A start-up company based in Menlo Park, California, plans to make diesel fuel from natural gas using microorganisms, potentially at half the cost as conventional diesel, reports the MIT Technology Review. Calysta Energy uses microorganisms that naturally feed on natural gas. … Continue reading
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The Independent Petroleum Association of America has asked Daniel Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to give the industry a clearer understanding of the process by which the agency adds animals to the endangeries species list. Barry Russell, … Continue reading
A year-long study of the Inglewood Oil Field, conducted by the environmental consulting firm Cardno Entrix, found that hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) used in the 1,200-acre field has had no effects on ground water, air quality, air pollution or seismic activity. … Continue reading