As Ohlheiser wrote, Musk soon "started a Twitter argument over how much credit he deserved for offering to help save the youths," during which argument he showed off an email of himself corresponding with one of the British divers and incidentally claimed that the Thai official in charge of the rescue had not been in charge. … [Read more...] about Thai cave rescuer considers suing Elon Musk over deleted ‘pedo’ tweets
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SEC sues Elon Musk for false and misleading statements about Tesla on Twitter
The SEC complaint addresses many of these problems. By August, it says, more than $13 billion worth of Tesla stock was being shorted, meaning investors were betting that the stock’s price would fall. About a week before the tweets at issue in the lawsuit, Musk met with representatives of a sovereign investment fund interested taking Tesla private, but the SEC says there was no discussion of even the broadest details. … [Read more...] about SEC sues Elon Musk for false and misleading statements about Tesla on Twitter
SEC, Elon Musk settle over false and misleading statements about Tesla on Twitter
The SEC complaint addressed many of these problems. By August, it says, more than $13 billion worth of Tesla stock was being shorted, meaning investors were betting that the stock’s price would fall. About a week before the tweets at issue in the lawsuit, Musk met with representatives of a sovereign investment fund interested taking Tesla private, but the SEC says there was no discussion of even the broadest details. … [Read more...] about SEC, Elon Musk settle over false and misleading statements about Tesla on Twitter
Energy and Environment Update – June 10, 2012
The House approved, 255-165, their fiscal year 2013 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill (H.R. 5325) on June 6, providing $32.1 billion for the Departments of Energy, Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and other independent agencies. The bill includes amendments prohibiting the Department of Energy from enforcing light bulb efficiency standards, delaying the agency’s new efficiency standards for battery chargers and external power supplies, preventing the agency from issuing any new Section 1705 loan guarantees, blocking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from implementing Clean Water Act guidance on which waters fall under federal protection, and putting into place limitations on federal agency purchases of transportation fuels from unconventional sources, including fuels derived from oil sands, oil shale, and coal-to-liquid processes. The House also approved an amendment from Representative Cliff … [Read more...] about Energy and Environment Update – June 10, 2012
Energy and Environment Update for May 8, 2015
House Energy Bill The House Energy and Commerce Committee released draft legislation April 23 to increase skilled workers in energy and manufacturing fields through increased training and education programs. The language is part of the broader energy bill committee Republicans are crafting. The committee released sections of the comprehensive energy legislation relating to energy efficiency and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve April 28, and the Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing on them April 30. The energy efficiency section includes language that would repeal a federal requirement that all new and significantly renovated federal buildings phase out the use of fossil energy, directs the Federal Trade Commission to develop Energy Guide labels that promote smart grid capabilities, and prohibits the Department of Energy from finalizing certain gas furnace efficiency standards. Committee Democrats have already expressed opposition to the efficiency language. … [Read more...] about Energy and Environment Update for May 8, 2015