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” […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […] […]
Energy News Beat The Fed, after complaining about missing immigrants in labor market data, now has further support for its pivot to wait-and-see. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. We’ve been discussing this issue – and its impact on employment data – since April after the Congressional Budget Office came out with estimates of actual population growth that […]
Energy News Beat PV Power said in a statement that the plant generated 50 MW of electricity as part of its testing phase. According to PetroVietnam’s unit, the LNG power plant is expected to start commercial operation in July this year, after meeting technical requirements. Last week, PV Power said that the LNG power plant […]
Energy News Beat The agency said in its weekly report, citing shipping data provided by Bloomberg Finance, that the total capacity of these 29 LNG vessels is 110 Bcf. This compares to 24 shipments and 90 Bcf in the week ending January 29. According to data from S&P Global Commodity Insights, average natural gas deliveries to […]
