Category: Energy News Beat

Will Direct Lithium Extraction Disrupt the $90B Lithium Market?

Energy News Beat The following content is sponsored by the EnergyX Will Direct Lithium Extraction Disrupt the $90B Lithium Market? Current lithium extraction and refinement methods are outdated, often harmful to the environment, and ultimately inefficient. So much so that by 2030, lithium demand will outstrip supply by a projected 1.42 million metric tons. But there […]

Japan’s Inpex to boost Ichthys LNG stake

Energy News Beat Japan’s Inpex plans to enter into a deal with compatriot Tokyo Gas to buy a small stake from the latter in the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG export project in Australia. Inpex said in a statement it would buy a 1.575 percent stake held by Tokyo Gas in the Ichthys LNG project through Tokyo […]

Former Ukrainian chief prosecutor ‘fired’ for Biden could be assassinated – ex-MP

Energy News Beat Viktor Shokin has dirt on the US president’s family and Kiev is using him as a bargaining chip, Andrey Derkach has claimed The former Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Viktor Shokin, who was famously sacked by then-President Pyotr Poroshenko under pressure from US President Joe Biden, is being used by the current government […]

White House supports seizure of Russian assets – Bloomberg

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This is a huge mistake for the Biden administration. The weaponization of the US dollar has accelerated its demise from being the world’s currency standard. This action will only accelerate the demise.  The Biden administration sees the move as a way of making Moscow pay for damage done to […]

Virginia districts roll on with electric school buses despite lack of state funding

Energy News Beat ​ A lack of state money isn’t curbing Virginia school districts’ enthusiasm for ridding their fleets of polluting, noisy diesel-powered buses.  Through December, Virginia ranked fourth nationwide in the number of electric school buses either on the road or on order. Its 260 total was surpassed by only California, Maryland, and New […]

Biden Gives California More Money for a Failing Bullet Train

Energy News Beat IER . Commentary Contact The Expert Key Takeaways 1 President Biden gifted California another $3.1 billion in taxpayer money from the Infrastructure bill to pay for its High-Speed Rail project–a project that is vastly over budget and way behind schedule. 2 The train’s cost was estimated at $33 billion to connect Los […]

Daily Energy Standup Episode #284 – Russia Expands BRICs, LNG Approvals Warning, and Germany’s Economic Collapse

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Top Stories Houthis fire their greatest barrage of weapons to date in the ongoing Red Sea shipping crisis January 10, 2024 Mariel Alumit The Houthis launched their largest attack so far yesterday evening. According to the US military the “complex attack” consisted of 18 attack drones, two anti-ship cruise missiles, and […]

Are Hopes of Lower Mortgage Rates Freezing Up the Market Further? Buyers’ Strike Continues

Energy News Beat Mortgage rates dropped a lot, but not nearly enough to hit the magic level that thaws out the housing market. Now they rose again. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Hype in the media about real estate going to the moon or whatever is a never-ending drama. For example, on CNBC this morning, we read […]

Oil, Gas Lobby Group Warns Against US Slowing Down LNG Approvals

Energy News Beat By Laura Sanicola and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The head of the main U.S. oil and gas lobby group on Wednesday said that if U.S. regulators slow down or stop approving liquefied natural gas exports, they will put allies at risk. American Petroleum Institute President Mike Sommers issued the warning in response […]

Energy Absurdity in Germany: Cutting Emissions Through Economic Collapse

Energy News Beat In a tweet, Bjorn Lomborg points out that Germans are now consuming less electricity per capita than they did in 1978. Take a look: This is the surest sign of economic collapse, and it is something the German government has intentionally imposed on its people. It is also the real end goal […]