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Sep 08 2022
News
Biden admin settles with eco groups to block massive oil drilling leases
The Biden administration entered a legal settlement Tuesday evening with environmental groups, agreeing to block drilling on more than 58,000 acres of public land.
The federal government will refrain from issuing any drilling permits across 113 leases spanning 58,617 acres in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota under the settlement between the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the
Fox BusinessJul 02 2022
News
Biden offshore drilling proposal would allow up to 11 sales
President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday proposed up to 10 oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and one off the Alaska coast over the next five years — going against the Democrat’s climate promises but scaling back a Trump-era plan that called for dozens of offshore drilling opportunities including in undeveloped areas.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said fewer than 11
Associated PressJul 11 2022
News
Texas grid operator urges electricity conservation as heat wave drives up demand
With a punishing heat wave across Texas driving record high power demand, The Electric Reliability Council of Texas late Sunday sent out a request that Texans cut back on their energy use on Monday.
ERCOT, the state’s power grid operator, asked Texans to turn up their thermostats and postpone running major appliances between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Monday. ERCOT has also called on large
The Texas TribuneAug 10 2022
Opinion
Inflation hasn’t peaked yet because rents are still rising fast
There was no inflation in July, the government said Wednesday. That’s great news.
But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. It’s not time to break out the champagne. Inflation isn’t whipped yet. Indeed, it’s likely to bedevil us for at least another year or two because rents show little sign of moderating.
In July, plunging gasoline prices RB00, 3.47% offset big increases in
MarketWatchJul 22 2022
Analysis
As Americans Continue To Suffer, One Industry Is Raking In Massive Profits: DC Lobbyists
Federal lobbyists have made huge profits in the second quarter of 2022, according to financial disclosures reviewed by Politico, while many Americans continue to feel the effects of inflation and the ongoing energy crisis.
Of the top twenty lobbying firms by revenue, just two saw revenue decreases when compared with the first three months of the year, Politico reported. The lobbying
The Daily CallerAug 16 2016
Opinion
If Hillary Clinton wins, can she claim a ‘mandate’?
Last week could have been a bad one for Hillary Clinton: a disappointing economic growth report, a misleading answer to a question about her emails — she claimed the FBI director called her “truthful” — and a controversy over U.S. payments to Iran.
But Donald Trump rescued her by seizing the spotlight with his own, bigger fumbles: his scraps with Gold Star parents, fire marshals and a
Los Angeles TimesDec 09 2022
News
Wholesale prices rose 0.3% in November, more than expected, despite hopes that inflation is cooling
Wholesale prices rose more than expected in November as food prices surged, dampening hopes that inflation could be headed lower, the Labor Department reported Friday.
The producer price index, a measure of what companies get for their products in the pipeline, increased 0.3% for the month and 7.4% from a year ago, which was the slowest 12-month pace since May 2021. Economists surveyed
CNBCJul 19 2022
Analysis
What Is a Climate Emergency and Will Joe Biden Declare One in U.S?
For a while now, there have been rumblings that President Joe Biden will declare a climate emergency in the U.S.
Senate Democrats are urging him to do so after Democratic Senator Joe Manchin's refusal last week to back his party's spending plans to tackle climate change.
The president could declare this soon in an attempt to save and push forward his environmental agenda.
NewsweekSep 03 2022
News
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: Link lost to main power line
The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine has lost its link to its last remaining main power line, the UN nuclear watchdog says.
The plant is now relying on a reserve line to supply power to Ukraine's grid.
Pro-Russian local officials said the cut was caused by "technical problems" resulting from shelling. Both sides accuse the other of shelling the plant.
BBC NewsApr 03 2022
Opinion
Is Bitcoin Really That Bad For The Environment?
In March, The New York Times declared to its readers that a “single bitcoin transaction now requires more than 2,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity, or enough energy to power the average American household for 73 days”.
The claim will have seemed credible to the vast majority of people who eye bitcoin with deep suspicion. It coincided with the launch of a lobbying campaign by Greenpeace
Forbes