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6 Proven Plastic Waste Reduction Strategies
May 26, 2023
The ship UHL Felicity, carrying massive parts for offshore wind turbines, arrives to dock Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in New Bedford, Mass.
City That Once Lit World with Whale Oil Wants to do Same with Wind Power
May 26, 2023
Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz jokes with kids as he shows off a bill he signed at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Thursday, May 25, 2023, to establish a paid family and medical leave program in the state starting in 2026.
Minnesota Governor Signs Paid Family and Medical Leave Act to Give Workers up to 20 Weeks Off
May 26, 2023
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Boeing Begins Construction on New Phantom Works Facility
May 26, 2023
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Complete, Turnkey, Li-ion and LiFePO4 Battery Recycling Systems
A Peloton bike sits on Nov. 19, 2019, in San Francisco. Peloton is undergoing a significant rebranding, moving away from its image as a luxury exercise bike provider and towards a concept that is more inclusive, according to a statement from the company Tuesday, May 23, 2023.
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Peloton Undergoes Significant Rebrand
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6 Brutal Questions That Leave Small Manufacturers Exhausted
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6 Brutal Questions That Leave Small Manufacturers Exhausted
The manufacturing sector is going through a deeply challenging period that affects small businesses most of all. Here are six brutal questions that small manufacturers wrestle with in their day-to-day operations.
May 8, 2023
Oil tanker ships are anchored at the Black Sea near the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.
Supply Chain
Drivers Stuck in Limbo as World's Oil Supply Reshuffles
People are thinking twice about where they're driving.
December 16, 2022
A sticker reads 'natural gas' on a pipe at the French company R-CUA plant, in Strasbourg, eastern France, Oct. 7, 2022.
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Europe Urged to Save Natural Gas
The move could help avoid shortages next year.
November 4, 2022
Tudor Popescu chops fire wood he uses for heating in a storage room attached to his home in Chisinau, Moldova, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.
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Europe's Energy Crisis Raises Firewood Prices
And theft fears.
October 27, 2022
The logo of the Organization of the Petroleoum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is seen outside of OPEC's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 3, 2022. A cut in oil production is on the table when OPEC oil-producing countries meet Wednesday, Oct. 5.
Supply Chain
OPEC+ Weighs Large Oil Cutback to Boost Sagging Prices
The move could help Russia weather a looming European ban on oil imports and raise gas prices for U.S. drivers.
October 5, 2022
Europe's natural gas woes are far from over in Jan. 2022. Prices are high. Underground reserves that are relied on in cold weather are low.
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How Europe is Trying to Deal With Its Gas Crisis
How is Europe, which imports most of its energy, going to make it through the winter?
January 14, 2022
In this Sept. 27, 2021 file photo, steam billows out of the cooling towers at a coal-fired power station in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province. The world's facing an energy crunch.
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Energy Issues Hamper Global Recovery as Winter Approaches
The biggest squeeze is on natural gas.
October 19, 2021
In this Thursday, April 29, 2021 file photo, a coal-fired RWE power plant steams on a sunny day in Neurath, Germany. The International Energy Agency is urging governments to make stronger commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions at an upcoming U.N. climate summit.
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Energy Agency Urges Bigger Global Push to Cut Emissions
The economic rebound from the pandemic has seen an increase in the use of coal and oil.
October 13, 2021
In this Wednesday, April 8, 2020 file photo, the sun sets behind an idle pump jack near Karnes City, USA. The OPEC oil cartel and allied countries are meeting to decide on production. The meeting is being closely watched because oil markets are tight and the price of crude is just off a three-year high as the global economy bounces back from the pandemic.
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Oil at 7-Year High After OPEC+ Decides on Cautious Increase
The decision comes amid stronger demand for oil products like gasoline and jet fuel.
October 4, 2021
A worker completes an electric car ID.3 body at the assembly line during a press tour at the plant of the German manufacturer Volkswagen AG (VW) in Zwickau, eastern Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. Volkswagen are completely converting the plant in Zwickau from 100 percent combustion engine to 100 percent electric. Around 100,000 electric models are to be produced in Zwickau as early as next year.
Supply Chain
VW Closes European Plants for 2 Weeks
Uncertainty surrounds demand for cars and supplies of parts amid the virus outbreak.
March 17, 2020
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell walks pasts a reporter a the end of news conference, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, where he discussed an announcement from the Federal Open Market Committee, in Washington. In a surprise move, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point in an effort to support the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus. Chairman Jerome Powell noted that the coronavirus 'poses evolving risks to economic activity.'
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Economic Coordination Not Happening
The world economy is increasingly looking like it will fall into recession.
March 16, 2020
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde talks to German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz during a meeting of European Union Finance Ministers in Eurogroup format at the Justus Lipsius building in Brussels, Monday, Feb. 17, 2020.
Regulation
Europe Tries to Stave Off Recession
The country is staring a recession in the face.
March 11, 2020
Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud, Minister of Energy of Saudi Arabia, arrives for a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, and non-OPEC members at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Friday, March 6, 2020.
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Oil Nosedives
Failure to strike a deal could send weak prices even lower, inflicting more pain on the U.S. oil patch, where thousands have been laid off.
March 6, 2020
Workers dismantle a booth after that the 90th Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS) is cancelled by Swiss authorities, at the Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. The 90th edition of the International Motor Show, scheduled to begin on March 5th, is cancelled due to the advancement of the (Covid-19) coronavirus in Switzerland. The Swiss confederation announced today that all events involving more than 1,000 people would be banned until 15 March.
Product Development
Trade Shows Go Virtual as Virus Spreads
Companies are taking their shows online.
March 3, 2020
In this Dec. 18, 2009 file photo snow covered grapes hang in a vineyard near Freyburg, Germany. A warm winter means that for the first time Germany's vineyards will produce no ice wine _ a prized vintage made from grapes that have been left to freeze on the vine. The German Wine Institute said Sunday that none of the wine regions that make ice wine saw the necessary low temperature of minus 7 degrees Celsius, or 19 degress Fahrenheit.
Food & Beverage
Warm Winter Nixes Special Wine
No ice wine for you.
March 2, 2020