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Building Codes For Energy Conservation Can Increase US Home Costs By $14,000: DOE Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, States that adopt the updated 2024 International Energy Conservation Code could see building costs for a typical single-family home go up by $14,000, the Department of Energy (DOE) warned on June 26. The International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) is a model code developed by the Washington-based International Code Council (ICC) for setting minimum energy efficiency requirements for commercial and residential buildings. While the ICC doesn’t mandate its code, states and local jurisdictions...

A missile strike on a commercial ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday killed at least four crew members, Reuters has reported, in an attack blamed on Yemen’s Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, though the group has yet to take credit. The Reuters report said that the Tihamah, a small, Egyptian-owned cargo […]

Axios: 40 Tankers Transited Hormuz Friday Night, But Real Crisis Is Diesel Axios political reporter and Middle East correspondent Barak Ravid reported early Saturday that 40 tankers transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday night, citing three unnamed US officials. "Around 16 million barrels of oil moved out of the strait through the southern channel on Friday night," Ravid wrote on X. 🚨🚢🛢️Around 40 tankers transited in and out of the Strait of Hormuz through the southern deep channel on Friday night. Around 16 million barrels of oil moved out of the...