@AlakeTope

Reporter @business | @ColumbiaJournMA alum | Opinions mine, RTs not endorsements

 Lagos, New York
bloom.bg/3MDX7Ab
Joined October 2013
  • Tweets1.1K
  • Following511
  • Followers890
11Media
Tope Alake retweeted
Bloomberg
@business15 Aug 2025
EV fast chargers are a surprising source of air pollution, though they're still vastly less polluting than gas-powered vehicles bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

EV Fast Chargers Have a Surprising Health Downside

The fans that keep them cool appear to kick up particulate matter, but there are fixes.

bloomberg.com
7
4
15
20,573
Last month a single wind turbine blade broke apart and fell into the Atlantic Ocean. Me and @cambaker reported out how this small-scale industrial failure made Nantucket furious ... and what this means for the @climate fight 🌪️📷 🧵
1
14
2
14
8,311
These 3 overlooked climate challenges are key to a net-zero future bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @AlakeTope
1
1
4
418
Hundreds of thousands were without power in Houston for days, and the Texas governor has demanded an investigation into the actions of the city’s main utility, CenterPoint Energy w/ @markchediak @AlakeTope bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @climate

Houston Utility Slammed Over Fumbled Response to Beryl Power Outages

Interviews with nearly a dozen experts along with public filings reveal the challenges facing CenterPoint Energy.

bloomberg.com
5
6
498
US oil production will decline if the corporate-acquisition spree sweeping the shale sector is prolonged, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas survey. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… w/ @AlakeTope via @markets

Shale Executives See Takeovers Squeezing US Oil Production

US oil production will decline if the corporate-acquisition spree sweeping the shale sector is prolonged, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas survey.

bloomberg.com
1
1
3
169
Tope Alake retweeted
Simon Casey@sjcasey9 May 2024
BP Plc’s electric vehicle charging arm is eager to snap up Tesla Inc. supercharging sites across the US — along with the workers behind them — and has pledged $1 billion to expand its network. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… SCOOP via @AlakeTope

BP Keen to Buy Tesla Supercharging Sites for US Expansion

Company’s EV arm plans to spend $1 billion to grow its network and wants fired Tesla workers, too.

bloomberg.com
1
5
10
3,074
Walgreens is betting that a strategic review of its businesses can win back investors’ confidence as shares capped off their worst month in more than 5 years. The review is "the big question of what they want to be when they grow up." More: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @markets

Walgreens Stock Lashed as Investors Left With ‘Nothing to Go On’

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. shares capped off their worst month in more than five years as the troubled drugstore chain navigates a difficult turnaround that has caused investors to flee the stock.

bloomberg.com
1
1
3
133
US oil refiners that have been among this year’s strongest performers in the S&P 500 Index are headed for a reckoning with a darkening supply-and-demand outlook. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… by @AlakeTope via @markets

Oil Refining Profits Seen at Two-Year Lows on Gloomy Outlook

US oil refiners that have been among this year’s strongest S&P 500 performers are headed for a reckoning with a darkening supply-and-demand outlook.

bloomberg.com
2
1
257
The production of responsibly sourced natural gas — a niche idea only a few years ago — is growing rapidly in the US as global buyers increasingly scrutinize the top-to-bottom emissions of the fuels they burn. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @AlakeTope #BNEFSummit @climate

Low-Methane Natural Gas Captures Almost Half the US Market

The production of responsibly sourced natural gas — a niche idea only a few years ago — is growing rapidly in the US as global buyers increasingly scrutinize the top-to-bottom emissions of the fuels...

bloomberg.com
1
2
396
Want to use NYC's curbside #EV chargers? Tough. Though they're popular (av utilization rate 72% in 2024), cheap ($2.50/hr & less overnight) and almost always working (99.9% of time), they're also blocked a LOT by non-EV cars. @AlakeTope @climate @CityLab bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NYC's Curbside EV Chargers Are Popular — and Often Blocked

Vandalism has been low and usage high, but as the city moves to extend the pilot program, problems remain with gasoline cars hogging the dedicated spots.

bloomberg.com
5
5
789
Curbside EV chargers in NYC are popular. They're also often blocked trib.al/xsLXvCN

NYC's Curbside EV Chargers Are Popular — and Often Blocked

Vandalism has been low and usage high, but as the city moves to extend the pilot program, problems remain with gasoline cars hogging the dedicated spots.

bloomberg.com
1
2,463
Tope Alake retweeted
Bloomberg Green
@climate27 Mar 2024
Curbside EV chargers in NYC are popular. They're also often blocked trib.al/50VdYUH

NYC's Curbside EV Chargers Are Popular — and Often Blocked

Vandalism has been low and usage high, but as the city moves to extend the pilot program, problems remain with gasoline cars hogging the dedicated spots.

bloomberg.com
1
905
Oil CEOs are expressing concern about political and regulatory "uncertainty" in the US that won’t be settled until the November election, according to the Dallas Fed bloomberg.com/news/articles/… by @AlakeTope & @DavidWethe via @markets

Shale CEOs Bemoan US Political ‘Uncertainty,’ Dallas Fed Says

US oil prices are more than high enough to make drilling new wells profitable but some shale bosses say they’re hesitant because of political and regulatory “uncertainty” that won’t be settled until...

bloomberg.com
1
2
147
Oil CEOs are expressing concern about political and regulatory "uncertainty" in the US that won’t be settled until the November election, according to the Dallas Fed bloomberg.com/news/articles/… w/@AlakeTope via @markets

Shale CEOs Bemoan US Political ‘Uncertainty,’ Dallas Fed Says

US oil prices are more than high enough to make drilling new wells profitable but some shale bosses say they’re hesitant because of political and regulatory “uncertainty” that won’t be settled until...

bloomberg.com
2
178
Tope Alake retweeted
Ilena@ilenapeng29 Feb 2024
As #cocoa costs keep rising, chocolate makers are trying a new recipe: less #chocolate. With little room left to keep passing on costs to consumers, companies are looking to treats that contain less cocoa — or none at all. 🍫🎁🔗: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @BW @business

Chocolate Makers Try a New Recipe: Less Chocolate

The soaring cost of cocoa has made candy manufacturers crank out new treats with less of the expensive ingredient—or none at all.

bloomberg.com
3
8
2
19
20,070
Tope Alake retweeted
Simon Casey@sjcasey15 Feb 2024
The US power grid is struggling to maintain an even flow of electricity — and putting homes at risk bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @naurtorious
1
4
1
6
942
A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect for the entire area. #NYwx #CTwx #NJwx #NYCwx
Map of the Winter Storm Warning across the area.

ALT Map of the Winter Storm Warning across the area.

9
98
13
279
69,684
Tope Alake retweeted
Bloomberg
@business10 Feb 2024
A helicopter carrying six people, including the co-founder of Nigeria’s biggest bank by assets, crashed in a Southern California desert area near the Mojave National Preserve trib.al/LYSnZq4

Top Nigerian Banker Killed in Helicopter Crash in California

Access Bank, Nigeria’s biggest lender by assets, confirmed the death of its co-founder and chief executive after a helicopter he was flying in crashed late Friday in the California desert.

bloomberg.com
65
488
94
620
271,642
I got to celebrate some amazing journalists last night at the @NYNewswomen Front Page Awards, including @naurtorious for this fantastic piece of reporting that I had the pleasure of editing: America’s Biggest Power Source Wasn’t Built for Extreme Weather lnkd.in/eDwAGNwq
1
3
20
715
Tope Alake retweeted
Nick Turner@NewsyNick5 Feb 2024
“More than 4 inches of rain fell Sunday in downtown Los Angeles, beating a record for Feb. 4 set in 1927” bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @joshfromalaska @johngitt @AlakeTope

California Storm Causes as Much as $11 Billion in Damages

The wind-whipped storm that dropped an historic amount of rain on California this week killed two people and has caused as much as $11 billion in damage and economic losses.

bloomberg.com
1
2
599
Load more