrying Russian crude oil and are investigating whether it played a role in last week’s drone incursions in Denmark. French…

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The Black Market for Oil Blunts Trump’s India Tariffs

September 2, 2025September 29, 2025 · World News

Based on what’s happening in the black market for oil, the White House’s new import levy on India is backfiring. President Trump last week doubled India’s tariff rate…

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A major fossil fuel group has a plan to sue Denver over its climate-minded building polices

A major fossil fuel group has a plan to sue Denver over its climate-minded building polices

July 1, 2024July 1, 2024 · Denver, Colorado Local News

After wildfire smoke and smog smothered Denver in the summer of 2021, the city approved an ambitious plan to tackle its largest source of planet-warming pollution: big buildings.…

Read more A major fossil fuel group has a plan to sue Denver over its climate-minded building polices
Greens push for EU climate neutrality by 2040 in election manifesto

Greens push for EU climate neutrality by 2040 in election manifesto

February 4, 2024February 4, 2024 · Politics

The earlier target represents a loss for the German Greens who, ahead of a three-day party congress in Lyon this weekend, had pushed for the climate neutrality target…

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Shell Earnings Beat Forecasts on Strong Gas Trading; Launches .5 Bln Buyback — Update

Shell Earnings Beat Forecasts on Strong Gas Trading; Launches $3.5 Bln Buyback — Update

January 31, 2024February 1, 2024 · Breaking News

By Christian Moess Laursen Shell’s annual profits fell last year, although by less than the market had expected, as the European energy sector grapples with lower oil and…

Read more Shell Earnings Beat Forecasts on Strong Gas Trading; Launches $3.5 Bln Buyback — Update
Shell Earnings Beat Forecasts on Strong Gas Trading; Launches .5 Bln Buyback — Update

Saudi Arabia Halts Oil Production Capacity Increase

January 29, 2024January 30, 2024 · Breaking News

By Pierre Bertrand Saudi Arabian Oil Co., commonly known as Saudi Aramco, said that it has been ordered by the Saudi government to keep its oil production capacity…

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Oil prices jump after drone attack kills U.S. troops, escalating Mideast crisis

Oil prices jump after drone attack kills U.S. troops, escalating Mideast crisis

January 28, 2024January 28, 2024 · Breaking News

Oil futures popped higher Sunday evening, after a drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in northern Jordan, blamed by the White House on Iran-backed militants, marked…

Read more Oil prices jump after drone attack kills U.S. troops, escalating Mideast crisis
Don’t have a college education and want to make bank and take half the year off? Oil rig work is the hot job for many Americans

Don’t have a college education and want to make bank and take half the year off? Oil rig work is the hot job for many Americans

January 27, 2024January 27, 2024 · Business

Not many on-the-ground jobs  that offer a salary over $55,000 for just half a year’s work. But that’s the money for those who opt for the rigor of…

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What Biden’s decision to pause new U.S. LNG exports means for the energy market

What Biden’s decision to pause new U.S. LNG exports means for the energy market

January 26, 2024January 27, 2024 · Breaking News

The Biden administration’s announcement Friday that it’s pausing liquefied natural gas export approvals sparked political backlash, drew cheers from climate activists and stoked uncertainty in energy markets, but…

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