Remember when the fossil fuel industry couldn’t stop talking about climate change? In 2020, when oil prices plunged in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Big Oil promoted efforts to cut carbon emissions and trumpeted various energy “innovations”: transforming algae into fuel (Exxon Mobil), capturing carbon (Chevron), and producing green hydrogen...
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In recent years, as the United States has suffered a series of damaging climate disasters, experts have warned that the nation is headed toward a homeowner’s insurance crisis. Insurance companies dropped hundreds of thousands of customers who live in areas vulnerable to hurricanes and wildfires, and numerous small insurers have...
Why $4 gasoline is the tipping point for EVs
Gasoline prices continue ticking higher as the United States and Israel’s war with Iran continues. The national average now stands at $3.84 per gallon, nearly a dollar higher than at the start of the conflict. It’s also just shy of a tipping point that could push consumers toward electric vehicles. ...
Decision to strip Senegal of Afcon title has left me gobsmacked – and others in Africa furious
Ruling of the Caf appeals committee is against the laws of the game and casts another shadow over Motsepe’s stewardship as president In more than three decades of reporting on African football, I have gone through the entire gamut of emotions: exhilaration over some of the continent’s great moments at...
Pereira says it is a ‘pity’ Forest must prioritise Premier League status over Europa League
Club owner Marinakis has made it clear relegation is unacceptable Manager will rest players against Midtjylland ahead of Tottenham Vitor Pereira has conceded it is a “pity” Nottingham Forest feel compelled to prioritise the Premier League over the Europa League, with the head coach saying the owner, Evangelos Marinakis, has...
Iran women’s football team arrive back home after asylum drama in Australia
All but two of party complete long journey back to Iran Welcome ceremony planned for ‘children of the homeland’ The Iranian women’s football team, whose plight has become embroiled in the Middle East war, have returned to Iran where they were promised a welcome ceremony in Tehran. Seven members of...
Jack Draper adds new string to his bow as he rebuilds his game
The British No 1 has made changes to both his racket and his serve, and reaped the rewards by beating Novak Djokovic Two and a half hours into one of the most unforgettable battles of his career, Jack Draper resolved to attack without hesitation, regardless of the outcome. On two...
‘People will always hate but my opinion is all that matters’: GB sprinter Amy Hunt on fame, abuse and becoming ‘an icon’
The 23-year-old who went viral last year has plenty of targets for 2026, starting with the World Indoor Championships in Poland Amy Hunt’s mind is flashing back to the moment she unwittingly went viral last September. As untrammelled joy charged through her body, the BBC asked about her unusual journey...
Judge in rugby brain injury lawsuit tells legal teams to hurry up as cases drag on
Five years on and little progress made, says judge Litigants have until October to choose 28 lead claimants The judge overseeing the pretrial phase of the two landmark litigation cases about brain injuries in rugby has issued another rebuke to the legal teams on both sides over their lack of...
Oh deer! Rory McIlroy puts elk on the Masters champions dinner menu
Reigning champion reveals elk helped fuel 2025 win Champ, a traditional Northern Irish side, is an accompaniment Elk as the key to Masters success: who had any i-deer? Rory McIlroy will serve starters made from the meat of the North American animal at Augusta National next month in tribute to...