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NY Fed: Recent High School Grads Face Better Job Market, As Recent College Grad Hiring Still Soft

First jobs for recent college grads faced a stark decline in pay while their counterpart high school grads saw their wages jump by 9% in 2024.

Economy, California, New YorkJeff GibsonFebruary 24, 2025New York Fed

SpaceX Prepares Seventh Launch Of World's Most Powerful Rocket

SpaceX Plans For Seventh Spaceship Launch To Test Thoroughly Redesigned Multistage Rocket, Delivery To Orbit For Starlink’s Next Generation Of Satellites

SpaceX, EconomyJeff GibsonJanuary 9, 2025

FEDS: Energy Use By US Data Centers Set To Triple By 2028

Feds: US Data Centers Share Of American Energy Output Set to Triple By 2028 As AI and Big Data Models Continue To Become Widely Used

Economy, Energy, Jobs, New York, Supply ChainJeff GibsonDecember 23, 2024Energy, California, Data Centers

Bloomberg: Demand For Electricity For AI And Renewability Initiatives Drives Natural Gas Powered Developments

As the Pacific West especially enforces zero emission standards, decommissions electrical generation capacity and employers and governments embrace AI, the Inter Mountain and Mid West embrace natural gas to provide additional electrical generation for states increasingly in need of out of state energy.

Climate Change, Economy, Energy, InflationJeff GibsonSeptember 19, 2024

Port Of LA Going Green: Methanol Powered Maersk Ship Christened

In pursuit of cleaner and cleaner operations the Port of Los Angeles and shipping line giant Maersk announce the launch of a new methanol powered container ship.

Blue Economy, Climate Change, Economy, Energy, Jobs, PortOfLA, PortsJeff GibsonSeptember 3, 2024

NY Fed: Natural Disaster Costs Hit $13.78 Billion in 2023

NY Fed: In 2023 Natural Disasters Rang Up Over $13.78 Billion In Damages To Nearly Every State and Two-Thirds Of the Counties in the United States

Climate Change, Economy, Jobs, New York, New York Fed, CaliforniaJeff GibsonAugust 26, 2024

Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Announce Major Pollution Reduction Over Time

While the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach prepare their quarterly reports on progress being made in cutting environmental impacts, the sister ports announce a 90% drop in diesel, 97% cut in sulfur dioxide, and a 63% cut in nitrogen dioxide particulate emissions.

Climate Change, Economy, Energy, Jobs, PortOfLA, Ports, Supply ChainJeff GibsonJuly 12, 2024

SpaceX Completes Two Launches In One 24 Hour Period Marking Another Milestone

In one 24 hour period SpaceX completed two orbital launches with an afternoon launch in Florida and a sunset launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ventura County, CA.

SpaceXJeff GibsonJune 26, 2024SpaceX, California, Florida, Starlink