DPW official charged for stealing fuel from county gas depot for private company
MAYS LANDING, N.J. — A supervisor in the Atlantic County Department of Public Works has been charged with multiple offenses, including official misconduct, in connection with the unauthorized use of county-owned diesel…
‘Hate To Say It’: Elon Musk Says US Needs To Boost Fossil Fuel Production ‘Immediately’
‘Hate To Say It’: Elon Musk Says US Needs To Boost Fossil Fuel Production ‘Immediately’ Thomas Catenacci on March 5, 2022 Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the U.S. must “immediately” increase its…
Ukraine Crisis Proves The Need For Domestic Fossil Fuel Production, Industry Groups Say
Major U.S. oil and gas industry groups urged the Biden administration Thursday to boost domestic energy production amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. “The United States has shown its global energy…
Ukrainian Defense Minister says Russians taking heavy losses, resorting to looting businesses for fuel, supplies
Kyiv, Ukraine – Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Hanna Maliar said on Saturday that Russia’s invasion isn’t going as well as Vladimir Putin had planned. Maliar said Russian forces are running…
Texas company convicted for supplying potentially tainted rocket fuel to NASA
HOUSTON – Anahuac Transport Inc. has pleaded guilty to fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Corporate representatives Gary Monteau and Brant Charpiot admitted their guilt today on behalf of the company.…
Student Causes Dorm Explosion With Homemade Rocket Fuel Experiment
A Brigham Young University student caused an explosion inside a dormitory kitchen Sunday, according to the school’s police department. The dorm resident had been experimenting with homemade rocket fuel on the stove…
Dozens Of Republican Senators Urge Biden To Counter Russia By Boosting Domestic Fossil Fuel Production
More than two dozen Republican senators wrote Thursday to President Joe Biden, calling for him to boost domestic natural gas (LNG) production and exports amid increasing Russia-Ukraine tensions. The lawmakers argued that…
Pine Ridge Man Sentenced for Stealing Fuel Truck
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Interstate Transportation of a Stolen Vehicle was sentenced on February 11, 2022, by U.S. District Judge…
New York To Divest Pensions From Fossil Fuel Companies
The State of New York announced that its retirement fund would divest $238 million from companies that are “not prepared for net zero transition.” The state will divest from 21 oil and…
Fossil Fuel Groups Slam Biden Fed Nominee For Her ‘Vendetta’ Against US Energy Companies
Several fossil fuel industry groups have lined up in opposition to a top Federal Reserve nominee, saying her preferred climate policies would be antithetical to the central bank’s mission. The organizations have…
Europe Seeks To Classify A Fossil Fuel As ‘Green’ As Energy Crisis Persists
The European Union released a proposal that would define liquified natural gas (LNG) and nuclear energy as “green” energy, opening both up for greater investment across the region. Both natural gas, which…
Pipeline Spills 300,000 Gallons Of Fuel, Killing Thousands Of Animals
A pipeline transporting diesel fuel near New Orleans, Louisiana, fractured last month, spilling more than 300,000 gallons and killing thousands of animals. A section of the Collins Pipeline — which travels 125…
Maytag Aircraft Corporation Agrees to Pay $1.9 Million to Resolve Liability for 2014 Jet Fuel Spill at Fort Hood
WACO – U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff of the Western District of Texas announced today that defense contractor Maytag Aircraft Corporation (“Maytag”) has agreed to pay $1,901,200.96 to resolve allegations the company…
HSI-led investigations net largest-ever seizures of Iranian weapons, fuel
WASHINGTON — An investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation’s (HSI) Washington D.C. Field Office and Defense Criminal Investigative Service’s (DCIS) Mid-Atlantic Field Office led an investigation…
Navy Says It Found Fuel In Military Families’ Drinking Water
The U.S. Navy announced Thursday that fuel was contaminating military families’ drinking water at a well near the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii. Rear Adm. Blake Converse told reporters at a press…
Democrats Launch Another Probe Into Fossil Fuel Industry Over Emissions Data
The top Democrat on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee sent letters to ten fossil fuel firms demanding information on methane emissions and leaks. Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson informed the companies…
US Urges Americans To Leave Haiti Because Of Gang Violence, Kidnappings And Fuel Shortages
Officials asked U.S. citizens to make plans to leave Haiti because of increased gang violence and kidnappings, the U.S. Embassy in Haiti announced on Wednesday. The embassy warned of widespread fuel shortages…
Biden’s ‘Marxist’ Treasury Nominee Wants To Bankrupt, ‘Starve’ Fossil Fuel Industry To Tackle Climate Change
President Joe Biden’s nominee for a key Treasury Department role admitted that oil, natural gas and coal firms need to go bankrupt to prevent climate change, a resurfaced video showed. “Here what…
Vast Majority Of Top Fossil Fuel Companies Don’t Plan On Abandoning Oil And Gas Anytime Soon: REPORT
The majority of oil and gas companies said that they don’t have plans to shift away from fossil fuels at any point in the future, according to an industry report released Tuesday.…
Surging Oil Prices Will Fuel Further Inflation, Analysts Say
Oil prices have surged around the world in recent weeks, which will lead to even higher inflation, according to industry experts. “Rising oil prices have been one of the biggest drivers of…