Daily Standup Top Stories Tesla Partners with Baidu for Full Self-Driving Rollout in China April 29, 2024 Mariel Alumit Tesla’s FSD system has been approved for use in China, the world’s largest car market. Tesla has partnered with Chinese tech giant Baidu for mapping and navigation software to support FSD in China. Tesla’s FSD […] Growing Shadow […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Biden’s Green-Energy Price Shock April 27, 2024 Stu Turley Do White House officials pay electric bills? They strangely keep saying the President’s climate agenda is reducing electric-power rates even as the cost of running your dishwasher is sky-rocketing, as illuminated by the Labor Department’s […] Biden Administration Finalizes Power Plant Rule April 27, […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories 3 offshore wind projects nixed in New York April 19, 2024 Stu Turley New York canceled power contracts for three offshore wind projects Friday, citing a turbine maker’s plans to scrap its biggest machines. The news is a heavy blow to the U.S. offshore wind industry and a […] Biden administration considers […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories OPEC to increase oil production from July, International Monetary Fund predicts April 24, 2024 Mariel Alumit (Bloomberg) – The International Monetary Fund expects OPEC and its partners to start increasing oil production gradually from July, a transition that’s set to catapult Saudi Arabia back into the ranks of the world’s fastest-growing […] Reuters […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories California Considers Suing Exxon Over Plastic Pollution April 23, 2024 Mariel Alumit California is close to completing a two-year investigation into Exxon on allegations of plastic pollution. After that, the state will decide whether to sue the supermajor for polluting or not. That’s what California’s Attorney General […] Oil rises as dollar slips, […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories China’s state planner warns intensified EV price war on oversupply April 22, 2024 Mariel Alumit SHANGHAI, April 22 (Reuters) – China’s state planner expects an intensified price war among automakers of electric cars and plug-in hybrids this year because of overhanging supply, among other issues, the government body said in […] Biden’s damaging […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Biden set to block millions of acres in Alaska from oil, gas drilling in Earth Day action April 19, 2024 Mariel Alumit The Biden administration is planning to block oil and gas drilling across millions of acres in an Alaskan reserve, which Congress specifically set aside for resource development. The Department of Interior (DOI) is expected […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories EVs Head for Junkyard as Mechanic Shortage Inflates Repair Costs April 14, 2024 Stu Turley Electric car sales already are in a funk in key markets around the globe. Challenges finding enough repair technicians threatens to further stifle demand in the UK, where Water scarcity and clean energy collide in South […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Larry Fink lashes out at BlackRock’s political critics: They ‘continuously lie’ April 17, 2024 Mariel Alumit BlackRock (BLK) CEO Larry Fink lashed out at political critics of the world’s largest money manager in combative new comments Friday, saying they “continuously lie.” The remarks came as his firm continues to face heat […] Japan […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories States are acting to prevent their own electricity crisis April 16, 2024 Stu Turley The Wall Street Journal editorial board warned recently that the Biden Administration’s climate agenda is forcing the retirement of fossil-fueled power plants that supply almost 60 percent of U.S. electricity. These power plants are essential to satisfy America’s rapidly […] Top Indian Refiner […]
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