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Third Tropical Storm To Hit Gulf Coast
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 - 12:07pm | 789The second landfall of a tropical cyclone this season could hit the Gulf Coast of the United States near the end of the week. The first was Tropical Storm Bertha in late May, making landfall on the South Carolina coast after flooding parts of Florida for three days. SONAR Critical Events and...
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Top 10 U.S. Gambling Destinations
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 - 8:37am | 525Over the past few years, the world gaming market has been all about Macau, China, the world’s largest and fastest-growing gambling Mecca. However, as revenue in Macau has started to drop in 2014 for a number of reasons, the U.S. gambling market has become the focus of many investors....
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Activist Steyer: Reject Keystone XL Pipeline
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 2:26pm | 439Can Keystone pass President Obama's climate test? That was the topic of discussion among a collection of speakers and advocates mostly opposed to Keystone XL. Among those speaking was billionaire activist Tom Steyer, according to The Globe and Mail. “Keystone XL fails his [President Obama's]...
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BP Showing Reluctance Over Gulf Oil Spill Payouts (BP)
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 8:55am | 534According to Reuters, BP (NYSE: BP) has asked a U.S. judge to halt payments from its Gulf oil spill settlement fund until misconduct investigations are complete. Even to a lot of Gulf Coast residents, the 2010 oil spill that ruined much of the Gulf Coast line and killed off fisheries and...