How Fracking Companies Use Facebook Surveillance to Ban Protest
Oil and gas companies are discrediting activists using social media to justify banning their protests. Continue reading How Fracking Companies Use Facebook Surveillance to Ban Protest
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New Survey: 75% of Middle East Oil & Gas Companies Have Suffered a Security Compromise
The oil and gas sector in the Middle East has become a top target for cybercriminals, enduring 50 percent of all cyber-attacks in the region, revealed a new report. The study, conducted by industrial giant Siemens and the Ponemon Institute, polled arou… Continue reading New Survey: 75% of Middle East Oil & Gas Companies Have Suffered a Security Compromise
The US Is Paying Big Oil to Keep Fossil Fuels Profitable
Subsidies are keeping “zombie energy” alive. Continue reading The US Is Paying Big Oil to Keep Fossil Fuels Profitable
Kuang-Chi invests $5 million in SkyX, a maker of drones to monitor oil and gas pipelines
Shenzhen-based Kuang-Chi Group is investing $5 million in SkyX Systems Corp., according to the drone tech startup’s founder and CEO Didi Horn. A former fighter pilot with the Israeli Air Force, Horn started SkyX in 2015 to help public and private companies monitor energy infrastructure from on high, using increasingly powerful drones and big data analytics. Read More Continue reading Kuang-Chi invests $5 million in SkyX, a maker of drones to monitor oil and gas pipelines
Kuang-Chi invests $5 million in SkyX, a maker of drones to monitor oil and gas pipelines
Shenzhen-based Kuang-Chi Group is investing $5 million in SkyX Systems Corp., according to the drone tech startup’s founder and CEO Didi Horn. A former fighter pilot with the Israeli Air Force, Horn started SkyX in 2015 to help public and private companies monitor energy infrastructure from on high, using increasingly powerful drones and big data analytics. Read More Continue reading Kuang-Chi invests $5 million in SkyX, a maker of drones to monitor oil and gas pipelines
SkyX drones are half-helicopter, half-plane and built to fly long distances
A Markham, Ontario startup called SkyX Ltd. emerged from stealth today to share details about its unique industrial drone designs with TechCrunch. The company’s SkyOne drones take off and land like a helicopter, but fly more like an airplane, with a range of over 25 miles (40 km) per charge. For drone industry nerds, this means they have both VTOL and fixed-wing elements. A range… Read More Continue reading SkyX drones are half-helicopter, half-plane and built to fly long distances
The EPA Just Gave Fossil Fuel Companies More Freedom to Pollute
Under Scott Pruitt, the agency no longer requires oil and gas companies to hand over information about greenhouse gas emissions. Continue reading The EPA Just Gave Fossil Fuel Companies More Freedom to Pollute
The EPA Just Gave Fossil Fuel Companies More Freedom to Pollute
Under Scott Pruitt, the agency no longer requires oil and gas companies to hand over information about greenhouse gas emissions. Continue reading The EPA Just Gave Fossil Fuel Companies More Freedom to Pollute
Republicans Want to Let Oil Companies Waste Gas on Public Lands
GOP lawmakers want to remove a rule forcing companies to capture waste gas. If that happens, it could cost taxpayers $23 million a year in lost revenue. Continue reading Republicans Want to Let Oil Companies Waste Gas on Public Lands
The Company Behind Dakota Access Is Pushing Another Pipeline In Texas
When Energy Transfer Partners announced the project, they didn’t ask for permission, but simply told residents a massive pipeline was coming through some of their properties—soon. Continue reading The Company Behind Dakota Access Is Pushing Another Pipeline In Texas