Category: Energy News Beat

Spain’s main parties clash over EU trade policy as farmers take to the streets

Energy News Beat [[{“value”:” Spanish farmers on Wednesday (21 February) staged their biggest rally yet since protests began two weeks ago, as the ruling Socialist party and the centre-right opposition clashed in parliament over border controls and ‘mirror clauses’ in EU trade deals. “Everything that enters the EU is perfectly controlled,” Spain’s Agriculture Minister Luis […]

Climate change’s invisible threats for mental health

Energy News Beat [[{“value”:” There is a growing need for an EU agenda that would address mental health challenges linked to climate change, stakeholders told an expert conference in Brussels, urging a shift towards mitigation alongside adaptation efforts.  “We know that experiencing the trauma of your home burning down or being forced to move because […]

Holtec to get $1.5bn loan to restart Palisades nuclear power plant in Michigan

Energy News Beat Located along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan in Covert Township, the Palisades nuclear facility is a single unit pressurised water reactor, which was permanently shut down by its previous owner Entergy in May 2022 after more than 50 years of operation US-based energy technology company Holtec International is reportedly poised to […]

North Sea platform electrification ‘key’ to unlock emission cuts from oil & gas production, says NSTA

Energy News Beat UK’s regulator North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has held a workshop on platform electrification with 11 major operators on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) and ten technology suppliers to discuss technical solutions to boost the investment case for electrification of existing assets, in a bid to deliver substantial cuts to oil and […]

Chicago sues oil companies for causing climate change, points to 1995 heat wave

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This is a total weaponization of the legal system for fraudulent reasons. Facts, fiscal responsibility and physics matter when dealing with the cost of energy. The city of Chicago filed a sprawling lawsuit against six of the world’s largest oil and gas companies and a leading energy industry association, accusing them […]

EU Council pushes ahead on Ukraine trade benefits while MEPs push for more farming safeguards

Energy News Beat [[{“value”:” The EU Council endorsed the Commission’s proposal on the renewal of trade liberalisation with Ukraine with no changes, as MEPs from the Parliament’s agriculture committee instead side with farmers by pushing for more safeguards.  Today (Wednesday 21 February), EU ambassadors gave their nod to the measures. “The proposal from the Commission […]

World Trade Concerns as Red Sea Shipping Slows

Energy News Beat Shipping giant Maersk announced they would implement a shipping freeze in their trade routes in the Red Sea due to a high seas attack from Yemen-based Houthi militants. Despite the best efforts in the volatile Red Sea, the Israeli-Hamas conflict has spilled over to impact global trade, inflation, and oil. Many transportation companies had already abandoned […]

Why California’s climate disclosure law should doom green energy

Energy News Beat California prides itself for being a leader with respect to tackling climate change.  This is because they believe, albeit on shaky scientific grounds, that their citizens “already” face devastating consequences inflicted on them by manmade global warming – including wildfires, sea level rise, drought, climate refugees, and other impacts that “threaten their […]

ENB #192 Chicago’s “Clean and Affordable Buildings Ordinance” is Neither Clean Nor Affordable. – a critical podcast with Larry Glover and Jack McGeever

Energy News Beat This is an article written by John (Jack) McGeever on LinkedIn, and as I read the article, I had to get a podcast with my good friend Larry Glover, CEO of Glover Group, and Jack. Larry and I have had many discussions about the disproportionally impacted communities and energy policies. Larry is […]

Ford cuts price of 2023 Mustang Mach-E by up to $8,100, offers 0% financing

Energy News Beat Ford Motor Co. slashed the cost of its electric 2023 Mustang Mach-E on Tuesday to be more competitive with Tesla and get the award-winning SUV into the hands of budget-conscious buyers. Prices are being reduced $3,100 to $8,100 depending on the model, effective immediately, according to a pricing chart the automaker sent to its […]