A group of U.S. bureaucrats who collected billions of dollars in royalties from energy companies operated in a culture so bereft of ethics they regularly consumed cocaine and marijuana at industry gatherings, had sexual relations with oil company representatives and routinely received gifts from energy firms, including divisions of Chevron Corp., Royal Dutch Shell PLC and BP, according to an internalย investigation.
The Alberta premier gave a biblical justification for oil expansion at a Christian conference featuring Conservative MPs and provincial cabinet ministers.
Reform and Green victories set the stage for big climate battles in the years ahead.
With Meta's new Manhattan-sized project slated for the state, lawmakers are pushing new restrictions on artificial intelligence even as the Trump administration threatens to withhold broadband funding in response.
Campaigners say the CAP system favours large landowners and is โfuelling autocratic regimesโ.
