Environment
Trump taps Lee Zeldin as EPA chief, Rep. Elise Stefanik for UN ambassador
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacts as former U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin speaks at a rally ahead of the New Hampshire primary election in Concord, New Hampshire, U.S. January 19, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump said that he would appoint former Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York as […]
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5 in-demand low-stress jobs — they all pay over $100,000 and help the environment
Higher-paying jobs often mean more pressure — think about surgeons working to save someone’s life, or corporate lawyers responsible for multimillion-dollar business deals. But you don’t need to take a pay cut to be less stressed at work. There are plenty of low-stress jobs that come with six-figure salaries. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational […]
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FEMA fires employee who told Florida relief workers to skip Trump supporters
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell stands next to a track map of Hurricane Ian, during a press conference at FEMA Headquarters on September 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Saturday confirmed that it fired an employee who had […]
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Toyota says California-led EV mandates are ‘impossible’ as states fall short of goal
A sign is displayed outside a Toyota Motor Corp. dealership on Jan. 30, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty Images DETROIT — Toyota Motor sounded the alarm Friday that California-led electric vehicle mandates that are set to start next year are “impossible” to meet and, if they’re not changed, […]
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Top trader Vitol eyeing metals market as global oil demand set to peak in 10 years, CEO signals
Russell Hardy, chief executive officer of Vitol Services Ltd. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Vitol is eyeing the metals market with global petroleum demand expected to peak in a decade, signaled Russell Hardy, CEO of Vitol, the world’s largest independent energy trader. “The petroleum, the oil business, we still think it will […]
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Bentley Motors further delays all-EV plan amid weak demand as it embraces plug-in hybrids
A staff member checks a Bentayga SUV on the Bentley production line at its factory in Crewe, England, on Dec. 7, 2022. Phil Noble | Reuters Bentley Motors is once again pushing back a target to exclusively offer all-electric vehicles, with plans to continue leaning into plug-in hybrid electric vehicles until at least 2035. The […]
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Solar stocks tumble overnight on fears Trump will hamper clean energy progress
Copper Mountain Solar in El Dorado Valley, pictured on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Boulder City, Nevada. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Bizuayehu Tesfaye | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Solar stocks sold off overnight as investors see Donald Trump leading in the U.S. presidential election. Solar stocks are falling […]
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Talen, Constellation and Vistra tumble after government rejects Amazon nuclear data center agreement
A power substation near the LC1 CloudHQ data center in Ashburn, Virginia, on March 27, 2024. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology companies’ push to directly power artificial intelligence with nuclear plants hit a major roadblock, after a federal regulator rejected a request to increase power for an Amazon data center. The Federal […]
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Next U.S. president shouldn’t surrender America’s energy dominance, TotalEnergies CEO warns
Whoever wins the 2024 U.S. election should work to preserve America’s energy dominance rather than risk losing it, TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne told CNBC on Monday. The U.S. is the world’s largest oil producer, accounting for 22% of the global total, according to the Energy Information Administration, with Saudi Arabia next, producing 11%. The vast […]
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Losing GPS could cost billions, so the Space Force is having companies like Astranis build a backup network
A depiction of Nexus satellites in a medium Earth orbit constellation. Astranis The U.S. Air Force began deploying the Global Positioning System — more commonly known as GPS — nearly 50 years ago, satellites which have become critical infrastructure for both the military and the economy. Since then, GPS is estimated to have generated more […]
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