Tag: Climate change
Biden recommends reforms to oil and gas drilling, stops short of ban
An oil well pump jack operated by Chevron Corp. in San Ardo, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Ima [...]
House passes biggest climate investment in U.S. history
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference with House Democrats about the Build Back Better legislation, outside o [...]
Rolls-Royce says its electric aircraft hit a top speed of 387 mph
Rolls-Royce's all-electric Spirit of Innovation takes to the skies for the first time.Courtesy: Rolls-RoyceRolls-Royce said Friday its electric air [...]
Consumer Reports 2021 auto reliability survey: How Tesla, EVs fared
A Tesla Model X at a charging station in Beijing, China.Meghan Reeder | CNBCLexus was rated the most reliable automaker in Consumer Reports' 2021 A [...]
U.S. holds oil and gas lease sale in Gulf of Mexico after COP26
An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore as waves churned from Tropical Storm Karen come ashore in Dauphin Island, Alabama, October 5, 2013 [...]
California’s Salton Sea spewing toxic fumes, creating ghost towns
Frank Ruiz, Audubon's Salton Sea Program Director, searches for signs of bird activity on the northeastern shore of the Salton Sea. The lake's once [...]
Ithaca is first U.S. city to begin 100% decarbonization of buildings
People walk past colorful stores in a pedestrian area of downtown Ithaca, New York on a sunny day.benedek | iStock Unreleased | Getty ImagesFar fro [...]
Jeff Bezos pledges $2 billion to protect the environment
Jeff Bezos speaks at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, United Kingdom on November 2, 2021.Paul Ellis | Pool | Getty ImagesAmazon founder Jeff Be [...]
Biden EPA gets tough on methane leaks from oil and gas sector
US President Joe Biden delivers a speech on stage during a meeting at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 1, 2 [...]
JCB signs deal to import green hydrogen from Australia
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and JCB chairman Lord Bamford at the unveiling of a hydrogen powered JCB Loadall telescopic handler in central London, [...]
Amazon-backed wind farm in Scotland begins operations
Sean Hannon | iStock | Getty ImagesA 50-megawatt onshore wind farm in Scotland is now operational, and tech giant Amazon will purchase all of its o [...]
Financial Stability Oversight Council weighs in on climate risks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens as U.S. President Joe Biden holds a meeting with business leaders and CEOs about the debt limit at the [...]
Tesla, Elon Musk are trailing on one trendy stock market metric
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Armin Laschet visit the construction site of Tesla's Gigafactory in Gruenheid [...]
Biden’s climate agenda at risk as Democrats negotiate budget bill
Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, gets into a vehicle following a vote at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, [...]
Biden unveils plan to address climate change risks to economy
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the September jobs numbers in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building o [...]