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Energy

Shell Strikes a Blow For Fossil Fuel Industry in Climate Litigation — For Now

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Shell managed to overturn a Dutch legal order made in 2021 that had mandated the company cut its emissions 45% from 2019 levels by 2030.

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Energy

Oil Giants Need Gas More than Oil Right Now

Last week the Big Oil companies weighed in with their earnings reports, and it was mostly a pretty sorry assembly.

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Energy

Shell Backs Off Offshore Wind

Shell has started to shop around for buyers to offload its stake in an offshore wind project off the coast of Scotland.

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Energy

Shell Pulls Back on Big Biofuel Plant

Shell is hitting pause on a major biofuel project in the Netherlands, one of the biggest in Europe, to consider market conditions.

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Consumer

Is the Restaurant Industry at the End of an Era?

Across-the-board inflation — including food costs, labor costs, and real estate costs — is pummeling restaurants. Can the industry survive?

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Media & Entertainment

2024: The Year Legacy Media Gave Up on Cable

In 2024, legacy media giants like Disney and NBCUniversal finally had enough with cable — and started making their own off-ramps.

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Media & Entertainment

2024: The Year YouTube Became TV

YouTube may have started off as a platform for small screens, but now it’s increasingly dominating the living room TV.

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