Oil companies are going all-in on petrochemicals – and green chemistry needs help to compete
As global oil consumption drops, oil companies are pivoting to petrochemicals, and could crowd out bio-based alternatives.
May 25, 2021 • ~10 min
As global oil consumption drops, oil companies are pivoting to petrochemicals, and could crowd out bio-based alternatives.
If confirmed, US Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico would be the first Native American to run the agency that interacts with tribal nations. But her agenda extends far beyond Indian Country.
The Trump administration is opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing – a step that's as much about politics as it is about energy.
A new study finds an association between living near active oil and gas wells in California and low birth-weight infants, adding to findings elsewhere on health risks from oil and gas production.
Professor Catherine Drennan and graduate student Michael Funk want energy production and environmental protection to go hand in hand.
Analysis shows certain crystal boundaries can enhance, or reduce, hydrogen’s damaging effects.
/
2