opec Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sun, 04 Sep 2016 19:39:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 OPEC States It Doesn’t Give a Jack About Electric Vehicles https://www.greenoptimistic.com/opec-electric-vehicles-20160904/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/opec-electric-vehicles-20160904/#respond Sun, 04 Sep 2016 19:39:17 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60555 OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries), a significant world oil contributor, recently displayed overconfidence in its presence and future influence despite the rise in electric vehicles. While car companies are looking to produce more electric vehicles, OPEC expects to continue providing oil for the car industry. OPEC’s members seem entirely ignorant of the world’s […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/opec-electric-vehicles-20160904/feed/ 0 60555 OPEC Turns to Renewable Energy to Get More Green https://www.greenoptimistic.com/opec-turns-to-renewable-energy-to-get-more-green-20121023/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/opec-turns-to-renewable-energy-to-get-more-green-20121023/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:43:41 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=27056 Some of the Middle Eastern members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries [OPEC] are pouring billions of dollars into renewable energy, mainly solar- and wind-power, but one has to beg the question, “With over 60% of the world’s petroleum reserves, why bother with renewable energy?” It’s mostly a question of economics, but is definitely […]

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