Tag: Speculation

One initial report indicated the embattled official had already quit, while sources told Fox News and other outlets that he was heading to the White House expecting to be fired -- in the wake of a story claiming he suggested wearing a "wire" against Trump and invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office last year. “At the request of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, he and President Trump had an extended conversation to discuss the recent news stories,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in the statement. “Because the President is at the United Nations General Assembly and has a full schedule with leaders from around the world, they will meet on Thursday when the President returns to Washington, D.C.” Rosenstein on Monday was attending a previously scheduled “Principles Committee” meeting at the White House in place of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who was en route to Washington from Alabama. Earlier in the day, Rosenstein met again with White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. A source told Fox News that Rosenstein has neither resigned nor been fired. Meanwhile, Rosenstein – who oversees Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election – has repeatedly denied that bombshell report in The New York Times on Friday. “The New York Times’s story is inaccurate and factually incorrect,” Rosenstein said in an earlier statement. The New York Times report said Rosenstein had discussed wearing a "wire" to tape Trump and pursuing his removal from office in meetings and conversations with Justice Department and FBI officials. The Times quoted other sources who said Rosenstein was serious, however. 2 to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Rosenstein served as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland.

Environmental and climate activists, including cities pursuing climate lawsuits against oil companies, almost never acknowledge those benefits, which are far-reaching and indisputable. First coal, then oil, then natural gas paved the way, providing the fuels for transportation, communication, refrigeration, electricity and other incredible technologies that improve, enhance, safeguard and save lives. A billion and a half are still without electricity, two billion still exist on a few dollars a day, and millions still die every year from insect-borne, lung and intestinal diseases – largely because they still burn wood and dung, instead of fossil fuels. Imagine what today’s 8.6 million NYC residents would require and emit. All these vehicles (internal combustion and electric) exist because of, are fueled by – and travel on roadways made with fossil fuels: asphalt from oil, metal and concrete manufactured using fossil fuels. Even electric cars require oil, gas and coal for manufacturing and recharging. Every bit of metal, plastic, concrete, wood, fabric and food we see results from fossil fuels. High-rise office and residential buildings made possible by steel and concrete allow our cities to grow upward, instead of just outward, preserving millions of acres of wildlife habitats and scenic areas. Then there’s electricity. Electrification will be increasingly important in the 21st century, and world electricity consumption is forecast to double within four decades, as electricity supplies an increasing share of the world’s ever-increasing energy demand.