Recent deals like Warren Buffett’s $10 billion acquisition of pipeline assets from Dominion Energy show major market players headed in different directions over climate change, fossil fuels and renewable energy. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images With the coronavirus pandemic slashing demand for the oil and gas that has been booming in the U.S.
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Britons in a number of countries are scrambling to return home to avoid having to self-isolate for 14 days – as the transport secretary ruled out regional coronavirus quarantine rules. Croatia, Austria and Trinidad and Tobago have been added to the UK’s COVID-19 quarantine list, Grant Shapps announced on Thursday. From 4am on Saturday, anybody
Public debt has topped £2trn for the first time on record as spending soared to prop up the economy in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The figure at the end of July was £227.6bn higher than the same month last year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Image: It is the first
India’s second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 completed one year in orbit around the moon on Thursday and all instruments are currently performing well and there is adequate onboard fuel to keep it operational for about seven more years, space agency ISRO said. Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019 and inserted into lunar orbit on August 20, exactly one year ago.
A photo illustration of the digital Cryptocurrency, Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP) are seen on September 13 2018 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Yu Chun Christopher Wong | S3studio | Getty Images Over $50 billion of cryptocurrency moved from China-based digital wallets to other parts of the world in the last
Russian doctors say there is no evidence Alexei Navalny was poisoned and have banned the Putin critic from being transported abroad. The 44-year-old’s spokeswoman previously said doctors had caved to Kremlin pressure – but medics said the decision was made because he was not well enough. The long-time critic of President Vladimir Putin is fighting
August 21st, 2020 by Johnna Crider In an article by GreenBiz, the question, “How could a Biden presidency affect climate change investing?,” was posed. Short answer: in a very positive way. I wanted to expand on this and share my thoughts. Vice President Joe Biden gives remarks at the U.S.—China Climate Leaders Summit, held at
Drag queen Chi Chi DeVayne, a popular contestant on the competition reality series RuPaul’s Drag Race, has died aged 34. DeVayne, the stage name of Zavion Davenport, was reportedly admitted to hospital in the last month with pneumonia. Her death was announced on the official Twitter page of the US TV programme alongside a tribute.
Joe Biden has vowed to end America’s “season of darkness” under Donald Trump as he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination. In a speech to end the Democratic Convention in Delaware, Mr Biden said the US president had “cloaked America in darkness for much too long”, accusing him of creating “too much anger, too much fear,
August 20th, 2020 by Press Release Worksport Introduces Upcoming TerraVis Product Line—the First Ever Solar Technology Integration for Pick-up Truck Tonneau Covers TORONTO, CANADA – Worksport™ (OTCQB: WKSP), launched a new website earlier today, releasing highly anticipated information on a brand new tonneau cover system with solar power integration. The site, www.GoTerraVis.com, is now home
Unpaid household bills built up during lockdown will lead to a spiral of debt for many unless financial support is provided, according to Citizens Advice. One in nine people have reported being unable to keep up with household bills – the equivalent of six million individuals across the UK, according to research by the charity.
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Oil pumps at sunset, industrial oil pumps equipment. Pramote Polyamate Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday as concerns lingered over soft U.S. fuel demand while global producers feared a second prolonged wave of the coronavirus pandemic was a major risk for the market recovery. U.S. crude oil stockpiles fell 1.6 million barrels last week,
A convoy of emergency vehicles drives along an emptied Interstate 80 during the LNU Lighting Complex Fire on the outskirts of Vacaville, California, U.S., August 19, 2020. Stephen Lam | Reuters Kena Hudson’s 7-year-old son Clarence has asthma that’s sometimes landed him in the hospital. Typically, when wildfire season starts in Northern California, he’ll stay
11:29 AM ET Dave Wilson Close ESPN Staff Writer Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. The longest offseason in our
August 20th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan Volkswagen ID.4 production just started today in Zwickau, Germany. It is first being produced at the Volkswagen Group factory there that just recently produced its last fossil fuel vehicle, after 116 years of operation. The factory is now focused on producing 100% electric vehicles, starting with a couple of