Tony Hayward, who resigned as chief executive of BP in the wake of the Gulf oil spill, has said that he was turned into "a villain for doing the right thing."
BP's incoming CEO Robert Dudley faces the daunting task of fixing a company saddled with huge liabilities, a broken culture, strained government relations and a badly damaged brand.
Google Inc. has signed a 20-year contract to buy power from an Iowa wind farm as part of the Internet search leader's effort to cut the pollution caused by its rising demand for energy.
China has overtaken the United States as the world's largest consumer of energy, according to data from Paris-based International Energy Agency. China rejected the data.
Although Americans rely on plastic made from petroleum and natural gas in virtually every aspect of our lives, just a fraction of our plastic waste is getting recycled.
Gasoline pump prices should stay in a fairly narrow range this summer, putting less strain on family budgets for summer driving trips and commutes to work.
