Financial TimesWhat Big Oil can learn from Exxon's curious caseFinancial TimesDo oil companies tell shareholders the unvarnished truth about the risks posed by climate change to their business models? Climate campaigners have long argued that they don& …

Mountain View VoiceAlarm at cafe after water added to hot oilMountain View VoiceFirefighters responded to a fire alarm at a restaurant in Mountain View on Wednesday caused by a worker adding water to hot oil and activating a fire alarm. Firefighters respon …

The SpinoffIf the oil and gas ban is really a good idea, why are they rushing it through?The SpinoffSubmissions on the proposed law to end new offshore oil and gas exploration have revealed a host of problems, says Cameron Madgwick, CEO of the Petroleum Ex …

Financial TimesVenezuela: oil producer's slump reflects nation's declineFinancial TimesIn the lobby of the building where Iván Freites works, a photograph of an oil rig covers one wall. Emblazoned across it is the Venezuelan flag and a quote from f …

Economic TimesAll eyes on Saudi as US curbs on Iran set to take effect; gold continues to shineEconomic TimesCrude oil and gold continued to attract much of investor focus in the commodities market through the week. With barely days to go before the US san …

Cordis NewsIEEE – 13th System of Systems Engineering Conference - SoSE 2018 Paris, France, June 19-22, 2018Cordis NewsIEEE SoSE 2018 has vast ramifications in numerous engineering fields such as system management and engineering, control, multi-scale and m …

UVM appoints new dean of engineeringvtdigger.orgLinda Schadler, currently the vice provost and dean of undergraduate education and the Russell Sage Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has been appointed …

APNewsBreak: Thousands of defects found on oil train routesMinneapolis Star TribuneBILLINGS, Mont. — Government inspections of railroads that haul volatile crude oil across the United States have uncovered almost 24,000 safety defects, including problems s …

EU NewsMEPs vote to ban the use of palm oil in biofuelsThe GuardianMEPs have voted overwhelmingly to ban biofuels made from vegetable oils including palm oil by 2020, to prevent the EU's renewable transport targets from inadvertently contributing to de …

EU NewsMEPs vote to ban the use of palm oil in biofuels | Guardian ...The GuardianMEPs say a ban, which needs approval from the European commission, is needed to avoid renewable targets contributing to deforestation.MEPs call for clampdown on imports of un …