Originally, the family sold their mom’s tamales out of an apartment. Sometimes there’d be 20 people lined up out the door there, waiting to make to-go orders. It got busy enough they moved that to a house. Then about two months ago, they shifted things to a food truck, or […]
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Cadillac rolls out $60,000 Lyriq EV as it phases out gas engines
2023 Cadillac Lyriq Cadillac DETROIT – The all-electric Lyriq crossover will mark the beginning of the end for traditional internal combustion engines at Cadillac when the new EV arrives in dealer showrooms in the first half of next year. The Lyriq, Cadillac’s first EV, is the start of a new […]
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Cadillac rolls out its $60,000 Lyriq EV as it phases out gas engines
2023 Cadillac Lyriq Cadillac DETROIT – The all-electric Lyriq crossover will mark the beginning of the end for traditional internal combustion engines at Cadillac when the new EV arrives in dealer showrooms in the first half of next year. The Lyriq, Cadillac’s first EV, is the first in a new […]
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American Petroleum Institute supports paying a carbon tax on oil, gas
API did not say how big a carbon tax should be. Many of its members have long used $40 a ton as an internal price to judge the viability of their projects, but economists specializing in climate change have warned that a price two or three times as large would […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: White House pulls deputy Interior secretary amid reported pushback | Fed to form committee focused on climate risks to financial system | Democratic senators call on Biden to sanction Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 2
IT’S TUESDAY! Welcome to Overnight Energy, your source for the day’s energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rachel Frazin at [email protected] . Follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin . Reach Zack Budryk at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter: @BudrykZack . Signup for our newsletter and others […]
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EXPLAINER: Why is Biden halting federal oil and gas sales?
FILE – This Jan. 14, 2015 file photo shows oil pump jacks in McKenzie County in western North Dakota. President Joe Biden shut down oil and gas lease sales from the nation’s vast public lands and waters in his first days in office, citing worries about climate change. Now his […]
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BMW unveils a new electric car, but says it isn’t counting out gas engines just yet | US & World News
(CNN) — On Wednesday, BMW unveiled the i4, the latest addition to its line of electric cars. And while the luxury automaker plans to add more electric vehicles to its lineup, it made clear that it will still make cars with gas engines for the foreseeable future. BMW chairman Oliver […]
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BMW unveils a new electric car, but says it isn’t counting out gas engines just yet
BMW chairman Oliver Zipse said in an online press conference, the company will keep developing, building and selling cars with internal combustion engines, including plug-in hybrids. “If there are no customers [for these vehicles] in our 140 markets, we will stop producing them,” he said. BMW’s strategy has long been […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Republicans put procedural delay on Haaland’s nomination | Interior Department announces next steps in review of oil and gas lease moratorium | Judge approves $1.5B Daimler settlement in diesel emissions probe
HAPPY TUESDAY! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rachel Frazin at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Reach Zack Budryk at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter: @BudrykZack. Signup for our newsletter and others HERE. HOLD […]
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US officials: report on oil and gas sale ban due by summer
FILE – In this Jan. 14, 2015, file photo, oil pump jacks are seen in McKenzie County, in western North Dakota. The Biden administration said Tuesday, March 9, 2021, that it will deliver an interim report on its suspension of oil and gas sales from federal lands and waters by […]
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Interior Department announces virtual forum to review oil and gas lease moratorium
The Interior Department announced Tuesday that it will publish an “interim report” on its review of oil and gas leases on public lands this summer after President BidenJoe BidenCNN: Bidens’ dogs removed from the White House Federal judge rules ‘QAnon shaman’ too dangerous to be released from jail Pelosi says […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Key vote for Haaland’s confirmation | Update on oil and gas leasing | SEC update on climate-related risk disclosure requirements
HAPPY WEDNESDAY! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Signup for our newsletter and others HERE. […]
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Amazon will use hundreds of trucks that run on natural gas: Report
Amazon ordered over 700 compressed natural gas trucks, according to Reuters. The trucks will use engines provided by a joint venture between Cummins Inc and Westport Fuel Systems. The company previously pledged to become carbon neutral by 2040. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Amazon is upgrading […]
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The best patio heaters for year-round outdoor living: Mushroom-top, pyramid-style, gas and propane explained
If months of staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic taught us anything, it’s that we need more space to live, work, exercise and relax at home. Interior designers and remodelers are working with people who can’t wait any longer to spread out into underused areas of their home or […]
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Biden pauses new oil and gas leasing on public lands and waters
President Biden has taken action to stop issuing new leases for natural gas and oil development on federal lands and waters as part of his broader push to tackle climate change and transition to a clean-energy economy. The president on Wednesday signed an executive order that directs the Department of […]
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DIY SOS-style rally for lucky family ‘blasted into garden’ by gas explosion
NEIGHBOURS have launched a DIY SOS style plan to help a family whose house was obliterated in a gas explosion. Darren Cornish, 48, was with parents Alan, 73, and Josie, 75, when the property collapsed around them – but the trio somehow made it out alive. Darren Cornish, 48, was […]
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Biden moves to block oil and gas leases on public land and in New Mexico that could be a big problem
This week the Biden administration put a 60-day hold on new oil and gas leases on public lands. While this is only temporary at the moment, the expectation is that this moratorium will become permanent sometime soon. This shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone who has been paying attention […]
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Biden halts oil and gas leases, permits on US land and water
FILE – In this April 24, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M. In the closing months of the Trump administration, energy companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep pumping oil for years. That stands to undercut President-elect Joe Biden’s plans to […]
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The Energy 202: Conservatives predict gas prices will spike under Biden. Experts say those fears are overblown.
But this vastly overstates a president’s power to control the cost of a commodity traded on a world market. Although a president’s actions — including Biden’s climate policies — can nudge the price of oil, the effect is marginal at best, experts say. “The scale of the global oil market,” […]
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Trump’s EPA criticizes Newsom’s California gas car ban
The Trump administration on Monday asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to back down from the executive order he announced last week that would phase out the sale of gas-powered passenger vehicles by 2035, arguing California’s power grid can’t handle a surge in demand from battery-powered vehicles. The letter, written by Environmental […]