SANTA ANA, Calif.—With Orange County Streetcar project running 40 percent behind schedule, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) approved an additional $100 million to the project on Dec. 13, bringing the 4-mile development to a total cost of $500 million. “We are unhappy with where we’re at in terms of the status of the schedule…
Orange County Streetcar Project Adds Another $100 Million to Budget
December 14, 2021
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Chinese Regime Using Climate Policy as ‘Weapon’ Against US Economy: Report
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has twisted the climate change movement into a political and economic weapon against the West, according to a new report by The Global Warming Policy Foundation, a London-based non profit. Titled “China’s Energy Dream,” the report details the CCP’s manipulation of international climate agreements and comes to a startling conclusion:…
Top Oil and Gas Executives at World Petroleum Congress Discuss State of Industry and Climate
December 9, 2021
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HOUSTON—Oil and gas will remain the dominant fuel source for decades to come, the industry’s top executives said on Wednesday, making their case not to be under valued as governments seek to reduce carbon emissions to address climate worries. Executives at this week’s World Petroleum Congress in Houston offered a defense of the industry’s efforts…
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Authorities have identified the suspect and the five people who were killed in the deadly Wisconsin parade, organized retail theft targets several California stores over the weekend, and Congress is on track to impose a new fee on methane emissions.
German Court Says Volkswagen Should Have Published Engine Plan That Sparked Dieselgate
BERLIN—Volkswagen should have gone public in 2008 with the engine plan that sparked its diesel emissions scandal, a German court said on Thursday, as it set out its views on a test case brought by investors against the automaker. Volkswagen, which admitted in 2015 to cheating U.S. diesel engine tests, said it had fulfilled all…
US Supreme Court Rejects Volkswagen Appeals Over Emissions Tampering
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Volkswagen AG’s bid to avoid lawsuits filed by officials in three states seeking damages stemming from the German automaker’s diesel emissions cheating scandal. The justices refused to hear appeals by VW and German auto supplier Robert Bosch LLC of a lower court ruling allowing Florida’s Hillsborough County and…
Oil and Gas Will Be in the Energy System ‘For Decades to Come’: BP Chief
Oil and gas will continue to play an ongoing role in the global energy system for decades, BP’s Chief Executive Bernard Looney said Monday. While the British multinational oil and gas company has committed to become a net-zero company by 2050 or sooner in an effort to tackle climate change, and is actively focusing on reducing emissions, the…
Head of OECD Calls for Global Carbon Pricing
Former Australian Finance Minister and now Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann has called for the world to adopt a consistent global carbon price. Speaking to ABC radio on Wednesday Cormann said that if the world had a globally applied comprehensive carbon tax it would be the most efficient way to…
Australia Increases Climate Finance Commitment to $2BN
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that Australia will bypass international bodies to invest directly in its Asia and Pacific partners when it increases its climate finance commitments to $2 billion (US$1.5 billion). Morrison, who is attending COP26 with political leaders from Fiji, Tuvalu, and Palau, said he wants to cut out the red tape and…
Australia Increases Climate Finance Commitment to $2 Billion
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that Australia will bypass international bodies to invest directly in its Asia and Pacific partners when it increases its climate finance commitments to $2 billion (US$1.5 billion). Morrison, who is attending COP26 with political leaders from Fiji, Tuvalu, and Palau, said he wants to cut out the red tape and…
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