General Motors will pause production at four of its North American automobile assembly plants for two weeks as the industry continues to be affected by the global shortage of semiconductor Continue Reading
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to Fresh Pandemic Low Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast . Applications for U.S. state unemployment Continue Reading
It is not a great time to be an oil pipeline developer or operator in North America these days. Policymakers are canceling projects and threatening to close operational pipelines. Environmental Continue Reading
Highlights Rockies, PNW at 50%-60% risk for hotter temperatures Southwest power burn averages record 5.1 Bcf/d in H1 July SoCal city-gate cash price tops $8/MMBtu this summer More record gas-fired Continue Reading
Firefighters scrambled on Friday to control a raging inferno in southeastern Oregon that’s spreading miles a day in windy conditions, one of numerous conflagrations across the U.S. West that are Continue Reading
The death toll from the freezing winter weather that battered Texas and caused widespread power outages this year has risen by 59, bringing the total to 210, officials said. The Continue Reading
Electric utilities emphasize the importance of natural gas-fired power plants to meeting demand. (Bloomberg) — Senate Democrats are proposing to penalize utilities that don’t meet clean-energy targets, while rewarding those Continue Reading
What allows any type of energy to be sustainable? I would argue that one of the requirements for sustainability is adequate production of taxable revenue . Company managements depend upon Continue Reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. climate change envoy John Kerry that the two former Cold War rivals have a chance to cooperate in combating greenhouse gas emissions amid efforts Continue Reading
The United States has decided to temporarily waive sanctions on Iranian oil funds abroad but without returning Tehran’s access to its bank accounts in Japan and South Korea. “Allowing these Continue Reading
