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A warning sign for U.S. shale as drilling stops in North Dakota for the first time in decades

The U.S. oil industry received a strong signal this week about how damaging low oil prices can be for domestic drilling. One of the most experienced and influential oil...
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Melting Arctic turns Greenland into a global power prize as Trump’s interest resurfaces

Greenland is emerging as a global focal point as the Arctic changes faster than...
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Trump presses US oil companies to invest $100 billion in Venezuela after power shift

The US president Donald Trump has promised major oil companies “total safety” and “total...
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Germany confirms one of the world’s largest lithium deposits beneath a former gas field Saxony-Anhalt

A quiet region in northern Germany has suddenly gained global attention after scientists confirmed...
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America eyes Venezuela’s oil comeback, but the risks are buried deep underground

The United States government has opened the door for American oil companies to return...
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A warning sign for U.S. shale as drilling stops in North Dakota for the first time in decades

The U.S. oil industry received a strong signal this week about how damaging low oil prices can be for domestic drilling. One of the...

Melting Arctic turns Greenland into a global power prize as Trump’s interest resurfaces

Greenland is emerging as a global focal point as the Arctic changes faster than almost any other region on Earth. Ice that once blanketed...

Trump presses US oil companies to invest $100 billion in Venezuela after power shift

The US president Donald Trump has promised major oil companies “total safety” and “total security” in Venezuela and, as a result, is urging them...

Germany confirms one of the world’s largest lithium deposits beneath a former gas field Saxony-Anhalt

A quiet region in northern Germany has suddenly gained global attention after scientists confirmed one of the world’s largest lithium deposits deep beneath the...

America eyes Venezuela’s oil comeback, but the risks are buried deep underground

The United States government has opened the door for American oil companies to return to Venezuela, a country sitting on the world’s largest known...

Who runs U.S. foreign policy? Trump says oil companies were informed before lawmakers

The president Donald Trump made a striking public statement that raised serious questions about power, money, and decision-making at the highest level of government....

Gold isn’t just for jewelry — it just made ethanol a fossil-fuel replacement

Gold is helping scientists turn plant-based ethanol into valuable industrial chemicals by keeping a delicate reaction under control. When ethanol reacts too strongly with...

Why oil just replaced drugs as the real reason behind U.S. pressure on Venezuela

Oil has reshaped how many people now understand the conflict between the United States and Venezuela. Although officials first justified military pressure and sanctions...

New Zealand court draws line on oil exploration, elevates climate responsibility

Climate change sits at the center of a closely watched Supreme Court ruling that reshapes how the government must handle oil and gas decisions,...

Global momentum to end fossil fuels surges — but Canada breaks ranks and bets its future on oil

Across the world, many countries are starting to take stronger steps to protect the climate. They are doing this because floods, fires, droughts, and...

Billboards, backlash, and $7 gas — Newsom scrambles to save image amid refinery shutdowns

Just last year, California’s governor spoke strongly against the oil industry. He said that big fuel companies were tricking people and making giant profits...

Refrigerators, sprays, and a sky on fire — how everyday products tore a hole in Earth’s armor

Nearly forty years ago, scientists made a shocking discovery. A large hole was forming in the Earth’s ozone layer above Antarctica. How the ozone hole...

Newsom hails historic climate package despite uproar over new oil drilling measures

In the early hours of Wednesday, California lawmakers struck a major deal to extend the state’s program for reducing greenhouse gases known as cap...

U.S. immigration raid triggers major delay at Hyundai’s $7.6B EV battery plant in Georgia

A large battery plant in Georgia, co-owned by Hyundai and LG Energy Solution, is now facing a major delay. Massive raid leads to unexpected factory...
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