The polar blast in Texas earlier this year revealed a dirty secret in the most prolific U.S. oil field: Two under-the-radar natural gas plants that are a persistent source of pollution. Natural disasters in the state often turn into environmental disasters, and February’s cold wave was no
NextEra Energy Inc., the world’s biggest investor-owned generator of wind and solar power, said it wasn’t able to collect $180 million in revenue following the Texas energy crisis that left the state’s power market -- and many of its power providers -- in financial distress. Subsidiary NextEra
Starwood Energy, a power plant developer, is pitching an $8 billion plan to build natural gas plants for emergency use on the Texas grid, rivaling a proposal from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Starwood would construct 11 natural gas plants that could be used by the Texas grid operator
The U.S. Supreme Court left intact California’s ban on government-funded travel to states it sees as having anti-LGBTQ policies, rejecting Texas’s bid to challenge the policy. Texas, one of 12 states on California’s restricted list, sought to file a lawsuit against California directly at the nation’s highest court. The
Company will use proceeds to expand its area of operation Misfits Market Inc., an online grocer specializing in delivering food that would otherwise be wasted, completed a $200 million financing round. The company is now valued at $1.1 billion, according to a source familiar with
The rise of global technology superstars Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google created new challenges for the competition watchdogs who enforce antitrust laws. The companies dominate markets in e-commerce and smartphones, search advertising and social-media traffic. An anti-monopoly crackdown that began under President Donald Trump is
Texas is on the verge of allowing residents to carry firearms in public without any sort of license, a rebuff to gun-control advocates alarmed by the specter of mass shootings. A proposal to eliminate handgun permits for anyone 21 years or older received preliminary approval in the
U.S. judge refuses to overturn liability finding against Apple. A federal judge tossed a $506.2 million damages award against Apple Inc. after ruling the iPhone maker should have been able to argue that patent owner Optis Wireless Technology was making unfair royalty demands, though he refused to throw
Partnership Will Extend Global Reach of Compass, Bringing Modern and Advanced Data Protection to Enterprise Customers Around the World. Cobalt Iron Inc., a leading provider of SaaS-based enterprise data protection, today announced its partnership with Rahi Systems, a global IT systems integrator. As the newest member of
Who is Roshan Agrawal? Roshan has built and scaled SaaS/PaaS products and platforms from the ground up at Microsoft, VMware, Rackspace as well as at startups. He is passionate about building/leading high-performance organizations. With a technology degree from IIT-Delhi and a Master’s in Business from McCombs
