Day: February 8, 2025

$300 Billion in Global Nuclear Energy Investment – is this in trouble because of DeepSeek

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This is a fundamental question. Will DeepSeek lead to the cancellation of some nuclear power generation projects? What is the impact on the uranium market and the nuclear supply chain? Anas Alhajii brought this question up on X, and I think that it has several key issues. We are […]

Clean Energy? Miliband Pouring Taxpayer Billions Into Wood-Burning Plants Despite Greenie Concerns

Energy News Beat Ed Miliband plans billions in subsidies for biomass power, backing Drax despite criticism over emissions and deforestation concerns. ​ Ed Miliband [pictured above] is poised to announce billions in new subsidies for wood-burning power plants to prevent Britain from losing a critical source of electricity. [emphasis, links added] The Energy Secretary is […]

Poll: 7 In 10 Brits Prefer Economic Growth Over ‘Net Zero By 2050’

Energy News Beat Seven in ten Brits surveyed said they would rather the government prioritize economic growth over achieving net zero by 2050. ​ Voters in the UK say they want the government to prioritize economic growth over net zero, pollsters have found. [emphasis, links added] Exclusive polling for City AM by Freshwater Strategy found […]

DOE Chief Dismantling Biden-Era Policies, Vows To Restore Energy Dominance

Energy News Beat DOE Sec. Chris Wright plans to reverse Biden’s green policies, boost U.S. energy, cut costs, expand production, and restore energy dominance. ​Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright unveiled his first secretarial order on Wednesday in a move to overturn many of former President Joe Biden’s green energy policies and restore “energy dominance” […]

New Study: Sea Levels Around Japan Haven’t Risen Or Accelerated Since 1800s

Energy News Beat Sea levels around Japan remain stable since the 1800s where tide gauges aren’t affected by land subsidence or uplift. ​ In a region of the world where tidal gauges are not compromised by land subsidence or uplift, sea levels have not been observed to be rising since measurements began in 1894. [emphasis, […]

GOP Move To Slash EV Tax Credits, Challenge Biden’s Green Subsidies

Energy News Beat Republicans are eager to slash electric vehicle tax credits even as they struggle to coalesce around a strategy for a major tax and spending bill. ​ Republicans are eager to slash electric vehicle tax credits even as they struggle to coalesce around a strategy for a major tax and spending bill. [emphasis, […]

How Trump’s Tariff Policy Will Shape the World

Energy News Beat China is fighting back, but other countries will struggle to respond. ​ Q&A How Trump’s Tariff Policy Will Shape the World China is fighting back, but other countries will struggle to respond. By Cameron Abadi, a deputy editor at Foreign Policy, and Adam Tooze, a columnist at Foreign Policy and director of […]

Hungary moves to expose USAID funding

Energy News Beat Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced plans to disclose foreign funding to organizations that undermine his government Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has declared that he will implement measures ensuring the transparency of aid from the United States to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and media outlets critical of his government. Speaking on state radio […]

DOGE to audit Pentagon

Energy News Beat The US departments of defense and education are next in line for budget reviews, President Donald Trump has confirmed Elon Musk, as head of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has been tasked with revising federal spending, and has set his sights on the Pentagon and the Department of Education, US […]

Week Recap: Trade Tariffs, Cryptocurrency Controversies, and Political Shake-Ups

Energy News Beat Weekly Daily Standup Top Stories Musk gains ‘full access’ to US Treasury system February 2, 2025 Mariel Alumit Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been granted full access to the US Treasury Department’s payment system, according to reports from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Historically, access to […] […]