Heavy Metal is going down the dark hole of workplace violence. Along with school shootings, it’s something nobody wants to think about. But of course, you have to think about it, and imagine it could happen. That’s the sad reality of life in the United States today. And it was the topic of a presentation
Read More...Traverse City, Mich. — A mixture of positive and negative factors is making it difficult for automotive analysts to firmly forecast hurdles and triumphs in the industry. And the uncertainty is creating some uneasiness among suppliers, the analysts said during a session at the 2019 CAR Management Briefing Seminars, held Aug. 6-8. Ongoing trade issues
Read More...GHSP Inc. is relocating its global headquarters and innovation lab from Grand Haven, Mich., to a 140,000-square-foot space in Holland, Mich. GHSP plans to move into the Holland building at the beginning of 2020, according to a company news release. “This is another step toward our growth strategy that we established in 2018,” GHSP CEO
Read More...FRANKFURT — German carbon fiber maker SGL Group said its CEO, Jürgen Köhler, will step down over flawed business planning after the company withdrew its forecasts for the next three years. In a statement on Wednesday, SGL — which supplies carbon fiber to automakers such as BMW and Volkswagen Group — said its outlook for the 2020-22 period
Read More...A Lucozade Ribena Suntory-backed plastic-free packaging innovation has been granted an unspecified amount in government funding by Innovate UK – the UK government’s innovation agency. Manufactured by alternative packaging specialist Notpla, Oohos capsules are made entirely from a seaweed-based material called Notpla and offer a way to deliver drinks under 100 ml in a plastic-free form. Made
Read More...Japanese machine specialist Sodick Co. Ltd. is launching sales of its injection molding machines in Europe, starting with a preview at K 2019 in Düsseldorf, Germany. While Sodick is well-known for its EDM (electrical discharge machining) equipment, it has also produced plastic injection molding machines for the past 30 years, but primarily sold those presses
Read More...Keep It Grounded In Fact(American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers) EV subsidies are disgusting because they principally benefit well-off trendy folks who can well afford electric vehicles without help from ordinary taxpayers. When will EV proponents learn that attempting to manipulate consumer choice (and the free market) doesn’t end well? If California and Colorado
Read More...Tom ShepstoneNatural Gas NOW … … Bob Howarth, long forgotten by most, returns with yet another pseudo-science study attacking natural gas development based on totally bizarre methane claims. I participated in a debate with Bob Howarth at Cornell several years ago. His star was already starting to fade then and he later mostly dropped from
Read More...Citgo Petroleum’s board has selected Carlos E. Jorda as its chief executive, selecting a veteran refinery expert and native Venezuelan to run a company facing legal attacks and working under U.S. sanctions against its parent, Petroleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa). Citgo severed ties with Pdvsa earlier this year after President Trump levied sanctions on the state-run company and
Read More...Holding company PG&E Corp., operating under bankruptcy court protection, said the board of its Pacific Gas and Electric Co. unit (also in bankruptcy), has appointed Andrew M. Vesey CEO and president, effective Aug. 19. He will report to PG&E Corp. CEO and president Bill Johnson, Kallanish Energy reports. In his role, Vesey will have responsibility
Read More...A new Park Foundation-funded methane study is generating lots of anti-fracking headlines, despite its conclusions being at odds with the bulk of the scientific community. Cornell University professor and Food and Water Watch board member, Bob Howarth, is back and this time he claims that oil and natural gas emissions are the primary cause of
Read More...After a bruising proxy fight, Toby and Derek Rice (formerly from Rice Energy) won control of EQT, the largest natural gas-producing company in the U.S. (see Rice Bros. Win Proxy War to Control EQT – Toby Rice New CEO). Toby Rice has been CEO for barely a month. He announced late last week that he
Read More...This one slipped under the radar for a bit. At the end of June, Pittsburgh-area Falcon Drilling, a Marcellus and Utica shale drilling contractor, announced it is buying out and merging in another Pittsburgh-area drilling company, Complete Drilling Solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Tom ShepstoneNatural Gas NOW … … A new natural gas record was recently set for use of this energy source in producing electric power that sustains our way of living in this nation, says EIA. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) put out a fascinating article last week that should make the hair go up on
Read More...Robert Bradley, Jr.Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy ResearchPrincipal, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog.. . .. Michael Moore, the radical movie guy who has made millions attacking capitalism, has turned against renewables, realizing they’re mostly a hedge-fund scam. Michael Moore’s new documentary on renewable energy, Planet of the Humans, has put the alternative-energy lobby
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