Day: January 13, 2026

What If President Trump Uses NATO Membership as Leverage to Buy Greenland?

Energy News Beat In a bold geopolitical maneuver, President Donald Trump has once again floated the idea of acquiring Greenland from Denmark, this time potentially tying it to U.S. participation in NATO. This hypothetical scenario raises intriguing questions about transatlantic alliances, defense spending, and the strategic value of the world’s largest island. As the host […]

America Can’t Win The AI Race If China Wins The Power Race

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This article originally was posted on the Daily Wire by Nathan Lord, who was just on The Energy News Beat podcast.  We highly recommend reading the Daily Wire and also checking out the great insights on the podcast. And for those Blue states banning natural gas, you are going […]

New report: Electrification – can the grid cope?

Energy News Beat Electrification has become the default answer to almost every energy and climate question. Heat? Electrify it. Transport? Electrify it. Industry? Electrify it. In policy circles, electrification is often treated as a frictionless substitute for fossil fuels: cleaner, simpler, and largely inevitable. In this new report I take a look at what electrification […]

Oil, Gold and Silver Rolling Up: Geopolitical Tensions Fuel a Commodities Surge

Energy News Beat As we kick off 2026, the commodities market is heating up with oil, gold, and silver all posting gains amid a cocktail of geopolitical risks, supply constraints, and economic uncertainties. I do not think this will end up being a new Christmas Carol, “Silver, Oil and Gold”, but rather the return to […]