How did plastic become so ubiquitous? The answer lies deep beneath the surface of the earth. In her new book Plastic Inc., environmental... Plastic is everywhere. Big Oil wants to make even more. Why ...

Israeli war on Iran is already having an impact on everyday things because of the over-reliance of oil and gas derivatives in manufacturing and packaging.

The war in Iran could raise the consumer costs of car parts, toys, clothing, and more.

As oil prices have risen amid geopolitical turmoil, one perhaps overlooked driver of climate change is coming into sharper focus: the production of plastics which are deeply tied to fossil fuels. Most ...

Conflict in Iran has raised the cost of oil and downstream products like virgin plastic. That's a boon for recycled plastic, which is now cost competitive.

Substituting the petrochemicals that underpin everyday life is challenging, but there are ways to produce what we need without fossil fuels ...