Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bikers Want to Take on California’s Potholes
A torrent of winter storms left an overwhelming number of potholes across the state, and road crews are struggling to keep up with the backlog.
India Is Passing China in Population. Can Its Economy Ever Do the Same?
India has a young, vast work force that is expanding as China’s ages and shrinks. But the country’s immense size also lays bare its enormous challenges.
Chinese Worker in Pakistan Is Arrested on Blasphemy Charges
The arrest of a foreigner under the country’s harsh blasphemy laws, which can lead to the death penalty, is rare and could strain an otherwise warming relationship between China and Pakistan.
The Brooklyn Bridge Gets a Facial
The Brooklyn Bridge is getting a much needed scrub as part of a $300 million restoration effort.
2018 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) Methodology Reports
(Wed, 12 Apr 2023) This new set of reports provides details about how we gathered information for the 2018 CBECS from start to finish. The reports provide details about the CBECS process, including constructing a frame, selecting a sample, conducting the <em>Buildings Survey</em> and the <em>Energy Supplier Survey</em>, processing the data, and modeling energy end-use consumption.
How Ukraine Won the War to Keep the Lights On
Russia was determined to break Ukrainians’ will by plunging them into cold and darkness. But the long winter is almost over.
Venice Is Saved! Woe Is Venice.
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Mexico Country Analysis Brief
(Fri, 31 Mar 2023) Pemex (Mexicoâs state-owned oil company) reported a profit of 23 billion pesos (US $1.2 billion) in 2022 aided by higher oil prices. This is the first time the company posted a profit in a decade on an annual basis. Recently, increasing private investment and rising condensate production helped reverse a downward trend in Mexicoâs oil production that began in 2004. In 2022, Mexicoâs oil production was nearly 2 million barrels per day (b/d).
House Passes G.O.P. Energy Bill, Pushing to Roll Back Biden Climate Measures
The legislation, which had no chance of making it through the Senate, would expand mining and fossil fuel production while repealing some elements of a major new law to combat climate change.