Biden Urged to Halt Oil Export Projects After Terminal Approved

finance.yahoo.com Climate activists who successfully pushed President Joe Biden to halt new US liquefied natural gas exports are setting their sights on proposed crude oil shipping…

Trump ‘offered to block electric car rollout’ as he asked oil bosses for $1bn

yahoo.com Donald Trump told oil industry executives he would dismantle Joe Biden’s pro-electric vehicle agenda as he asked for $1bn (£800m) to help return him to the White House, it…

Trump promises oil execs to end EVs once and for all in exchange for $1 billion in campaign donations, Washington Post reports

fortune.com The fate of the EV industry might hinge on former President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. During a meeting in Florida, Trump told a room full of oil executives that in…

Rare sighting of great white shark off Alabama coast

newsweek.com A great white shark has been recorded off the Alabama coast for the first time. The female, nicknamed Miss Pawla, was documented by researchers at the University of South…

Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1bn

theguardian.com Donald Trump dangled a brazen “deal” in front of some of the top US oil bosses last month, proposing that they give him $1bn for his White House re-election campaign and…

SpaceX edges closer to the moon

reason.com Joanna Andreasson/DALL-E4 In the June 2024 issue, we explore the ways that artificial intelligence is shaping our economy and culture. The stories and art are about AI—and…

Texas officials close lake after water deemed unsafe

newsweek.com Texas officials have closed Lake Houston after determining its flooded water levels were unsafe to navigate. Texas has recently been struck by a wave of severe weather,…

Millions more Americans travel to bird-watch. Texas businesses are cashing in

marketplace.org Thousands of bird-watchers descend on the Texas Gulf Coast each spring, traveling from far-flung places like Bogota, Colombia, and Olympia, Washington, to catch a glimpse of…

St. Petersburg’s first Black mayor will consider a $1.3 billion ballpark plan that seeks to make amends for demolishing historic Gas Plant neighborhood

fortune.com The future of the Tampa Bay Rays is about to come into clearer focus as local officials begin public discussions over a planned $1.3 billion ballpark that would be the…

Future of MLB's Tampa Bay Rays to come into focus with key meetings on $1.3B stadium project

apnews.com ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The future of the Tampa Bay Rays is about to come into clearer focus as local officials begin public discussions over a planned $1.3 billion…

1 Warren Buffett Stock With 13% Upside in 2024

247wallst.com With almost $200 billion in cash on its balance sheet, a fresh all-time high, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) has never looked better. But with shares trading in the…

Oklahoma and Kansas at risk of severe tornado warning

pbs.org Millions of people in the central United States are bracing for powerful storms Monday including long-track tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and baseball-sized hail,…

The number of fish on US overfishing list reaches an all-time low. Mackerel and snapper recover

apnews.com The number of fish on the government's overfishing list sunk to a new low last year in a sign of healthy U.S. fisheries, federal officials said. The National Oceanic and…

OPEC+ Likely To Extend Production Cuts In June

zerohedge.com OPEC+ Likely To Extend Production Cuts In June By John Kemp, senior energy analyst at Reuters Saudi Arabia and its allies in OPEC⁺ are likely to keep oil production…

Undersea bit barn biz offers 90-day trial of submerged server system

theregister.com Subsea Cloud is offering potential customers the chance to try out its underwater datacenter facilities for up to 90 days before making any further commitments, in a bid to…

Want Decades of Passive Income? 3 Stocks to Buy Now and Hold Forever

fool.com You can count on these companies to deliver in good and bad times. Technology gets a lot of attention on Wall Street, but the world still runs on industries that physically…

Big Oil finds more to love in deepwater exploration fields

theglobeandmail.com As Big Oil returns this week to the industry’s annual showcase for offshore energy projects and equipment in Houston, deepwater discoveries off Guyana, Namibia and the U.S.…

Hundreds rescued from Texas floods as more storms move through Houston area

pbs.org More storms were moving through the already saturated Houston area on Sunday, where flooding from heavy rains has led to the rescue of hundreds of people from homes,…

Severe storms, including "intense tornadoes," threaten 40 million this week

axios.com A significant severe storm outbreak is forecast for the Plains, Central U.S. and Ohio River Valley during the Monday to Wednesday time frame. Threat level: Storms could…

Houston area braces for worse flooding after heavy storms, with more rain on the way

pbs.org High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing hundreds of people from homes, rooftops and…

Department of Energy Cancels Oil Deliveries to Strategic Petroleum Reserve Amid Rising Prices

tftc.io The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the cancellation of oil delivery solicitations to the Bayou Choctaw site of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), citing…

Oil Companies Expand Offshore Drilling, Pointing to Energy Needs

nytimes.com An oil drilling ship off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. Shell and others say they plan to drill for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico in part because doing so…

CN, CPKC rail workers vote to strike, threatening North America-wide supply chains

financialpost.com Rail workers demanding more rest time moved closer to a strike that would disrupt supply chains from Halifax to Vancouver and down through the Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico.…

AP WAS THERE: Mexico's 1938 seizure of the oil sector from US companies

apnews.com EDITOR’S NOTE: Mexico took control of its most precious natural resource by seizing the oil sector from U.S. companies in a move that’s taught starting in first grade today…

Severe weather warning: Louisiana school closures announced

newsweek.com Several Louisiana parishes in the southwest of the state have announced school closures Monday amid severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings. The National Weather Service…

Violent tornadoes strike Nebraska, Iowa amid threat for more Saturday

axios.com Thunderstorms spawned numerous tornadoes across the Plains Friday, some of which turned violent and destructive in Nebraska and Iowa. Why it matters: The storms, forecast to…

Multiday severe weather outbreak threatens 60 million from border with Mexico to Canada

axios.com A three-day severe weather outbreak threatens to bring damaging winds, large hail, flooding and strong tornadoes to a vast region in the Central U.S. The big picture: The…

Florida real estate sellers slashing home prices as inventory surges to uncomfortable levels

nypost.com Real estate inventory in parts of Florida is surging to uncomfortable levels — and sellers are beginning to slash prices, according to a report. On the west coast of…