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Exxon Mobil passes Apple to again become world's largest companyApple first overtook Exxon Mobil as the world鈥檚 largest publically traded company in August 2011, Peixe writes, but after several difficult weeks, Apple will hand the mantle back to Exxon Mobil.
Boeing 787 batteries clear first test. Focus shifts to monitoring system.Boeing 787 batteries seemingly passed first inspections this week as US and Japanese officials came up with few answers in their cursory examinations of the Boeing 787's battery fires. The company's outsourcing strategy and a weak permitting process may have contributed to the Boeing 787's glitches.- Boeing 787 batteries clear first test. Focus shifts to monitoring system.Boeing 787 batteries seemingly passed first inspections this week as US and Japanese officials came up with few answers in their cursory examinations of the Boeing 787's battery fires. The company's outsourcing strategy and a weak permitting process may have contributed to the Boeing 787's glitches.
Northern winter not as cold as expected? It could be urban 'waste heat'Waste heat has a smaller impact on global climate than does CO2, but heat from highly urbanized northern regions appears to explain observed deviations from climate forecasts, a study says.
Dow Chemical withdraws from natural gas export projectDow Chemical publicly disavowed聽a $6.5 billion project for a natural gas export terminal that it partly owns, Alic writes.聽Dow is opposed to this project because its senior management believes high volumes of LNG exports will lead to higher prices at home.
Why the premium for Brent oil won't lastSome 1.1 million barrels per day of pipeline capacity will alleviate the glut of West Texas Intermediate and allow it to supply higher-priced markets.
Energy literacy: visualizing the impacts of unlimited growthHumans have already amply demonstrated the resource limitations of unbridled economic growth by not anticipating and then not addressing the myriad critical environmental and resource problems we face today, Cobb writes.
2 barges damaged in bridge crash, oil spill2 barges in bridge crash cause oil spill that closes Mississippi River for 16 miles. Investigators not sure whether 1 or 2 barges hit the bridge; only one appears to be leaking oil.
New York's heat may be warming SiberiaHeat from northern cities from New York to Tokyo could warm winters in Canada and Siberia, according to a new study, but cool the fall in the western US and Eastern Europe.
Chevron explores Morocco oil, undeterred by Algeria crisisChevron has signed agreements with Morocco officials that give the US company rights to explore for oil in three offshore sites, Alic writes. Chevron and聽other oil majors are hardly shaken by recent events in the North African Sahel, she adds, including the Algeria hostage crisis.
Should colleges divest from coal, oil?Students at college campuses are calling on administrators to divest from fossil fuels in an effort to curb the effects of climate change. But schools are wary of doing away with some of their most profitable assets.
Why secretary of State permits pipelines 鈥� and other anachronismsA patchwork of federal agencies oversees permits for various energy projects: from LNG exports to cross-state pipelines. Keystone XL pipeline decision hinges on Secretary of State, which has little experience with business permits.
Arctic air invasion captured in animationArctic air has driven down temperatures in most of the continental US. A new video animation from NOAA shows the arctic air swirling into the country and predicts its path.
John Kerry: Global climate change is threat to USJohn Kerry said the US should pursue policies to boost clean energy and slow the effects of climate change in his confirmation hearing Thursday. Climate change has been a focus of John Kerry's career in the Senate.- Think you know energy? Take our quiz.
The past few years have seen momentous shifts in the production of fossil fuels and the use of renewable and other energy sources. Here are 25 questions to test your knowledge of what's happening in the energy world.
Polar air takes toll on Superstorm Sandy survivorsPolar air has brought further challenges to those trying to recover from Superstorm Sandy.聽The polar air mass trekked from the Midwest into the Northeast on Wednesday,聽prompting the National Weather Service to issue wind chill warnings across upstate New York and northern New England.- Polar air takes toll on Superstorm Sandy survivorsPolar air has brought further challenges to those trying to recover from Superstorm Sandy.聽The polar air mass trekked from the Midwest into the Northeast on Wednesday,聽prompting the National Weather Service to issue wind chill warnings across upstate New York and northern New England.
Iraq oil tensions rise as BP enters Kirkuk frayA deal between Baghdad and BP over Iraq's disputed Kirkuk oil field聽could tip tensions toward out-right conflict between the Iraqi Kurds and Baghdad, Alic writes.
Keystone XL pipeline: Nebraska鈥檚 approval puts Obama in a bindThe Nebraska governor backed the new Keystone XL pipeline plan Tuesday. A decision by President Obama about the proposal is expected to receive heavy criticism either way.
Oil prices are still high. Ten reasons that's a problem.Oil prices are still high, Tverberg writes, and will continue to be so if we expect to have more tight oil and more oil from other unconventional sources. Tverberg offers 10 reasons why high oil prices are a problem.
