Smoke billows from the Freeport LNG plant in Quintana, Texas, U.S., June 8, 2022, in this still image obtained from a social media video on June 9, 2022. Maribel Hill | Reuters Natural gas prices plu...
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Ford issues stop-sale of Mustang Mach-Es due to potential safety defect
People visit Ford’s all-electric SUV Mustang Mach-E at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, the United States, Nov. 22, 2019. Xinhua via Getty Images DETROIT – Ford Motor is instructin...
UN chief slams new fossil fuel funding
In remarks delivered to the Austrian World Summit in Vienna via video, Antonio Guterres issued a sobering assessment of the planet’s prospects. “Most national climate pledges are simply no...
FAA SpaceX Starship environmental review clears Texas program to move forward
A Starship prototype stands on the company’s launchpad in Boca Chica, Texas on March 16, 2022. SpaceX The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said it will require Elon Musk’s SpaceX ...
Latest Shanghai quarantines add more pressure to global supply chain
Staff members of China Post unload parcels of daily necessities for residents quarantined at home from a minivan on May 14, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Tian Yuhao | China News Service | Getty Images The ...
CEOs of GM, Ford and others urge Congress to lift EV tax credit cap
The all-electric Chevrolet Silverado at the New York Auto Show, April 13, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC DETROIT – The CEOs of General Motors, Ford Motor, Chrysler parent Stellantis and Toyota Motor North Am...
GM, Lockheed take lunar rover project to the commercial space market
MILFORD, Mich. — General Motors and Lockheed Martin said Thursday they plan to produce an array of moon-roving vehicles for commercial space missions and services powered by the automaker’s elec...
Goodbye gasoline cars? EU lawmakers vote to ban new sales from 2035
Traffic in Paris, France, on May 12, 2020. The European Parliament now supports the European Commission’s goal of a 100% cut in emissions from new passenger cars and vans by 2035. Ludovic Marin ...
Biden announces standards for electric vehicle charging stations
U.S. President Joe Biden announces the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as part of administration efforts to lower gasolin...
Climate change will force some UK communities to move, official says
Houses on the east coast of England, photographed in 2020. On Tuesday, the chief executive of the U.K.’s Environment Agency said climate change meant some coastal communities would have to move....
Volkswagen looks to build new EV facilities in the U.S., exec says
Scott Keogh, VW, in San Francisco, California, Sept. 18, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Volkswagen is “actively” looking to establish new assembly ...
U.S. to ban sale of single-use plastic on public lands, parks by 2032
Trash in the saw grass at the Big Cypress National Preserve Park. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The U.S. Interior Department said on Wednesday it will phase out the sale of si...
What Retail Real Estate Owners Are Doing To Be Sustainable And Why It Matters
Solar panels on the roof of Kimco Realty’s Jericho Commons, a shopping mall in Jericho, NY Kimco Realty According to the United Nation’s 2021 Global Status Report for Building and Construction, ...
Why is Bitcoin bad for the environment?
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have a lot of supporters, but there are also a lot of critics who point out a significant flaw. It takes a lot of energy to mine it. While mining is only one method for v...
Chipotle and Kraft Heinz use start-up HowGood to track sustainability
Consumers are now demanding environmental accountability in everything — from the buildings they live in to the products they purchase. Food is a big one. While more and more food companies are ...
Solid Power begins pilot production of solid-state EV battery
Solid Power’s 22-layer, 20Ah all solid-state lithium metal cell compared to the company’s first-generation 10-layer, 2Ah cell. Solid Power Solid Power, a Colorado-based battery start-up ba...
Why the global soil shortage threatens food, medicine and the climate
Soil can be considered black gold, and we’re running out it. The United Nations declared soil finite and predicted catastrophic loss within 60 years. “There are places that have already lo...
Macro Strategist Lyn Alden Says Bitcoin (BTC) Among Hard Assets To Own Amid Long-Term Inflationary Environment
Macro strategist Lyn Alden says that Bitcoin (BTC) is one of the hard assets to own alongside gold and real estate in a macro environment heavily influenced by inflation. In a new interview on What B...
House Republicans’ energy and climate plan pushes fossil fuels, hydro
U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks as House Minority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) listen during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol May 11,...
CEOs on gas, renewables and the energy crisis
From the Covid-19 pandemic and supply chain shocks to rising inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, governments and businesses around the world are attempting to tackle and solve major cris...
How nature could change the way we do business
A hot cup of coffee is the perfect start to the day for millions of people around the world. But when taking that first sip, it’s easy to forget how much work goes into bringing it to the table....
Cramer likes this alternative energy play for an inflation environment
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday gave investors his blessing to buy shares of Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure. “Atlantica’s a real company that sells real stuff at a profit and re...
Southern California water restrictions start today as drought worsens
Paul Ramirez, 54, waters the front lawn at his home on St. Louis St. in Boyle Heights, as his dog Bandit, a 2 year old Yorkshire terrier, jumps for joy. Mel Melcon | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images S...
Siemens Mobility inks $8.7 billion deal for high-speed rail in Egypt
A train passes through a station in Egypt. The project involving Siemens Mobility will use trains that can reach a top speed of 230 kilometers per hour, and the line will be fully electrified. Paulvin...
Airbus sets up UK facility to focus on hydrogen tech for aircraft
A model of one of Airbus’ ZEROe concept planes, photographed in November 2021. The firm has said it wants to develop “zero-emission commercial aircraft” by the year 2035. Giuseppe Ca...
SEC unveils rules to prevent misleading claims by ESG funds
Gary Gensler, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, at the SEC headquarters in Washington, on July 22, 2021. Melissa Lyttle/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commiss...
Biden moves to protect major Alaska watershed from mining
Humpaback whale in Bristol Bay, Alaska Enrique Aguirre Aves | Photodisc | Getty Images The Biden administration on Wednesday moved to ban the disposal of mining waste in Alaska’s Bristol Bay wat...
Retail Stocks Rebound But ‘Feast Or Famine Environment’ May Persist Amid Shift In Consumer Spending, Experts Warn
Topline The retail sector has been hard-hit by a selloff in recent weeks amid warnings from major companies that surging inflation has impacted profits, and despite a rebound on Wednesday, experts pre...
Small-cap growth stocks are at their lowest P/E valuation in at least 24 years.
Growth stocks typically trade at premium prices. But in this market, rising interest rates have turned small-cap growth stocks into a bargain group. This may be a beautiful setup for long-term investo...