#Inflation would rise if Russia invaded Ukraine

#Inflation would rise if Russia invaded Ukraine

“#Inflation would rise if Russia invaded Ukraine” US inflation — already stuck at a 40-year high of 7.5% — could spike to 10% or higher if Russia invades Ukraine, according to a new analysis. That’s because oil prices could rise to well over $100 a barrel if Russia — a major oil producer — has…

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#How two 23-year-olds became millionaires by mining bitcoin

#How two 23-year-olds became millionaires by mining bitcoin

“#How two 23-year-olds became millionaires by mining bitcoin” A pair of recent college grads made $4 million before their 24th birthdays by using flare gas from Texas oil fields to mine bitcoin. Brent Whitehead and Matt Lohstroh are Texas A&M University alums who co-founded Giga Energy Solutions, a company that uses stranded natural gas that…

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#Oil drillers and Bitcoin miners bond over natural gas

#Oil drillers and Bitcoin miners bond over natural gas

“#Oil drillers and Bitcoin miners bond over natural gas” May 21 – On US oil patches stretching along the Rockies and Great Plains, trailers hitched to trucks back up toward well pads to capture natural gas and convert it on the spot into electricity. The trailers – carrying pipes, generators and computers – are called “mining rigs.” But their owners…

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#Biden invites Russia, China to first global climate talks

#Biden invites Russia, China to first global climate talks

“#Biden invites Russia, China to first global climate talks” WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration, an event the U.S. hopes will help shape, speed up and deepen global efforts to cut climate-wrecking…

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#Joe Biden’s insane war on oil

#Joe Biden’s insane war on oil

“#Joe Biden’s insane war on oil” Joe Biden wants to take one of the great American success stories of the last several decades — and drive it into the ground. He would turn his back on the stupendous wealth represented by proven reserves of oil and gas in this country. Rather than focusing on producing…

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