By Tim Larkin and Ben Curtis in WashingtonD.C.A group of leading energy companies including Shell and Saudi Aramco are investing billions of dollars in developing petro-chemicals to fight the spread of global warming.The companies say their investments are part of a broader push to combat the growing threat of climate change and the threat of a potential new pandemic.Shell, the […]
By now, you have probably seen the news stories about the devastating fires that engulfed a massive chemical plant in Louisiana last week, and have perhaps wondered how the Louisiana Governor, Bobby Jindal, and the entire state government were able to handle this situation. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (D) was forced to order an evacuation of his state’s chemical plant because of […]
By: Anushka GopalakrishnanKolmar was the world’s largest petrochemical producer.In 2009, it was the biggest importer of fertiliser and other chemicals in the country.However, its activities in India went into freefall when a court ordered its withdrawal from the market.The company was also involved in a massive scandal in 2015, when the company was caught illegally selling toxic waste in its […]
By Caroline GlaserCNN.com February 27, 2019 12:15:59Russian-made chemical agents used in the annexation of Crimea have been found in the region, the U.S. Embassy said on Friday.Ukraine and Western powers are seeking to bring the peninsula back under Russian control, as it was under Moscow before it joined the EU in 2014.The U.N. Security Council last month approved the draft […]
By David Weigel, The Washington TimesWashington (CNN) It’s been the biggest challenge for homeowners in rural areas to clean up their own petro waste.The American Petroleum Institute and other major petro-chemical companies have spent millions of dollars lobbying against the Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule requiring that petro and chemical waste be treated at least as seriously as hazardous waste.They […]
Petrochemistry giant Kolmar PetroChemics has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States.Kolmar has said it will shut down operations in the US and Mexico after regulators rejected its proposed carbon dioxide-emitting pipeline.The company said in a filing that it had failed to meet conditions that would have kept it solvent in the event of an emergency.Kolor was one of […]