BP owned company is selling carbon credits on trees that aren’t in danger, analysis finds

The New England Patriots Aren’t Just Bad. They’re Historically Awful.

It’s scary when a coach calls his team soft. What’s even scarier is when the players sign off on it, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - October 21

These M.L.B. Players Aren’t So Happy to Win World Series Rings

For nearly all of the fringe players who made cameos with championship teams, the emotions are complicated.

Sports - The New York Times - October 23

No, poll workers aren’t handing out Sharpies to invalidate ballots.

The writing utensils figured prominently in conspiracy theories in previous elections. But they’re often fine to use on paper ballots.

Business - The New York Times - October 29

After six years of tariffs, small-business owners aren’t eager for more

Donald Trump wants to greatly expand import duties. Entrepreneurs who weathered his first round, which Biden largely left intact, say they’d have to raise prices to survive.

James Cleverly: ‘I kept saying there aren’t many votes to play with . . . ’

The politician talks for the first time about how he went overnight from frontrunner in the Conservative leadership race to a surprise third place

World - Financial Times - November 1

Rassie Erasmus: ‘Springboks aren’t the bad guys – but it’s always personal’

Admiration rather than adulation follows South Africa but their controversial coach is launching a charm offensive. South Africa are mounting a charm offensive this autumn. They have won the last ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland

Natural sinks of forests and peat were key to Finland’s ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2035. But now, the land has started emitting more greenhouse gases than it stores. Read more: Trees ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

Carbon removal industry calls on U.S. government for regulation in new industry report

The nascent industry for removing carbon dioxide directly from the air is calling on the U.S. government to adopt standards and regulations to boost confidence in the business

Tech - ABC News - October 23

Woman arrested following care home deaths

Police say potential carbon monoxide poisoning is their "primary line of inquiry".

European gas industry abandons deal to retrain workers for low carbon economy

Commission-backed agreement between industry and unions was meant to help with job protection

World - Financial Times - October 27

Carbon emissions of richest 1% increase hunger, poverty and deaths, says Oxfam

Consumption of world’s wealthiest people also making it increasingly difficult to limit global heating to 1.5C. The high carbon emissions of the world’s richest 1% are worsening hunger, poverty and ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Biden Announces $3 Billion to Cut Carbon Emissions at U.S. Ports

On a visit to Baltimore, the president said federal grants would help upgrade port infrastructure at 55 sites nationwide.

Business - Inc. - October 29

Canada Announces Carbon Emission Caps for Oil and Gas Sectors

The Trudeau government has focused on the oil and gas production industries because the large amounts of energy they use make them the country’s largest source of greenhouse gases.

World - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Canada Sets Preliminary Rules for Oil-and-Gas Carbon-Emissions Cap

The cap on energy-sector emissions is a longstanding promise from Canada’s Liberal government. The Business Council of Canada said the cap would pose a headwind for an economy struggling to record ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

Carbon fines will only add to Europe’s automotive pile-up

Pain will be unevenly spread among carmakers, with analysts identifying bedraggled Volkswagen as the most exposed

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Private Jet Carbon Pollution from Reaches New Heights

Private jet emissions jumped 46 percent from 2019 to 2023 according to European research.

Business - Inc. - 12 hours ago

A Japanese boy was killed in China. Was cyber-nationalism to blame?

The Chinese government has been accused of using online nationalism as a useful safety valve.

BP shares fall to lowest since 2022 after sharp drop in the oil major's third-quarter profit

British oil major BP on Tuesday reported its weakest quarterly earnings in nearly four years, weighed down by a slump in crude prices.

Business - CNBC - October 29

BP beats forecasts despite seeing 31% drop in profits, to lowest since COVID-19

BP’s profits were hit by lower oil prices and a slump in its refining margins, caused by a slowdown in demand for products including jet fuel, diesel and gasoline

Business - MarketWatch - October 29

NJ Transit operator killed, passengers injured after train hits tree

An NJ Transit train operator is dead and nearly two dozen passengers are injured after a train struck a tree on the tracks Monday morning.

Politics - The Hill - October 14

N.J. Transit Train Hits Tree on Track, Killing 1 and Injuring 23

A light rail train traveling south from Trenton collided with a chunk of tree, killing the train’s operator.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 14

A Southern California school plants a 'Moon Tree' grown with seeds flown in space

A California school has planted a tree that’s out of this world

Tech - ABC News - October 14

Hawaii sets rules to stop spread of tree-killing coconut rhinoceros beetles

Agriculture board approves regulations, including ban on moving infested soil between islands, to thwart pests. Hawaii is doubling down in its fight against invasive coconut rhinoceros beetles, ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Developers begin cutting trees in a Tokyo park that environmentalists want to protect

Tree-cutting has begun in the Jingu Gaien park district of central Tokyo, a flashpoint for more than a year between environmentalists and real estate interests

World - ABC News - October 28

One-Third of World’s Trees Face Extinction Risk, Report at COP16 Says

They play an essential role in supporting life on Earth, but many species are in decline, researchers found.

World - The New York Times - October 28

More than a third of all trees species at risk of extinction

The International Union for Conservation of Nature found more than one in three tree species worldwide faces extinction.

Ancient oak named after a band is UK Tree of the Year

The Skipinnish Oak in Lochaber is at least 400 years old.

‘Cloud-milking’: the zero-energy technique keeping young trees alive

The project that began in the Canary Islands mimics the way leaves capture water droplets from fog in order to produce water. They call it cloud milking, a zero-energy technique to extract water ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

In Mexico, Archaeologists Spot a Maya City Behind a Wall of Trees

A city with temple pyramids not far from the road and a site with a Maya complex built alongside a sinkhole lend to evidence that the Maya civilization was even more sprawling than known.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Fungi deserve a natural kingdom of their own

Scientists are pushing for their unique contribution to biodiversity to be recognised

Business - Financial Times - October 23

ALCS analysis: Yankees are one game away

The Yankees put themselves on the brink of their first pennant since 2009.

Sports - ESPN - October 19

Undecided races of the 2024 election: Live results and analysis

Follow 538 for live updates on the uncalled races in the 2024 election, including who will control the U.S. House and how big the GOP's majority in the Senate will be.

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