The U.S. government must make conserving energy the "American thing to do" as the world's energy needs increase and fossil fuels become harder to find, a top Chevron Corp. executive said Tuesday.
IT WAS the gold-plated transport ticket for a beleaguered government. But the day the Premier announced the $12 billion underground to Rouse Hill, March 18, some transport experts were left scratching their heads – the North West Metro was either an absurdly fast train, or one that did not stop for passengers.
MOTORING organisations, including the RACV, say they will not be muzzled on fuel prices following a call by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to try to stop them "confusing" motorists.
It's the race for the greenest of the laurels, the contest for the ultimate ecological accolade. Four countries are competing to be the first of the world's 195 nations to go entirely carbon neutral.
Argentina's oil production hit a six-year low in 2007, the country's National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) reported Thursday. Oil output stood at 257 million barrels in 2007, down 2.6 percent year-on-year, the report said, adding that this was the sixth consecutive annual drop since 2002.