Shell abandons North Slope oil leases, raising questions about the industry’s future in Alaska As the world pivots toward lower-carbon energy sources in response to global warming, experts say some of the state’s hard-to-tap oil prospects are becoming less attractive. 05/23/2024 - 8:31 am | View Link
Shell Energy Scenarios to 2050 These two scenarios show how the world will grapple with three hard truths: the surge in global energy demand, the end of easily accessible oil and increasing environmental stresses including the ... 05/21/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Residents push back on proposed oil and gas project near Aurora Reservoir Aurora residents made it clear to the state on Thursday night that they do not want a proposed oil and gas project to move forward in the area around Aurora Reservoir. 05/16/2024 - 4:57 pm | View Link
How Russia sparked fears of an oil grab in British Antarctic territory The Russian polar research vessel Alexander Karpinsky drew little attention as it docked at Cape Town on its way back from Antarctica in February 2020. At the time, Western governments were consumed ... 05/13/2024 - 10:13 pm | View Link
Gas Lobbyists Want LNG Expansion in Canada’s Arctic Such was the argument made by panelist Racim Gribaa of Global LNG Consulting, Inc., who stated that Canada’s west coast was considerably closer to East Asian markets than the US Gulf Coast. Gribaa ... 05/10/2024 - 8:26 am | View Link
Tesla plans to host a launch event for its robotaxi on Aug. 8.
Tesla has left out its goal of delivering 20 million vehicles a year by 2030 in its latest impact report published on Thursday, another sign the company is tempering its auto ambitions as it shifts focus to robotaxis.
The failure to look for this trait directly impacts the ability to best serve a multigenerational workforce and customer base, this tech leader writes.
The tech sector has a growing skills gap, but it’s not what you think. Even though many (54%) businesses are aware of this void, the majority focus their attention on driving improvement in the wrong area.
The multinational is adding to a growing legion of iconic companies that have split up their different businesses, such as GE and Kellogg.
Multinational chemicals company DuPont de Nemours announced Wednesday that it will split into three independent publicly traded companies, separating its electronics and water businesses from its core business, which will carry on as a diversified industrial company.
The business groups claim the mandatory overtime pay rule would force businesses to cut jobs and limit workers’ hours.
A coalition of U. S. business groups has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a Biden administration rule that would extend mandatory overtime pay to 4 million workers, saying it goes too far.
Buying HubSpot would make Google a competitor in the so-called customer relationship management sector, which Microsoft caters to.
Google parent Alphabet’s potential acquisition of HubSpot, a U. S. marketing software maker with a market value of $31 billion, would boost its ability to compete against Microsoft in offering cloud-based applications to companies.
While antidiscrimination laws exist, those who study AI discrimination say it’s a different beast, which the U. S. is already behind in regulating.
The first attempts to regulate artificial intelligence programs that play a hidden role in hiring, housing and medical decisions for millions of Americans are facing pressure from all sides and floundering in statehouses nationwide.