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Oil spills, pipelines, and angry environmentalists, oh my!
Scott Tong Apr 4, 2013
The latest oil spill in Arkansas has environmentalists up in arms over how Big Oil transports their product.
Consumer watchdog bares it all; Banks complain
Shannon Mullen Mar 29, 2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dumped over 100,000 complaints, in 11 computer languages, for “civic hacking.” Banks complain that it’s not filtered for accurate complaints.
Drillers and enviros try to set fracking standards together
Scott Tong Mar 22, 2013
Can natural-gas companies and environmental groups together set standards for fracking that will win the public's trust? An experiment in Pennsylvania will try.
Obama: Spend oil money on alternatives to oil
Adriene Hill Mar 15, 2013
The surge in oil and natural gas production in the U.S. offers real economic opportunities. How much are royalties from offshore drilling growing, and what could be gained by taking some of that money to help fund alternative energies?
South Sudan, Sudan agree to restart oil production
James Copnall Mar 12, 2013
South Sudan, which seceded from the rest of Sudan in 2011, will begin oil production again, under a new deal negotiated in Ethiopia.
In death, Hugo Chavez leaves economic legacy
Scott Tong Mar 5, 2013
Taking power in 1999, Hugo Chavez almost single-handedly transformed Venezuelan society, wielding the country's oil wealth as a weapon. Can a strongman economy continue after his death?
Trains will move tar sands oil, if the Keystone XL doesn't
Eve Troeh Mar 4, 2013
A study commissioned by the State Department concludes that building the Keystone XL pipeline won't contribute to global warming, because Canadian tar sands oil will get to market with or without the pipeline.
Keystone pipeline gets good news: State Department report
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Mar 4, 2013
The Obama administration is not expected to decide whether to approve the controversial Keystone pipeline until this summer, but a new report gives clues about the White House's pipeline strategy.
Software update for your iPhone! Should you accept?
Chester Wisniewski Feb 25, 2013
Last week NASA lost direct contact with the International Space Station while updating their computer software. NASA may have learned their lesson, but have you?
U.S. oil imports are down, narrowing the trade deficit
Eve Troeh Feb 8, 2013
The transportation system for fuel in the U.S. is inadequate, though, so some oil always has to be imported to where it's needed.
