Energy News Beat Civilian employment at the federal government accounts for less than 1.9% of total payrolls. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Because it has been the topic in the news for weeks, we’ll talk about civilian employment at the federal government first, though it is just a tiny part of overall employment. In terms of timing: […]
Energy News Beat Wyoming is on course to become the first state to build a new coal-fired power plant since 2013. Rep. Scott Heiner, R-Green River, told Cowboy State Daily on Thursday that new legislation and a $10 million matching grant is paving the way for the construction of a game-changing coal-fired plant somewhere in […]
Energy News Beat A tug-of-war between governments and illegal miners is igniting conflict. To avoid the worst, states must make room for legal artisanal mining. The discovery of gold in the U.S. state of California in the mid-19th century led to a gold rush that was accompanied by mass migration. While the gold deposits were […]
Energy News Beat Net Zero policies have driven high energy prices, weak growth, and stagnant productivity in the UK, with no significant impact on global CO2 emissions. How many times have we heard the argument that there is no trade-off between pursuing Net Zero and economic growth? The argument lies at the heart of the […]
Energy News Beat Despite Big Oil funding green energy, BP, Shell, and others are scaling back wind and solar investments, signaling a shift toward traditional energy. For years, groups like the Heartland Institute, CFACT, and other climate and energy realists have been accused of receiving large amounts of money from Big Oil to promote traditional energy […]
Energy News Beat NYTimes pushes climate fear, smearing Trump’s policies as reckless while ignoring facts, omitting counterpoints, and advancing the left’s green agenda. Sunday, its largest circulation day of the week, the New York Times ran a lengthy, triple-bylined story intended to stir up fear and anger over the Trump White House’s climate policy. [emphasis, […]
Energy News Beat A $370B climate fund overseen by John Podesta funneled billions to pop-up environmental groups, raising concerns over waste and lack of oversight. The Biden administration funneled at least $20 billion into environmental groups, most of which had only recently been founded, The Post has discovered. [emphasis, links added] In one case, former […]
Energy News Beat The NYSE-listed limited partnership formed by shipowner Dynagas posted a net income of $14.1 million for the fourth quarter and $51.6 million for 2024. This marks a rise of 34.3 percent compared to $10.5 million in the same quarter in the year before and 43,8 percent compared to 2023. Dynagas LNG attributed this rise mainly […]
Energy News Beat Natural gas imports reached 20.31 million tonnes during the first two months of this year, the data from the General Administration of Customs shows. The world’s largest LNG importer paid about $11.31 billion for these gas imports, down 13.8 percent compared to 2024. The Administration releases combined import data for January and […]
Energy News Beat Spark’s data lead, Qasim Afghan, told LNG Prime on Friday that Spark30S (Atlantic) freight rates have “remained relatively steady this week, dropping by $250 to $19,500 per day, after significant increases seen last week.” “February 2025 closed out as the lowest priced month on record for freight rates in the Atlantic basin, averaging […]
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