Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This article is by George McMillan III, on January 29, 2025, and he has been contributing to Energy News Beat in articles and guest spots on the podcast. His insights are critically needed in the Trump Administration as the Biden and Obama-appointed folks have removed much of the curriculum […]
Energy News Beat By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Inflation pressures are rebuilding in used vehicles. Prices of used vehicles sold at auctions where franchised and independent dealers replenish their inventories rose by 0.4% in January from December, seasonally adjusted (red line), and by 0.6% not seasonally adjusted (blue line), according to the Used Vehicle Value Index by […]
Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This is a fundamental question. Will DeepSeek lead to the cancellation of some nuclear power generation projects? What is the impact on the uranium market and the nuclear supply chain? Anas Alhajii brought this question up on X, and I think that it has several key issues. We are […]
Energy News Beat Ed Miliband plans billions in subsidies for biomass power, backing Drax despite criticism over emissions and deforestation concerns. Ed Miliband [pictured above] is poised to announce billions in new subsidies for wood-burning power plants to prevent Britain from losing a critical source of electricity. [emphasis, links added] The Energy Secretary is […]
Energy News Beat Seven in ten Brits surveyed said they would rather the government prioritize economic growth over achieving net zero by 2050. Voters in the UK say they want the government to prioritize economic growth over net zero, pollsters have found. [emphasis, links added] Exclusive polling for City AM by Freshwater Strategy found […]
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 […]
