Recientemente se ha despertado controversia en los medios sobre el riesgo ambiental del buque FSO Nabarima fondeado en el Golfo de Paria, que almacena 1,3 millones de barriles de petróleo y es controlado por la petrolera estatal venezolana PDVSA y la italiana Eni. Ambientalistas y Fishermen and...
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Quadrupling USPS’ parcel rates would cause economic catastrophe, report warns
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) could be forced to exit the parcel-delivery business and e-commerce customers could face up to an $865 billion increase in shipping costs over the next five years if USPS quadrupled its parcel rates as President Donald Trump has demanded, according to a study published Monday by a prominent consulting firm
The 66-page report, written by Boston-based Charles River Associates and commissioned by the Package Coalition, a group of 25 large postal users that strongly...
Offshore industry says drilling moratorium endangers wind power too
President Trump’s announcement extending an offshore drilling moratorium off North Carolina will block future development of additional wind energy areas, a prominent industry group warns.
Trump’s election campaign with its surprise executive orders extending a moratorium on waters off Florida up the Atlantic coast brought dismay from the offshore oil industry, long promised widespread opening of new lease areas by Trump.
The next Sept. 25 extension of the order to North Carolina brought...
Trump reverses on Florida, S.C. offshore drilling
President Trump said Tuesday he will extend a 2012 moratorium on oil drilling off Florida and the Southeast coast, reversing the administration’s previous intention to open more of the continental shelf to exploration.
At a campaign event in Jupiter, Fla., Trump said he would sign a presidential order extending the moratorium, which presently would expire in June 2022. It’s a setback to the offshore oil industry’s hope of obtaining leases in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and more distant prospects...
https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/trump-reverses-on-florida-s-c-offshore-drilling/
81 Nobel Laureate Scientists Support Joe Biden As A Science Based Decision Maker
- As many as 81 US scientists have found the ideal leader in Joe Biden because of his science-based decision making
- The Nobel laureates underline the need of science-based decision-makers in the national leadership especially when the world is facing a pandemic
- Biden’s idea of...
https://mfame.guru/81-nobel-laureate-scientists-support-joe-biden-as-a-science-based-decision-maker/
US to hit Canada with aluminum tariffs, report says
The United States is preparing to re-impose tariffs on aluminum imports from Canada, according to Bloomberg. The move could disrupt cross-border supply chains by leading U.S. companies to re-source aluminum.
The Trump administration is planning to restore a 10% tariff on July 1 in the event Canada refuses to cut exports, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources. The tariffs would come on the same day that the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) takes effect.
The revival of aluminum...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-to-hit-canada-with-aluminum-tariffs-report-says
Bailout for Struggling Fossil Fuel Industry
- Supporting renewables can cut emissions and boost the economy, all while providing cost-competitive energy.
- Yet the Trump Administration continues propping up the fossil fuel industry, despite the sector facing real financial problems that began long before the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Just over a decade ago the Obama Administration and Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: a stimulus package response to the Great Recession.
- Notably, it included unprecedented support...
https://mfame.guru/bailout-for-struggling-fossil-fuel-industry/
FreightWaves LIVE @HOME: Obama White House official says COVID-19 response depends on logistics sector
Logistics companies and professionals are the linchpin of the public health effort to defeat the coronavirus, but patchwork of on-again, off-again lockdowns and social distancing rules around the country will make their job even more difficult than today.
That’s the conclusion of Ron Klain, executive vice president and general counsel at Revolution, a Washington, D.C.-based technology-oriented investment firm, and former chief of staff to then-Vice President Joe Biden, based on his experience as...
MEXICO: Empresas comercializan con Venezuela pese sanciones de USA
Los Estados Unidos (USA) ha impartido sanciones al Gobierno de Venezuela de Nicolas Maduro, la estatal petrolera PDVSA y a todos los que entren a celebrar contratos con las mismas. Ahora bien, según el portal de noticias Español, ABC Internacional, Grupo JOMADI, Una empresa Mexicana, comercializará...
[Watch] US Finally Bells The Cat, Declares COVID19 Tragic Days Are Ahead!
In a major development, President Donald Trump finally leveled with America about the desperate reality of the coronavirus pandemic, warning of cruel weeks to come in one of the most chilling White House moments in modern history, reports CNN.
America To Face DeathsEven with blanket nationwide adoption of stringent mitigation efforts, between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans could face death in the coming weeks in a cascading nationwide ordeal, according to modeling explained by senior members of...
http://mfame.guru/watch-us-finally-bells-the-cat-declares-covid19-tragic-days-are-ahead/