GALVESTON, Texas (Reuters) – Hurricane Hanna winds hit the southern Texas coast early Sunday morning, leaving thousands of people without power before it was downgraded to a tropical storm that was still threatening flash flooding in the area that is already had been severely affected by COVID-19 infections. FILE PHOTO: …
Read More »American aircraft carriers return to the South China Sea amid mounting tensions
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Navy USS Nimitz aircraft carrier receives fuel from the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe during an ongoing replenishment in the South China Sea on July 7 2020. US Navy / Christopher Bosch / Brochure via REUTERS. HANOI (Reuters) – For the second time …
Read More »Methane emissions hit record high, scientists say
Cows are a major source of methane gas emissions, which the researchers said reached a record in 2017. (Carsten Koall / Getty Images) Methane is a more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. It is produced by livestock, natural gas, oil, and other sources. Although carbon dioxide decreased during the …
Read More »OPEC meeting worries oil investors
Text size Joe Klamar / AFP via Getty Images OPEC + and its allies may be ready to start pumping more crude, and that prospect is sending shivers through the oil markets. Oil prices fell on Monday. Brent crude futures, the global benchmark, fell 1% to $ 42.80 a barrel …
Read More »Dominion Energy slips into $ 10B Berkshire Hathaway Deal
Dominion Energy Stocks (re ) – Get reportfell on Monday after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) – Get report (BRK.B) – Get report He said he agreed to buy the company’s natural gas transmission and storage business for nearly $ 10 billion in cash and debt, bolstering Berkshire’s energy operations …
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