Climate witch hunts

Loss by ExxonMobil of a challenge to climate witch hunts in New York and Massachusetts should focus attention on merits of the investigation. If gullible news media stay true to form, though, they’ll mistake a judge’s ruling for science. Source: News


Patterns emerge

As in the games of chess, billiards, and cards, predictive reasoning and an observation of patterns are factors that contribute to successful outcomes. Source: News


Nord Stream 2 acquires first of two Finnish permits

Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline has received one of the two required permits for construction and operation in the Finnish exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment issued the first permit for a 374-km offshore section extending through the Finnish EEZ outside the country’s territorial waters.  Source: News


Ineos lets contract for Chocolate Bayou PAO unit

Ineos Oligomers, a division of Ineos AG, Rolle, Switzerland, has let a contract to a joint venture of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., Montreal, and JV Driver Group, Houston, to design and build a polyalphaolefin (PAO) unit at Ineos Olefins & Polymers USA’s Chocolate Bayou petrochemical complex in Alvin, Tex. Source: News