Tag: Industry

The Restaurant Industry is in Bad Shape – HotAir

We’ve had an ongoing public argument over whether or not people are unhappy about the economy because things are actually bad or if it’s merely some sort of vibecession. The vibecession people generally argue that Bidenomics has been great but that people don’t admit it because they are being fooled by misleading media reports (usually […]

SpaceX employee injury rates exceed industry standards

New data suggests that Elon Musk’s SpaceX has a worse safety record than most other companies in the industry. Workplace injuries at some SpaceX facilities surpassed industry standards in 2023, according to data reported by the company to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. And in some instances, SpaceX’s reported injury rates from last year […]

Cannabis seizures at U.S.-Mexico border checkpoints frustrate state-authorized pot industry

SANTA FE, N.M. — The U.S. Border Patrol is asserting its authority to seize cannabis shipments – including commercial, state-authorized supplies – as licensed cannabis providers file complaints that more than $300,000 worth of marijuana has been confiscated in recent months at highway checkpoints in southern New Mexico. New Mexico’s Democratic governor says the disruptions […]

Biden admin moves to make conservation an equal to industry on U.S. lands

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a new rule for public land management that’s meant to put conservation on more equal footing with oil drilling, grazing and other extractive industries on vast government-owned properties. Officials pushed past strong opposition from private industry and Republican governors to adopt the proposal. GOP members of […]

New Indictment Raises Concerns About Corruption in Nuclear Industry

The recent indictments of Samuel Randazzo and two former executives of  the Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy Corporation reveals the extent and depth of political corruption within the nuclear industry.  It was just recently that nuclear executives were found guilty of bribing elected officials, resulting in jail time for all convicted. FirstEnergy executives are now accused of […]