Thanks to Higher Oil Prices, Shell First Quarter Profits Rise Over 15 Percent Royal Dutch Shell’s profits rose 15.9 percent in the first quarter of … Thanks to Higher Oil PricesRead more
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Like to leave office 2hrs early?
James D. Schwartz of The Urban Country recently calculated that Americans work on average two hours out of every day to pay for their cars. … Like to leave office 2hrs early?Read more
Posted inEconomics / Fossil fuel / Oil
Stop fossil fuel subsidies
Progressive lawmakers Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) teamed up on Thursday to introduce legislation designed to stop subsidies to the oil, … Stop fossil fuel subsidiesRead more
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Impact of rising gas price
Do we need to continue to accept the tyranny of Big Oil? Protest against oil price hike by using public transport and electric vehicles.
Posted inClimate Disaster / Economics / Fossil fuel / Oil
1.4 billion a day to disruptclimate
We distort reality when we omit the health and environmental costs associated with burning fossil fuels from their prices. When governments actually subsidize their use, … 1.4 billion a day to disruptclimateRead more
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Toyota Develops 1000 km Electric Car Battery Toyota Motor has developed a secondary electric car battery that can last up to 1,000 km per charge. … NewsRead more
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54th nation in GDP
Sources: Compiled from the quarterly results of each company, publicly available on the investor pages of each company’s websites. $135 billion Not the 2010 GDP … 54th nation in GDPRead more
Posted inEconomics / Fossil fuel / Oil
One Dollar In, Fifty-Nine Out
What if you were in Vegas, and a friend told you there was a slot machine in the corner that was giving out $59 for … One Dollar In, Fifty-Nine OutRead more
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Oil is more toxic than previously thought
Bad news for the Gulf of Mexico: a study released this week sheds new light on the toxicity of oil in aquatic environments, and shows … Oil is more toxic than previously thoughtRead more
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West Africa oil boom
By Christiane Badgley, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists On November 3, 2011, fishermen working near the Jubilee oil field 60 km. off the coast of … West Africa oil boomRead more