Day: January 11, 2024

Former Ukrainian chief prosecutor ‘fired’ for Biden could be assassinated – ex-MP

Energy News Beat Viktor Shokin has dirt on the US president’s family and Kiev is using him as a bargaining chip, Andrey Derkach has claimed The former Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Viktor Shokin, who was famously sacked by then-President Pyotr Poroshenko under pressure from US President Joe Biden, is being used by the current government […]

White House supports seizure of Russian assets – Bloomberg

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This is a huge mistake for the Biden administration. The weaponization of the US dollar has accelerated its demise from being the world’s currency standard. This action will only accelerate the demise.  The Biden administration sees the move as a way of making Moscow pay for damage done to […]

Virginia districts roll on with electric school buses despite lack of state funding

Energy News Beat ​ A lack of state money isn’t curbing Virginia school districts’ enthusiasm for ridding their fleets of polluting, noisy diesel-powered buses.  Through December, Virginia ranked fourth nationwide in the number of electric school buses either on the road or on order. Its 260 total was surpassed by only California, Maryland, and New […]

Biden Gives California More Money for a Failing Bullet Train

Energy News Beat IER . Commentary Contact The Expert Key Takeaways 1 President Biden gifted California another $3.1 billion in taxpayer money from the Infrastructure bill to pay for its High-Speed Rail project–a project that is vastly over budget and way behind schedule. 2 The train’s cost was estimated at $33 billion to connect Los […]

Daily Energy Standup Episode #284 – Russia Expands BRICs, LNG Approvals Warning, and Germany’s Economic Collapse

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Top Stories Houthis fire their greatest barrage of weapons to date in the ongoing Red Sea shipping crisis January 10, 2024 Mariel Alumit The Houthis launched their largest attack so far yesterday evening. According to the US military the “complex attack” consisted of 18 attack drones, two anti-ship cruise missiles, and […]

Are Hopes of Lower Mortgage Rates Freezing Up the Market Further? Buyers’ Strike Continues

Energy News Beat Mortgage rates dropped a lot, but not nearly enough to hit the magic level that thaws out the housing market. Now they rose again. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Hype in the media about real estate going to the moon or whatever is a never-ending drama. For example, on CNBC this morning, we read […]