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May 14, 2023 at 9:16 pm

NYC skyscrapers turning to carbon capture to lessen climate change VIEW

In a vertical city like New York, any serious effort to address climate change has to focus on the greenhouse gas emissions caused by buildings.

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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on banking turmoil at the White House in Washington, March 13, 2023. President Biden sought to reassure Americans after U.S. authorities, invoking rarely used regulatory authority, took action late Sunday to contain the damage from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
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March 13, 2023 at 12:39 am

Government races to reassure US that banking system is safe VIEW

President Joe Biden is telling people in the U.S. that the nation’s financial systems are sound. “Your deposits will be there when you need them,"...

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens as she testifies during a House Ways and Means committee hearing on President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request, Friday, March 10, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) DCMZ309 DCMZ309

March 12, 2023 at 6:12 am

US government moves to stop potential banking crisis VIEW

The U.S. government took extraordinary steps Sunday to stop a potential banking crisis after the historic failure of Silicon Valley Bank, assuring depositors at the...

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March 6, 2023 at 5:11 am

Insider Q&A: Satellite company fights climate change

Finding and fixing methane leaks has been identified by scientists as one of the most effective ways to turn the tide of global warming.

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March 1, 2023 at 10:03 pm

Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022

Communities around the world emitted more carbon dioxide than any other year on record in 2022.

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January 31, 2023 at 8:00 am

Difficulty measuring methane slows plan to slash emissions

Satellites, drones and airplanes equipped with infrared cameras will likely be the backbone of a new federal policy to fine the nation’s largest methane polluters.

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January 31, 2023 at 4:05 am

Unprecedented profit for Exxon as travel, and war, heated up

Exxon Mobil posted record annual profits in 2022 as consumers globally struggled with high prices for gasoline, home heating and consumer goods.

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The Exxon Mobil Baton Rouge Refinery complex is visible with the Louisiana State Capitol, bottom right, in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, April 11, 2022. Exxon Mobil’s scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about global warming, even as the company made public statements that contradicted its own scientists’ conclusions, a new study says. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) LAGH304 LAGH304

January 12, 2023 at 11:08 am

Study: Exxon Mobil accurately predicted warming since 1970s

Exxon has been the target of numerous lawsuits that claim the company knew about the damage its oil and gas would cause to the climate,...

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December 15, 2022 at 11:26 pm

Drivers are stuck in limbo as world’s oil supply reshuffles VIEW

Drivers in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere are getting a break from the record-high pump prices that they endured over the summer.

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November 12, 2022 at 1:36 pm

Funds vanish at bankrupt crypto exchange FTX; probe underway

Collapsed cryptocurrency trading firm FTX is confirming there was unauthorized access to its accounts just hours after the company filed for bankruptcy protection.

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