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Steelmaking doesn’t need to come with CO2 emissions anymore, and SSAB has the technology
By Sponsored published
SSAB’s new steel-making process avoids fossils entirely, largely eliminating carbon emissions and producing water as a byproduct that it has bottled up to highlight its clean process.
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New Way to Make 'Green Diesel' from Coal
By Bjorn Carey last updated
If perfected, the process could help ease our reliance on petroleum-based gasoline.
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Keystone XL Pipeline Will Cause Damage Beyond Spills (Op-Ed)
By Danielle Droitsch last updated
Does the Keystone XL pipeline have environmental impacts beyond the risk of spills?
![Offshore oil rig in the twilight_think4photop via Getty Images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ASpvXmU6bMhhQdPdzr57Wi-320-80.jpg)
What is crude oil?
By Joe Phelan published
Here's the science behind how crude oil forms and how experts locate and extract it.
![Gas prices are soaring in the U.K. Here, an image of a closeup of someone pumping gas into their car.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qBDhaEFGCrA2Zerye5qSJG-320-80.jpg)
How COVID-19 sent energy prices soaring in the UK
By Bruce Morley published
The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the primary reasons for the recent upward trajectory of gas prices. Here's how.
![Platform supply vessels battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon. A Coast Guard MH-65C dolphin rescue helicopter and crew document the fire aboard the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, while searching for survivors. Multiple Coast Guard helicopters, planes and cutters responded to rescue the Deepwater Horizon's 126 person crew.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/owBs4EUuSWQn8zHKDEV8Mn-320-80.jpeg)
What was the Deepwater Horizon disaster?
By Jen Monnier published
In April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded, killing 11 people. Two days later the rig capsized, and the pipe below began spewing oil.
![A massive fire rages at the Balongan refinery, operated by state oil company Pertamina.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V4Do6aVmPxCTBidf26Bvad-320-80.jpg)
Indonesian oil refinery ignites into towering inferno
By Harry Baker published
An oil refinery in Indonesia has caught fire after an oil leak that may have been ignited by a lightning strike.
![An image taken from space of an oil spill in the Arctic Circle. Oil is depicted in this animation (shown in red) traveling in the Ambarnaya River on May 31 and June 1.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/scfSEtuysBvnJJhRT7BN2g-320-80.gif)
Satellites spot major oil spill in the Arctic Circle (photos)
By Chelsea Gohd published
European satellites have spotted a catastrophic oil spill in the Arctic Circle.
![A helicopter view of the site of a diesel fuel spill at Norilsk's Combined Heat and Power Plant No 3, shown on June 2, 2020.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BW3VSsYC8FCDdbXtBeaEjM-320-80.jpg)
Russia declares emergency after 22,000 tons of oil spill in the Arctic Circle
By Rafi Letzter published
Twenty-two thousand tons (20,000 metric tons) of oil products leaked from a Russian industrial power plant into an Arctic river on May 29. It could take decades for the region to recover.
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