To meet EU greenhouse gas targets, countries in Europe have encouraged the roll-out of new fleets of diesel-powered vehicles. These cars may get better gas mileage, but they’re also polluting the air with harmful nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter.

We still haven’t seen the full scope of the economic boost the shale boom is bringing to the United States.

Mexican oil production is in decline, hitting a 19-year low in April, according to preliminary estimates. The country needs to implement its new energy reforms as soon as possible.

British Columbia, Canada’s greenest province, is reluctant to build LNG export infrastructure and embrace the non-renewable energy source. But these new liquefaction plants could actually be a boon for the environment.

Scientists believe the MERS virus is carried by camels, but exposure to these animals doesn’t account for all cases of the deadly disease. Researchers are now looking into whether or not our pets may be carriers.

On the heels of this weekend’s energizing elections, Ukraine’s Prime Minister accused Moscow of stealing gas from storage facilities in recently annexed Crimea. Is this a sign of strength or weakness?

Good afternoon, TAI readers! We hope your Memorial Day holiday is going well so far, whether you’re relaxing at home or exploring new places this long weekend. Take the time to look back on what you may have missed during the past week:

Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said Friday that Russia’s new gas deal with its eastern neighbor China will affect gas prices in Europe. The point may be obvious, but it bears repeating: Putin just shored up his position vis-a-vis the West with this $400 billion contract.

Here’s proof of the madness that is America’s biofuel policy in one graph. According to the EIA’s latest Annual Energy Outlook, our projected ethanol consumption will remain well, well below the levels required by the 2007 Renewable Fuel Standard.

Britain has more than two billion barrels of tight oil trapped in shale formations in southern England, but public opposition to fracking remains staunch. The British government has a new solution to that NIMBY-ism hurdle: drill anyway.