Europe Fears It Could Be Too Late to Shake Off Russian Gas Addiction
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has jolted Europe’s slow-moving efforts to wean itself off Russian natural gas, but time is running out, threatening to leave consumers cold and factories idle by next winter.
Whether the Kremlin turns off the taps in retaliation for sanctions or Europe stops buying, European policymakers agree that they need to prepare for a future with much less Russian energy if any.
‘We need to increase oil & gas output immediately,’ Elon Musk says
Elon Musk voiced an unusual stance for an electric-vehicle executive on Friday. Tesla Inc.’s (TSLA)...
Elon Musk voiced an unusual stance for an electric-vehicle executive on Friday. Tesla Inc.’s (TSLA) chief executive said the U.S. needs to immediately increase production of oil and gas in a tweet late Friday, which runs against the grain of the EV maker’s own green-energy business initiatives. “Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil & gas output immediately,” Musk tweeted Friday.
The Biden administration is considering following Canada in barring Russian ships from U.S. ports,...
The Biden administration is considering following Canada in barring Russian ships from U.S. ports, a government official said this week. A White House spokeswoman said no decision has been made.
Biden administration officials pressured some Democratic senators not to support bipartisan legislation by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) that would ban oil and gas imports from Russia, Senate Democratic aides told Axios.
Refugees Fleeing Ukraine Now Represent Biggest Movement of People in Europe Since World War II
RZESZOW, Poland—More than 1.45 million people have left Ukraine since ...
RZESZOW, Poland—More than 1.45 million people have left Ukraine since Russia invaded the country 10 days ago, the International Organization for Migration said on Saturday, sparking what the United Nations agency described as the fastest and largest displacement of people in Europe since World War II.
