Coal was more popular than ever in 2023, despite big promises from many world powers to curb production and use in favour of cleaner alternatives. […]
Record Surge in Global Coal Capacity Led by China
Continued expansion in China’s coal fleet and a slowdown in plant retirements in the United States and Europe in 2023 resulted in the highest net […]
Why People In Their 50s And 60s Are the Hottest Hires For 2024
According to The Hill more than a third of the U.S. workforce is now over 50, and this figure is set to grow. This statistic […]
Boiling tap water may be solution to microplastics
Worried about plastic pollution in your tap water? Try boiling in it, a new study suggests. Boiling tap water can destroy at least 80 percent […]
Corn Futures Firm for Export Sales
Morning corn prices are up by a penny to 1 ¾ cents so far heading into the last trading day of the week. The front […]
Biden Grants Gas Policy Shift to Boost Ethanol in Corn Belt
The Biden administration granted a fuel policy change designed to boost sales of corn-based ethanol — but delayed the shift until next year amid concerns […]
Carmakers’ EV Enthusiasm Fizzles Out
Carmakers in the United States have been eager to help advance the EV agenda in the past half a decade or so. Ford, GM, and […]
Kazakhstan Fines Oil Firm for One of the Largest Emissions of Methane in History
A state environmental agency in Kazakhstan has fined an oil company in the west of the country $780,000 over a prolonged fire at one of […]
A Ban on LNG Exports Could Boost Carbon Emissions
President Biden recently announced a “temporary pause on pending approvals of liquefied natural gas exports.” This announcement comes on the heels of news that in […]
Loophole Allowed Russia to Earn $1.2 Billion From Fuel Sales to the EU
An EU sanctions loophole that allows imports of Russian crude if it’s refined elsewhere made Russia an estimated $1.2 billion (1.1 billion euros) from sales […]