Environment

An oil pumpjack operates on November 02, 2021 in Long Beach, California. The Biden administration pledged to cut methane emissions from oil and gas production today. In California, 35,000 oil and gas wells sit idle, many of which are unplugged and could leak methane gas. Scientists estimate that one-third of human-induced global warming is caused

In this article COIN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration, the Coinbase logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Coinbase reported user numbers that fell short of analysts’ estimates even as fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat projections. The stock rose more than

In this article SAE-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT This image, from 2017, shows one of the MeyGen project’s tidal stream turbines. The MeyGen array has a total of four turbines. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images The emerging tidal power sector seems to have taken another step forward — an Edinburgh-headquartered firm

U.S Senator Lindsey Graham has said the world should focus on environmental damage prevention rather than on climate reparations. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The world should focus on environmental damage prevention rather than on climate reparations, U.S Senator Lindsey Graham said Friday, calling for approaches that integrate countries worldwide. “Climate

Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Bloomberg | Getty Images The International Energy Agency’s executive director said Friday that the biggest uncertainty facing global energy markets is the extent to which China rebounds from its extended closure. Currently, oil markets are “balanced,”

The European Commission’s climate chief warned Friday that society will be “fighting wars” over food and water in the future, if serious action is not taken on climate change. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Frans Timmermans said global warming posed one of the greatest risks to security worldwide and urged that efforts to limit

A gas station in Arlington, Virginia. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images New government data for January shows high inflation has continued into the new year. That has some economists worried high prices may prove to be sticky, even as the Federal Reserve works to slow inflation by raising interest rates.

In this article DUK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Transmission towers are shown on June 15, 2021 in Houston, Texas. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which controls approximately 90% of the power in Texas, has requested Texas residents to conserve power through Friday as temperatures surge in the state. Brandon Bell |

Men wearing military uniform walk along Red Square in front of St. Basil’s Cathedral in central Moscow on February 13, 2023. Alexander Nemenov | Afp | Getty Images The coming months will be critical in figuring out how Russia’s economy is holding up in the face of a new suite of sanctions, and for how

In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk remarked that he wouldn’t mind Tesla going bankrupt, if this means a rival company builds a better car, according to a member of the firm’s board. “I disagree whenever Elon says I don’t mind Tesla getting

A work-over rig performs maintenance on an oil well in the Permian Basin oil production area near Wink, Texas August 22, 2018. Nick Oxford | Reuters Russia will cut oil output by 500,000 barrels per day in March, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday, following Western bans on Moscow’s crude and oil products