Gasoline

Customers wait while a fuel dispenser machine is fixed at a gas station in Caracas, Venezuela, April 23, 2020.

Doctors wait hours to fill tanks as Venezuela faces fuel shortages

COVID-19

Lines to buy fuel have been common in parts of Venezuela for years. But in recent weeks, the problem has arrived in the capital, where drivers are now waiting hours to fill their tanks. 

People dig in a trench while dozens are lined up next to it, watching

Mexico’s gas crisis, explained

Protestors hold up signs at a rally against a proposed Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion on Burnaby Mountain in 2014 in British Columbia. In late May, the Canadian government announced it would fund an expansion project for the Kinder Morgan Trans Moun

With pipeline decision, Canada’s Trudeau draws ire of environmental supporters

William Rivas drives his own Chevy Malibu as cab. Gas prices are so low in Venezuela that it costs him less than $1 to fill up the tank.

Venezuela’s 4 cents a gallon gas is set for a major hike

Economics

Brazil trying to reinvigorate sugar ethanol for cars

Environment

Ethanol: Off the radar, but bigger than ever

Environment

Ethanol isn’t in the news much anymore, But in recent years the corn-based fuel industry has grown beyond expectations. With gas prices on the rise, ethanol may be ready for a come back.

Dropping fuel prices good and bad

Environment

The drop in gas prices is good news for consumers, but spells trouble for global warming and international stability.

California’s low-carbon diet

Environment

California has a strict climate emissions law and the state may soon require refiners to reduce carbon in fuels by ten percent by 2020.

Efforts to Reinvigorate Sugar Ethanol for Cars in Brazil

Ethanol has largely fizzled here in the US. But in Brazil, people have been driving their cars for years powered only by sugarcane ethanol. In recent years though, ethanol in Brazil has hit a speed bump.

Hurricane Sandy Gets New Yorkers on their Bikes

Transportation has been a huge challenge for New Yorkers this week. But many New Yorkers have been getting around on bikes. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Caroline Samponaro Director of Bicycle Advocacy at Transportation Alternatives in New York City.