Day: March 18, 2025

Judge Blocks NJ Offshore Wind Farm As Trump Reverses Biden’s Green Gambits

Energy News Beat A judge revoked Atlantic Shores’ EPA permit, blocking NJ’s offshore wind project as Trump reverses Biden’s green policies over costs and wildlife risks. ​A federal judge at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revoked a permit for New Jersey’s first offshore wind energy farm, potentially obstructing or ending the ambitions of the project […]

Pennsylvania Bill To Study Climate Costs Follows Billionaire-Backed Lawsuit Push

Energy News Beat Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering a bill to study climate costs, following a public event by well-funded activists backing climate lawsuits. ​Pennsylvania State lawmakers are considering a proposal put forward by Representative Joe Webster, a Democrat from Montgomery County, to study the costs of climate change in Pennsylvania. [emphasis, links added] The bill […]

New Study: Inflation Reduction Act Likely To Cost Taxpayers Trillions

Energy News Beat A new study shows that the Inflation Reduction Act subsidies could cost taxpayers trillions over 25 years. When former President Joe Biden’s signature Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed in 2022, it did so along party lines with not a single Republican voting for it. [emphasis, links added] At the time, a Senate […]

China Stops Buying U.S. LNG

Energy News Beat China has not received a single cargo of U.S. liquefied natural gas in 40 days and there are currently no LNG tankers en route to the country, Bloomberg has reported, citing data it compiled from ship-tracking information providers and energy analytics provider Kpler. The purchase freeze was the result of the tariff exchange […]

Not Just in the US: Inflation Dishes Up Another Nasty Surprise in Canada, Throwing Further Rate Cuts into Doubt

Energy News Beat But it’s not in housing; it’s spread across much of the economy. And it’s not just the end of the temporary GST (goods & service tax) holiday. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Inflation has a tendency to dish up nasty surprises, and it did that in Canada today for February, on top of the […]

Trump and Putin Conclude Phone Call as US Pushes Ceasefire

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: While Putin is saying that Ukraine cannot receive more munitions and weapons for the ceasefire, it appears there was a positive dialogue. The loser in this process is the Left-leaning EU. I will be interviewing several people and getting their take on the call and next steps.  From AMG-News: […]

Buried fortune: US finds $8.4 billion in rare earths sitting in coal ash landfills

Energy News Beat For years, the United States has depended on imports of rare earth elements, the critical materials found in everything from smartphones to renewable energy technologies. But in a surprising twist, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have discovered that a massive domestic supply has been sitting right under our noses […]

Explosion rocks Trans-Niger Pipeline in Rivers

Energy News Beat An explosion has rocked the Trans-Niger Pipeline at Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State. The affected section of the major pipeline is currently on fire, though the exact cause of the explosion remains unknown at this time. Authorities have yet to determine whether the incident resulted from human interference, especially […]

Harold Hamm: ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Needs $80 Oil – Or as Stu says, “Drill baby Drill when fiscally responsible”

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: Stu has been saying that the oil price for 2025 needs to be at the $80 mark for “Drill baby Drill when fiscally responsible.” ESG has had one impact on Exploration and Production companies that President Trump did not plan on. That is fiscal responsibility to give shareholders profits […]

Russia Is Wooing Arctic Gas Buyers With Life After US Sanctions – Bloomberg

Energy News Beat From a cramped booth in a crowded conference center on New Delhi’s outskirts, executives from one of Russia’s biggest energy firms made their sales pitch to Indian buyers — take our Arctic gas now, while it’s still cheap. A flagship project in the far north, Arctic LNG 2 was intended as a […]