In 2016 New Jersey raised its gasoline tax by 23 cents per gallon. Julio Cortez | AP Travel is picking up in the United States and Europe, but the rebound in global oil demand hinges on Covid-19 response in Asian markets, according to Energy Aspects analyst Amrita Sen. New Covid restrictions are going in place
Month: June 2021
1:24 AM BST Australia is on the board! After 13 straight defeats, the Reds at last opened the Aussies account in Super Rugby Trans-Tasman, the Queenslanders defeating the Chiefs in an extraordinary game at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville. But it was otherwise another dominant weekend for New Zealand as the Hurricanes, Crusaders, Blues
Tesla Powerpacks will be used in a hospital in Haiti to provide reliable and renewable energy, Tesmanian reports. World Hope International, working with the Wesleyan Mission in Haiti, aims to make a critical hospital more reliable and sustainable. The Powerpacks will become part of a large solar power system on the island of La Gonâve.
Monitors display Coinbase signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coinbase is finally getting into dogecoin. Starting Tuesday, the crypto exchange is offering its Pro users the option to trade dogecoin, a cryptocurrency that was
The future of some of the UK’s most treasured species including puffins, bluebells and bumblebees is dependent on the outcome of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. That’s according to a new report by the leading conservation organisation WWF. Called Feeling the Heat, it identifies 12 species worldwide whose habitats are already being badly impacted
A COVID rescue plan to help children in England catch up on lost lessons, costing £1.4 billion, is being unveiled by the government. But plans to add half an hour to the school day, extending it from 8am to 5pm or 6pm, are reported to have been postponed after a Whitehall row over the cost.
Joe Biden has become the first sitting US president to visit the site of the Tulsa massacre – 100 years since one of America’s darkest episodes of racial violence. Hundreds of black people were killed by a white mob in the city’s Greenwood district between 31 May and 1 June 1921. Mr Biden led a
For 30 years the murder of successful businesswoman and mother Penny Bell has remained unsolved – her killer stabbing her more than 50 times in broad daylight before vanishing without a trace. Now, three decades on, her daughter Lauren Bell is pleading for anyone with information to unlock the puzzle and release her family from
Richmond, Virginia-headquartered Dominion Energy is building the Charybdis, the first Jones Act-qualified offshore wind turbine installation vessel in the US. (Interesting name choice for the vessel – a dangerous mythological sea monster.) And Danish wind giant Ørsted and Boston-headquartered electric company Eversource today announced that they will charter the Charybdis for the construction of Revolution Wind and
The Headquarters of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, Austria on 17 December, 2018. Beata Zawrzel | NurPhoto | Getty Images LONDON — A group of some of the world’s most powerful oil producers will likely agree to continue increasing their output at a meeting on Tuesday, analysts say, as oil
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of the “Fish Cannon” or “Fish Tube.” If not, that’s OK, I’ll introduce you to the meme sensation. You see, there’s a company called Whooshh that’s working to help get salmon and other fish that spawn in fresh water past hydroelectric dams so we can
David Zaslav Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The next big player in the streaming wars now has a name: Warner Bros. Discovery. David Zaslav, the Discovery CEO who will lead the new combined venture if cleared by regulators, announced the name to WarnerMedia employees Tuesday, according to a press release. “We love the new
The governor of the Bank of England has warned the risks of climate change are not reflected in the market prices of most financial assets. Andrew Bailey was speaking at the Reuters Responsible Business 2021 conference when he said physical risks, such as property damage, could lead to displacement and conflict. This could cut company
Choosing a TV series to dedicate your time to can be a difficult decision, even if we have had more hours for binge watching than ever in the last year or so. Some of the best shows of the 2020-21 season are up for gongs at the BAFTA TV Awards this evening – and if
In a safe house in Myanmar, resistance is growing. Quietly, in the gloomy light, a group of men raise their hands in a three-finger salute. Traditionally a sign of defiance and support for pro-democracy protesters, for these men it symbolises so much more. Once police or soldiers, they now plan to fight the forces they
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed that he is an “enormous fan” of the raunchy Netflix period drama Bridgerton. In an interview with the Radio Times, Mr Sunak added that he had spent “a lot of time watching” the smash-hit show, while admitting that his viewing habits are “not quite the same” as those of his