UK climate envoy to keep role at charity whose founders invest in fossil fuels | Climate crisis
Britain's new climate envoy will continue in his role as a trustee of a charity whose founder has donated millions of pounds to the Labor Party and invests in fossil fuels, the Guardian has reported. Former World Bank climate chief Rachel Kyte, who was announced this week as the UK's special representative for climate, will […]
Jane Fonda Campaigns for Kamala Harris on Goal of Slashing Fossil Fuels by Half
Hollywood star Jane Fonda is campaigning for Kamala Harris, believing the Harris-Waltz pair can halve fossil fuel use and address what she calls the “climate emergency”. Jane Fonda appeared on CBS News on Monday to tout her climate change activism and also boast about her role as a Democratic political influencer. “I'm really involved at […]
Media’s anti-Trump rhetoric fuels another assassination attempt
We're about 50 days away from the presidential election. Can we refrain from assassinating Donald Trump for the next seven weeks? If you're wondering if we're living in a banana republic, rest assured: we're officially in it. Reports are coming out about what happened during the second assassination attempt on President Trump in Florida on […]
Nvidia's stock market dominance fuels big swings in the S&P 500 By Reuters – Investing.com
Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The surge in shares of chip giant Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:) is still having a major impact on the stock market, fuelling concerns that a change in the chip giant's fortunes could hurt the broader market. Shares of Nvidia, which makes chips considered state-of-the-art for artificial intelligence applications, have […]
Asia FX muted, dollar strong as sticky CPI fuels bets on smaller rate cut – Investing.com
Investing.com — Most Asian currencies were in a flat to lower range on Thursday, while the dollar strengthened, after a strong U.S. consumer price index dashed hopes that the Federal Reserve would make a bigger interest rate cut. Weak Japanese inflation data weighed on the yen, sending it further down from an eight-month high, but […]
Emmy Award-winning actress admits ‘hatred’ fuels her 40-year marriage
Jamie Lee Curtis has something special: 40 years of marriage. The award-winning actress married her husband, Christopher Guest, in 1984, just four months after meeting him. The “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star was asked about the secret to a lasting marriage. “Well, I can't leave,” Curtis told Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet after […]
University funding from fossil fuels slowing switch to green energy – report | Oil and gas companies
Fossil fuel companies' funding of climate-focused initiatives at universities is slowing the green transition, according to the largest peer-reviewed study to date of industry's influence on academia. About the research published in the journal “WIREs Climate Change” Six researchers on Thursday scrutinized thousands of academic papers on industry research funding from the past two decades, […]
‘Values Have Not Changed’: Kamala Harris Embraces Fracking After Her Admin Teed Off On Fossil Fuels
Vice President Kamala Harris, in an interview with CNN on Thursday night, suggested she has supported fracking since 2020, but the Biden-Harris administration has pushed through a number of aggressive anti-oil and natural gas policies since 2021. Harris said in 2019:There is no doubtShe was a supporter of the “Drill for Oil” bill, which said […]
ESPN’s Adam Schefter fuels Travis Kelce engagement ring buzz
Adam Schefter's comments (or lack thereof) about the big-money signing of Travis Kelce sent the world's top Swifties into uproar on Tuesday. While breaking news this week that Kansas City's star tight end had purchased ownership of a racehorse named Swift Delivery, “NFL Live” host Laura Rutledge commented that Kelsey hadn't bought his girlfriend, Taylor […]
DAVID BLACKMON: Fossil Fuels Aren’t Going Away Anytime Soon
Every year, ExxonMobil Global OutlookThe company detailed its outlook for the future of oil, natural gas and other forms of energy. Key findings The company's global outlook for 2024, released on Monday, includes: All energy types remain mixed. Renewable energy will grow most rapidly. The largest decline will be in coal. In any credible scenario, […]