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Trump says keeping ‘open mind’ on climate change -New York Times
Trump sees connection between climate change and human activity Nov 22 (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he thinks there is some connection between climate change and human activity and “clean air is vitally important,” a New York Times reporter said in a tweet. Trump, who met Times reporters and editors in New […]
Can Trump make coal great again? At least some companies think so
Metallurgical coal mines gearing up for Trump-inspired boom By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Most of the U.S. coal industry doubts Donald Trump can fulfill his promise to make the ailing industry great again in a country awash in dirt-cheap natural gas, a competing fuel. But a small sub-section of the coal sector […]
Billionaire green activist Tom Steyer vows to battle Trump
Tom Steyer says money is not an issue By Richard Valdmanis BOSTON (Reuters) – Billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer, who has spent more than $140 million on fighting climate change, said on Tuesday he will spend whatever it takes to fight President-elect Donald Trump’s pro-drilling and anti-regulation agenda. The former hedge fund manager from California is […]
Oil and gas mogul Harold Hamm tops Trump short-list for U.S. energy secretary
Harold Hamm prospered during US shale boom By Michelle Conlin NEW YORK, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Continental Resources Chief Executive Harold Hamm is at the top of President-elect Donald Trump’s list to serve as energy secretary, according to U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, a Trump energy adviser who confirmed he is also under consideration […]
Trump looking at fast ways to quit global climate deal
Transition team source says Trump is looking to quickly withdraw from Paris Accord By Valerie Volcovici and Alister Doyle WASHINGTON/MARRAKESH, Morocco, Nov 13 (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump is seeking quick ways to withdraw the United States from a global accord to combat climate change, a source on his transition team said, defying broad global […]
Fracking plays major role in U.S. elections
The winner on Tuesday was fracking and American manufacturing by Jackie Stewart, EnergyInDepth The election results are in and one thing is abundantly clear: fracking had a major impact across the country, particularly in key swing states, such as Pennsylvania and Ohio. Voters overwhelming supported candidates and campaigns who ran on issues that support domestically produced […]
Trump victory a new challenge for Dakota Access pipeline protestors
Dakota Access pipeline protestors looking for President Obama to halt pipeline By Ernest Scheyder and Valerie Volcovici Nov 9 (Reuters) – The surprising victory by Native American and environmental groups in September to delay the Dakota Access Pipeline may turn out to be short-lived, after Donald Trump’s unexpected win in the U.S. presidential election. Trump […]
OPEC strategy to prop up oil prices just got tougher with Trump win
OPEC may be battling weaker global economy, crude demand after Trump win By Maha El Dahan , Rania El Gamal and Dmitry Zhdannikov DUBAI/LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) – OPEC’s job of trying to prop up oil prices has just got much harder. With Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential election, the 14-country oil-producing cartel may […]
Rhetoric or reality? Arabs struggle to decode Trump’s Mideast rhetoric
Trump dismissive of Arab alliances By William Maclean DUBAI, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Donald Trump, the future leader of the Middle East’s top foreign ally is, in the words of a Saudi prince, an anti-Muslim “disgrace”, openly disdainful of Arab security partnerships, who believes Saudi Arabia would cease to exist for long without the United […]
US stocks jump after Trump shock, Mexican peso falls
US stocks make recovery after dramatic fall overnight By Sinead Carew New York, Nov 9 (Reuters) – US stocks rose sharply on Wednesday, bouncing from a dramatic overnight sell-off as investors digested Donald Trump’s surprise win in the U.S. presidential election, though the Mexican peso was battered. After sharp declines in US stock futures overnight […]
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