DOJ recovers 63.7 Bitcoins paid out in Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack
The agency tracked down the payment through the Bitcoin public ledger.
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Colonial pipeline hackers say they're 'apolitical' and only out to make money
The group said they would choose targets more carefully in the future.
Pipeline cyberattack was likely the work of a ransomware gang
It could be one of the largest ransomware attacks to date.
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US pipeline giant shuts down major fuel line following cyberattack
It's not yet clear who's responsible.
California plans to end oil extraction by 2045
It's the first state to declare an end to oil output.
Methane emissions declined slightly in 2020 amid lower oil and gas production
The IEA says the sector's emissions need to drop by over 70 percent by 2030.
Denmark plans to end all offshore oil and gas pumping by 2050
It's stepping up its efforts to limit climate change.
Shell aims to be a net zero emissions business by 2050
The oil giant has set ambitious environmental targets.
Oil giant BP plans to be carbon neutral by 2050
It'll have to back away from its main business to meet that goal.
Researchers discover climate-friendly way of extracting hydrogen from oil
The process doesn't release any greenhouse gases.
Hanu Labs' Stone vaporizer hits like a ton of bricks
Its atomizer boasts three times the surface area of a 510-thread vape pen.
Renewable energy is on the rise, but so is demand for fossil fuels
Increasing renewables uptake is not enough to mitigate our appetite for gas and coal.
Investment in renewable energy drops as fossil fuel use rises
Governments aren't putting their money where their mouths are.
22Picobrew's next goal: A safe and affordable DIY distillery
Distill water, hop oil, or whiskey... if your local laws allow it, of course.
'Oleo Sponge' may be the key to cleaning up after oil spills
It does what other methods can't: absorb sub-surface crude.
Emails show new EPA chief is cozy with the fossil fuel industry
Scott Pruitt has often worked with the oil and gas firms he now regulates.
Ireland votes to stop investing public money in fossil fuels
It'd be the the first country to officially cut ties with coal and oil.
Obama uses 1953 law to block Arctic drilling under Trump
'These actions, and Canada's parallel actions, protect a sensitive and unique ecosystem that is unlike any other region on earth.'
