Take a look at gasoline, another twoyear high at 5 and the spread getting wider. Wti versus brent off by six dollars, really speaking to the overproduction and oversupply of oil in the u. S. As the impact of Hurricane Harvey is truly felt. 2 10 of a up by percent. Steady for now. And the commodity we are really watching, copper. Seven 7ch million a ton . And emma chandra has first word news. Emma Hurricane Harvey hitting louisiana, making its second landfall today coming ashore in the western part of the state after dropping 50 inches of rain on southeast texas. It is blamed for at least 18 deaths in the houston area and Law Enforcement says 13,000 people have been rescued. 80 billion, hit making it the second costliest Natural Disaster in u. S. History. A warning from north korea, kim jongun saying the testfiring of a missile over japan was a meaningful gesture toward guam. He said he will watch the response of the u. S. Before deciding on further action. He is readying his military t
At one point, he even shot your mother in the back of the head. Right. I mean, there are a lots of stories in american politics and elsewhere of people who have a drive and ambition that comes from an abusive home is that something you recognise as part of your experience . Well, i wont deny that adversity shapes you as a human being, you know . The more challenges you face and overcome, the stronger you become as a human being. They also have the ability to debilitate you, you know, and i think im only here because of my mother. Shes a woman who was able, you know, she would say by the grace of god, to persevere. She was able to, time and time again, overcome these obstacles, and that is not an easy thing to do, notjust to overcome them, but to come out of them enlightened on the other side and finding a purpose for why it happened in your life, or what you got from it. You know, sometimes you say, everything happens for a reason. I dont like that phrase, i go, you can take reason fro
And as the environmental policy director for citizen action. Her previous book, the battle over the future of food and farming in america, was originally published in 2012 and has now been released in paperback, unveiled the corporate control of food in the united states. Her latest book, frackopoly, reports on the history of hydraulic fracturing, arguing that the rush to fracking is dangerous to the environment and human health. Environmentalist and author bill mckibbon praises frackopoly as a truly powerful manifesto about one of the greatest environmental fights on our planet today. And the Huffington Post calls it a comprehensive history of fracking in america. Its well written, timely and very important. Were very pleased to bring the conversation to Harvard Bookstore tonight. Please join me in welcoming wenonah hauter. [applause] and thank you to Harvard Bookstore and all of you for coming this evening. So in the mid 1990s, i worked on a Renewable Energy project called powering t
Fishing. Bill mckibben praises frackopoly as a truly powerful man manifesto about one of the greatest environmental fights on our planet today from one of its greatest champions. And the Huffington Post calls it a comprehensive history of fracking in america, adding its well written, timely and very important. Were very pleased to bring the conversation to Harvard Bookstore tonight. Please join me in welcoming winona hatter. [applause] and thank you to Harvard Bookstore and all of you for coming this evening. So in the mid 1990s, i worked on a Renewable Energy project called powering the midwest. We knew in the 90s that renewables were ready, that Energy Efficiency was ready, and we really needed to make a transition. So a couple of years ago we had been working on fracking at food and water watch for several years as the First National group to call for a ban on fracking, and i started looking at some of the statistics about how far we had come with Renewables Since the mid 1990s when
Good morning. Welcome to Worldwide Exchange on cnbc. Im sara eisen. Im wilfred frost. We look to be in for another roller coaster ride this morning, so buckle up. While you were sleeping, heres what happened in the markets. Chi chinas stocks got slammed with selling accelerating in the final hour of trade. The shanghai comp dropped to its lowest level in a year. Despite efforts to lift sentiment ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. A big part of the story again is energy. Oil prices sliding back below 30 a barrel. Lets have a look at price action today. Were down by about 1 . Wti, 29. 95. Brent just above 30 as we look at things this morning. Stocks around the world are following asia lower this morning. Were looking at another Global Market selloff. Lets show you what u. S. Futures are doing. Theyve been hovering around negative 100, at least on the dow, pretty much all morning. Theyre off the worst levels of the session with dow futures now indicated to open down 66, s p down 7, nasd