Fixing inefficient oil field flaring could drastically reduce methane emissionsA fix would be equivalent to taking 3 million cars off the road.By J. Fingas, 09.30.2022
DOJ recovers 63.7 Bitcoins paid out in Colonial Pipeline ransomware attackThe agency tracked down the payment through the Bitcoin public ledger.By I. Bonifacic, 06.07.2021
Colonial pipeline hackers say they're 'apolitical' and only out to make moneyThe group said they would choose targets more carefully in the future.By S. Shah, 05.11.2021
Pipeline cyberattack was likely the work of a ransomware gangIt could be one of the largest ransomware attacks to date.By J. Fingas, 05.09.2021
US pipeline giant shuts down major fuel line following cyberattackIt's not yet clear who's responsible.By J. Fingas, 05.08.2021
California plans to end oil extraction by 2045It's the first state to declare an end to oil output.By J. Fingas, 04.25.2021
Methane emissions declined slightly in 2020 amid lower oil and gas productionThe IEA says the sector's emissions need to drop by over 70 percent by 2030.By K. Holt, 01.18.2021
Denmark plans to end all offshore oil and gas pumping by 2050It's stepping up its efforts to limit climate change.By J. Fingas, 12.07.2020
Shell aims to be a net zero emissions business by 2050The oil giant has set ambitious environmental targets.By R. England, 04.16.2020
Oil giant BP plans to be carbon neutral by 2050It'll have to back away from its main business to meet that goal.By J. Fingas, 02.12.2020
Researchers discover climate-friendly way of extracting hydrogen from oilThe process doesn't release any greenhouse gases.By R. England, 08.21.2019
Hanu Labs' Stone vaporizer hits like a ton of bricksIts atomizer boasts three times the surface area of a 510-thread vape pen.By A. Tarantola, 05.13.2019
Renewable energy is on the rise, but so is demand for fossil fuelsIncreasing renewables uptake is not enough to mitigate our appetite for gas and coal.By R. England, 04.03.2019
Investment in renewable energy drops as fossil fuel use risesGovernments aren't putting their money where their mouths are.By R. England, 07.17.2018
22Picobrew's next goal: A safe and affordable DIY distilleryDistill water, hop oil, or whiskey... if your local laws allow it, of course.By T. O'Brien, 04.17.2017
'Oleo Sponge' may be the key to cleaning up after oil spillsIt does what other methods can't: absorb sub-surface crude. By T. Seppala, 03.08.2017
Emails show new EPA chief is cozy with the fossil fuel industryScott Pruitt has often worked with the oil and gas firms he now regulates.By J. Fingas, 02.22.2017
Ireland votes to stop investing public money in fossil fuelsIt'd be the the first country to officially cut ties with coal and oil.By J. Fingas, 01.29.2017
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.'By T. Seppala, 12.20.2016