Mayor: Town dodged a bullet in crude train explosion
A southeastern North Dakota town narrowly escaped tragedy when a train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded nearby, the mayor said Tuesday, calling for changes in how the fuel is transported across...
View ArticleTesoro updating rail oil cars with safer versions
Tesoro Corp. said this week that it’s begun replacing its older rail cars used to transport crude oil with those of safer design. The San Antonio-based refiner said its rail-car fleet will consist...
View ArticleObama to talk up benefits of fuel-efficient trucks
President Barack Obama says having a more fuel-efficient truck fleet will boost the economy and help combat climate change.
View ArticleResearchers: Natural gas vehicles will see rapid rise globally through 2023
The number of light-duty vehicles running on natural gas will more than double over the next decade to 39.8 million traveling on roads worldwide, according to a new report by research firm Navigant.
View ArticleNatural gas vehicles show ‘phenomenal growth’ in China
When it comes to running vehicles on natural gas, China appears more interested than the United States.
View ArticleCrude oil shipments up 83 percent on US railroads
The number of carloads of crude oil U.S. railroads delivered last year surged 83 percent over 2012 as concerns about the shipments grow.
View ArticleCars become biggest driver of greenhouse-gas increases
Emissions from transportation may rise at the fastest rate of all major sources through 2050, surging 71 percent from 2010 levels, mainly from emerging economies, according to a leaked draft a UN study...
View ArticleHyundai and diesel vehicles leading charge for cleaner auto fleets
New technology and stronger fuel economy standards drove universal declines in average emissions from the eight top automakers' fleets this year, though Detroit's Big Three are lagging, according to a...
View ArticleCanadian National’s main line shuts after crude cars derail
The train of 100 cars, all carrying crude from Canada’s oil-producing region of Alberta to eastern Canada, derailed just before midnight Saturday in a remote and wooded area about 30 miles north of...
View ArticleBNSF reopens track at ND site of oil train derailment, fire
BNSF Railway resumed shipments Friday along a track in North Dakota two days after an oil train derailed and caught fire, and cleanup continued on crude that spilled into nearby wetlands.
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