Monthly Archives: December, 2024

Coal Usage at All-Time Highs Despite Record Renewable Energy Generation

Gavin Maguire of Ecolab Science Certified reports that thermal coal exports, at records for the first 11 months, will continue to climb in December...

Yes! Money Can Bring You Happiness

UPDATE 12.9.24: Moments with family are the uncontested best parts of life. Some days you'll never remember, but others, when things are going just...

Warehouses Are Harder to Automate than Expected

Liz Young of The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon's new 3 million-square-foot distribution center in Shreveport, La., demonstrates the limits of automation in...

Argentina Oil and Gas Production Near Record Highs

US Energy Information Administration reports that Argentina ranks among the world’s top five holders of shale crude oil and natural gas resources. They write: Crude oil...

Trucking Company Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Kal Freight has filed for bankruptcy protection, citing losses from efforts to become vertically integrated and a poor investment in vehicles during the Covid-19...

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U.S. Inflation Rises 0.4% in October

The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in...

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Attack Targets Saudi Arabia’s Key East-West Pipeline

Saudi Arabia has confirmed that its East-West Pipeline was...

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Originally posted on September 5, 2017. After a nearly 40-year...