Day: November 5, 2023

City of Bakersfield tables Climate Action Plan, plans to do more studying

Energy News Beat BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The City of Bakersfield’s plan that would ban gas stoves in new construction is dead — at least, for now — after a huge pushback from the community. The public feedback portion of the plan ended Aug. 31, and because of that feedback, the city of Bakersfield has […]

House panel advances raft of pro-nuclear bills

Energy News Beat At a legislative markup session last week, a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee approved 17 energy bills for consideration by the full E&C committee, including 12 measures to boost and streamline the deployment of nuclear power. The nuclear-related bills cleared the subcommittee by voice vote with bipartisan support. “Our shared goal in […]

Daily Caller: Do Big Wind Project Cancellations Signal Peak Subsidy Has Been Reached? Will the IEA even admit the issue?

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: David Blackmon’s article from the Daily Caller is excellent, and we highly recommend that you follow the Daily Caller and his personal substack. We also highly recommend subscribing to all of his channels. His energy insights are fantastic and look at energy from the fiscally sustainable to benefit humanity […]

Twelve countries request permission to install small nuclear reactors in the EU – What are the second order magnitude effects?

Energy News Beat Twelve EU member states have called on the European Commission to create a pan-European industrial union and allow the installation of small nuclear reactors, according to Contexte. It is noted that Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Sweden in the letter call on […]

The Great Reset, Part 1: The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse

Energy News Beat Authored by Simon Elmer via Off-Guardian.org, ‘The technologies at the heart of the Fourth Industrial Revolution are connected in many ways — in the way they extend digital capabilities; in the way they scale, emerge and embed themselves in our lives; in their combinatorial power; and in their potential to concentrate privilege […]

EU chief sheds light on new sanctions against Russia

Energy News Beat There is a growing rift among the bloc’s member states on imposing additional restrictions The EU is set to announce its 12th package of Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia next week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday in an address to members of the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada. […]

Death of dollar predictions are ‘no exaggeration’ – ex-White House adviser

Energy News Beat The growing use of national currencies by BRICS countries is likely to speed up de-dollarization, economist Joe Sullivan says The US dollar is facing a growing challenge from BRICS countries due to the bloc’s planned expansion and efforts to boost the use of national currencies in trade among members, according to Joe […]

Berkshire Cash Pile Hits All-Time High $157 Billion, As Buffett Sells A Record $38BN In Stock In Past Year

Energy News Beat Over the years, Warren Buffett has been opportunistic and “fluid” with his ideals and political opinions – he describes himself as a “democrat” yet without batting an eyelid will demand government bailouts for his portfolio of companies –  but he has been steadfast about one thing: he refuses to spend money on […]