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How and Where to Store Propane Tanks

Propane is one of the most convenient and essential fuels in our homes and industry. We use it to fire...

The Way You Hang Your Roll Of Toilet Paper Says A Lot About You

How do you hang your toilet paper? Under the roll and closer to the wall? Or do you hang your toilet paper over the roll? Well, a new study suggests there [...]

This is What a Massive 500 Gallon Propane Tank Explosion Looks Like

If there's one thing that you want to avoid with anything that's propane powered from your grill to your heater, It would most obviously be a situation that would put the propane tank in danger of building up enough pressure to explode and send shrapnel flying everywhere. While these tanks are fitted with safety...

Gas Pipe owners get 3 years in prison for mislabeling spice products that created 'zombie...

The father-and-daughter owners of the Dallas-based Gas Pipe smoke shop retail chain were each sentenced Tuesday to three years in federal prison...

What Happens When You Add the Wrong Fuel to Your Gas Tank?

Knowing which fuel your vehicle needs and paying close attention to the pump you're about to use can help ensure that you fill your car's tank properly.

Things Are Bad for the Oil Industry and They're Going to Get Worse

The U.S. oil industry has been struggling for more than a year now, and if the price of oil doesn't go up a bit or at least stabilize, the whole situation will likely go from bad to worse. That's pretty much the only thing that industry analysts are certain of...

Oil Industry Adapts, Increases Efficiency

Confidence in the oil and gas industry—closely mirroring the oil prices themselves—has stopped falling, but remains relatively low. But while cost...

US Refineries are set to become the Gem of the Oil Industry

we look at how Middle Eastern geopolitical issues are effecting oil production, how the oil and gas industry is developing in the US, and how a shift in natural gas prices has turned

How Politicians Unknowingly Hurt The Oil Industry

Political actions often impose costs on the oil industry and consumers that are not obvious.

Can the Offshore Oil Industry Improve Workplace Safety?

Can the offshore oil industry improve workplace safety? A new report suggests such a goal is possible if certain changes are made.

Oil And Gas Jobs: What It Takes To Make It In The Oil Industry

This post explores the various types of jobs available in the oil industry, their importance, and what qualifications and skills are needed to succeed

U.S. Oil Industry Becomes Refiner to the World

U.S. Oil Industry Becomes Refiner to the World | RealClearEnergy

Could plugging orphan wells keep the suffering oil industry afloat?

Proposals to fund plugging of abandoned old oil and gas wells are gaining support across the U.S. as a way to restore jobs for oil workers displaced during...

Oil industry heading for next crisis if things don't change, experts warn

Higher oil prices have helped the oil industry return to investing, but it's not spending enough money to avoid the next crisis.

Is the oil industry still a good career option?

The workers who are finding opportunities in North Sea decommissioning and exploration.

An oil industry consultant explains why she’s had enough

She says Shell "blatantly doesn’t care" about climate change.

How an Early Oil Industry Study Became Key in Climate Lawsuits

For decades, 1960s research for the American Petroleum Institute warning of the risks of burning fossil fuels had been forgotten. But two papers discovered in libraries are now playing a key role in lawsuits aimed at holding oil companies accountable for climate change.

How fears of electromagnetic radiation spawned a snake-oil industry

Companies market to people who are already vulnerable.

Palm oil industry, ALEC press EPA to reverse climate finding

The Environmental Protection Agency is under pressure to reverse a finding that biofuels made with palm oil don’t meet greenhouse gas requirements.

Oil Industry Calls Report Alleging Methane Pollution Misleading Scare Tactics