Author: Erick Parel

Trump Reignites Coal Industry at Davos – Make Coal Great Again MCGA

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: While President Trump’s remarks are around coal, he says, “Nothing can destroy coal. Not the weather, not a bomb. It’s a great backup.” The topic around the President’s policies and comments sheds light on the fact that low-cost energy is critical for economic success. Germany is finding out the […]

Trump to sanction Colombia for refusing to take back illegal aliens

Energy News Beat Bogota must accept the “criminals they forced into the United States,” the US president has said US President Donald Trump has said that he will impose emergency tariffs on Colombia and sanction its officials after Colombian President Gustavo Petro refused to allow American planes carrying deported illegal immigrants to land in the […]

Trump Freezes Department of Energy’s $50 Billion Budget

Energy News Beat In a sweeping move that halts billions in spending, President Trump’s administration has frozen the Department of Energy’s (DOE) activities pending a comprehensive review of its alignment with his priorities. According to a memo from acting Energy Secretary Ingrid Kolb, the freeze affects grants, loans, procurement, studies, and even personnel decisions, effectively […]

Nuclear Stocks Soar on Stargate AI Infrastructure Announcement

Energy News Beat Nuclear energy stocks are experiencing a resurgence due to increased demand from AI and data centers. The Trump administration’s $500 billion AI infrastructure venture further boosted nuclear stocks. Nuclear power is seen as a solution to meet the growing energy demands of AI and data centers while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Over […]

Stargate’s first data center is underway in Texas. Public filings show how much it will cost to build.

Energy News Beat President Donald Trump announced the $500 billion AI project, Stargate, earlier this week. Stargate’s first data center is under construction in Abilene, Texas, said Oracle CTO Larry Ellison. Public filings for an Abilene development matching Ellison’s description shed some light on costs. Construction on what appears to be two buildings on Stargate’s […]

Albany’s new fossil fuels ‘super-fund’ could hit consumers hard

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: The New York legislators and Gov Hochul are not looking at things in a “what is best for my constituents” type of model. This article points out that this will trigger a mass exodus, or in my opinion, speed up the exodus of businesses and tax-paying consumers leaving New […]

Where there’s oil there’s a way: Can US sanctions halt Russian crude exports to India?

Energy News Beat [[{“value”:” New Delhi’s role as a counterweight to China solidifies its status as Washington’s’ key partner in South Asia, outweighing short-term concerns over Russian oil revenues The year 2025 had barely started when the outgoing Joe Biden administration presented a belated ‘holiday gift’ to Russian oil exporters. Washington announced a new sanctions package […]

‘Future of Europe’ hangs on German snap elections – Musk

Energy News Beat The entrepreneur has reaffirmed his support for the right-wing Alternative for Germany party ahead of the February vote The SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk expressed his “full support” for the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) at a campaign rally held by the party in the city of Halle on Saturday. The […]

DOGE Seeks to Shed Vast Amounts of Government Office Space. Here’s How Much the Government Leases, and Where, and What Leases it Can Shed During Trump’s Term

Energy News Beat For CRE, the motto in 2024 was “Survive till 2025” via extend-and-pretend. Now it’s 2025, and here comes the government’s office space. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The DOGE people in the Trump administration are considering shedding a big portion of the massive office space that the government owns or leases nationwide, managed by […]

2020 election victory was stolen from Trump — Putin

Energy News Beat The Russian leader believes the Ukraine conflict might have been avoided if Donald Trump had become US president in 2020 Russian president Vladimir Putin has said the 2020 US presidential election was “stolen” from Donald Trump, and that had the Republican won, the Ukraine conflict might have been avoided.  “I cannot disagree […]