• Imposed import tariffs could reduce emissions. That would be one good thing

    Updated: 2025-02-03 17:19:24
    . Skip to content Menu My journey as writer Contact About Air Quality Matters Discourse for all interested in all things air-quality related Menu My journey as writer Contact About Imposed import tariffs could reduce emissions . That would be one good thing February 2, 2025 The import tariffs the nation†s 47th President , through executive action , imposed the imposing of said tariffs much to the chagrin of an overwhelming majority of North Americans , or so it would appear will likely result in the lowering of emissions in the air the countries of Canada , Mexico and the United States commonly . share How so Let me count the ways For starters , American consumers will undoubtedly pay more for imports of products and materials coming across the respective northern and southern borders

  • Shell Considers Ditching London for New York

    Updated: 2025-02-01 19:58:23
    Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button Shell Considers Ditching London for New York Feb 1st , 2025 by John Donovan Posted by John Donovan : 1 Feb 2025 In their never-ending quest for more profit and less accountability , Shell is once again flirting with the idea of moving its stock market listing from London to New York . But don’t worry—it’s not a live discussion” right now , according to CEO Wael Sawan . Because , you know , they’re just too busy unleashing the full potential” of their planet-wrecking . empire After announcing a laughable 16 drop in full-year earnings—from 28.3 billion to a measly 23.7 billion—Sawan was asked if Shell was still considering the move to the land of

  • Shell Throws Offshore Wind Overboard: Because Who Needs a Planet Anyway?

    Updated: 2025-02-01 18:46:59
    : Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button Shell Throws Offshore Wind Overboard : Because Who Needs a Planet Anyway Feb 1st , 2025 by John Donovan Posted by John Donovan : 1  Feb 2025 In a move that surprises absolutely no one , Shell—the benevolent overlords of oil spills and carbon emissions—has decided to ghost a major offshore wind project off the coast of New Jersey . Yes , the same Shell that rakes in billions poisoning the planet has decided clean energy isn’t worth the hassle . Shocking , right According to Shell , they’re ditching the Atlantic Shores project due to increased competition , delays , and a changing market . But wait , there’s more Spokesperson Natalie Gunnell

  • Shell and BP’s Toxic Love Story: When Greed Meets Greed in the Ultimate Oil Merger Fantasy

    Updated: 2025-02-01 15:09:06
    : Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button Shell and BP’s Toxic Love Story : When Greed Meets Greed in the Ultimate Oil Merger Fantasy Feb 1st , 2025 by John Donovan Posted by John Donovan : 1 Feb 2025 In the latest corporate soap opera no one asked for rumours are swirling that Shell the globe-trotting champion of pollution and climate chaos—might finally shack up with its equally oily cousin , BP Apparently , Ed Miliband’s reckless net zero crusade” read : trying to save the planet is just too much for these fossil fuel dinosaurs , and they might just hold hands and ride off into the sunset together leaving a trail of CO₂ and shareholder dividends in their . wake Because when you can’t

  • Shell’s Profit “Slump” Still Produces Multi-Billion Dollar Payouts

    Updated: 2025-01-30 14:45:44
    Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button Shell’s Profit Slump” Still Produces Multi-Billion Dollar Payouts Jan 30th , 2025 by John Donovan Shell’s Profit Slump” Still Produces Multi-Billion Dollar Payouts—Because Who Cares About the Planet When Investors Need a New Yacht In today’s episode of Corporate Greed Knows No Bounds , Shell—the gold standard of climate destruction—just announced a 3.5 billion stock buyback and a 4 dividend hike for its lucky investors . This , despite a so-called disappointing annual profit of a measly 23.7 billion a figure that would make most companies pop champagne but apparently has Shell execs crying into their gold-plated . handkerchiefs And who are the lucky

  • Shell’s Latest Courtroom Shenanigans: Because Who Needs Laws When You Have Billions?

    Updated: 2025-01-30 14:22:58
    : Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button Shell’s Latest Courtroom Shenanigans : Because Who Needs Laws When You Have Billions Jan 30th , 2025 by John Donovan Posted by John Donovan : 30 Jan 2025 In yet another shocking display of corporate audacity , Shell—the world’s favorite environmental supervillain—just had its UK North Sea drilling permits for the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields ruled unlawful by the Scottish courts . But don’t pop the champagne just yet Thanks to some legal gymnastics , Shell and its Norwegian sidekick , Equinor , can keep plowing ahead with their climate-wrecking projects while they reapply” for permission . Because , obviously , rules don’t apply when you have

  • On the Virtues of Price "Gouging" in an Emergency

    Updated: 2025-01-24 17:13:46
    There is lots of regulation coming out of California of late attempting to prevent prices from rising in a temporary supply-demand mismatch (often called "Gouging").  I don't have time today to write something tailored to California but I will repost part of my economic lesson I use for a high school class that touches on […]

  • The Missing Executive Order

    Updated: 2025-01-22 21:49:43
    I know, with like 200 executive orders already in this administration, it is hard to imagine one was missing.  But if I were the victim of some sort of horrible karma and found myself as President, I was thinking about what EO I might sign (other than one repealing all the others).  This is what […]

  • Biden's Dirty Trick -- To His Own People

    Updated: 2025-01-22 16:40:33
    When Trump took office in 2017, I thought there was a reasonable chance that he would pardon Hillary Clinton.  I thought this was just the sort of schoolyard trick Trump might play -- after all, what better way to tar someone as guilty when they have not even been indicted for anything**. Trump didn't do […]

  • Paris Climate Accords and Article II, Section 2 of the Consititution

    Updated: 2025-01-21 17:17:47
    As expected, Trump gave notice yesterday to the UN that the US is pulling out of the Paris climate accords.  This marks the second time he has done so, making participation in these accords one of the EO ping pong balls that get swatted back and forth every inauguration day. The reason this is possible […]

  • Hair of the Dog -- Politics are Dominated by Hypocrisy

    Updated: 2025-01-21 04:38:37
    Nearly 200 new Executive Orders?  If I do nothing else I can still blog for weeks just going through the list.  (Update:  the full list of actions is here.  The list of past EO recissions is here.) Over a third of these are reversals of Biden EO's, which I can't really complain about.  Hopefully student […]

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