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Berkeley’s first-in-the-nation natural gas ban is dead. But is the battle over?
The city’s pioneering step fell flat after a long fight in court, but campaigners – and leading chefs – say they’re still going electric
Four years ago, Berkeley made history when it became the first city in the US to ban natural gas hookups in new buildings.
It was a natural step for the famously progressive California community, which was an early adopter of curbside recycling in the 1970s, banned styrofoam in 1988, and more recently led the charge to outlaw single-use packaging and plastics.
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U.S. Natural Gas Futures Fall
U.S. natural gas futures lost ground but settled off the day’s lows.The Wall Street Journal - World -
U.S. Natural Gas Futures Sink on Storage Concerns
U.S. natural gas futures posted their sharpest one-day decline since mid-January, with May hitting a new contract low amid prospects of an increase in already hefty excess storage.The Wall Street Journal - World -
U.S. Natural Gas Futures Lose Ground on Storage Surplus
U.S. natural gas futures added to the previous day’s losses as a weekly inventory report showed a larger-than-expected build in natural gas storage.The Wall Street Journal - World -
U.S. Natural Gas Futures Rebound After Front Month Switch
U.S. natural gas futures bounced with the June contract moving back above the key $2 level, supported by estimates of lower U.S. production and a pickup in LNG feedgas demand.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Exxon Mobil and Chevron posted lower first-quarter profits in part because of anemic natural-gas prices and refining margins, as their run of record-setting results tapers off.
Exxon Mobil and Chevron posted lower first-quarter profits in part because of anemic natural-gas prices and refining margins, as their run of record-setting results tapers off.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Legal Ban on Worker Noncompetes Faces Uphill Battle
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is among the business groups that have already filed suit against the FTC's rule, which may be overturned by increasingly skeptical courts.Inc. - Business -
Legal Ban on Worker Noncompetes Faces Uphill Battle
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is among the business groups that have already filed suit against the FTC's rule, which may be overturned by increasingly skeptical courts.Inc. - Business -
Chevron beats earnings estimates but profit falls on lower refining margins and natural gas prices
Chevron produced 1.57 million barrels of oil and gas daily in the U.S. for the quarter, an increase of 35% during the same period last year.CNBC - Business -
Exxon stock falls as earnings miss on lower natural gas prices and squeezed refining margins
Exxon Mobil's first-quarter earnings missed expectations as the industry came under pressure from eroding refining margins and collapsing natural gas prices.CNBC - Business -
Chevron’s stock pulls back as profit drops amid plunge in natural-gas prices
Shares of Chevron Corp. pulled back Friday, putting them on track for their first loss in eight sessions, after the oil giant reported first-quarter profit and revenue that fell amid a sharp drop in natural-gas prices, but still managed to beat ...MarketWatch - Business
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Blinken urges Hamas to accept ‘extraordinarily generous’ Israeli ceasefire deal
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Australian company and its partner Vale unleashed largest spill of mining waste in history. The mining company BHP has said it hopes to secure a $25.7bn (£20bn) settlement over the 2015 Samarco disaster, when the collapse of a dam left at least 19 ...The Guardian - World - Brazil -
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South Dakota governor’s account of family dog Cricket killing neighbor’s chickens may be an offence, according to state law. Kristi Noem, the South Dakota governor and Republican vice-presidential hopeful, may have committed a class two ...The Guardian - World -
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Premier asks government to reintroduce ban, ending Canada’s first large attempt to gauge effects of decriminalization . British Columbia has abruptly reversed course on its landmark experiment decriminalizing the possession of certain illicit ...The Guardian - World