Energy
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Trump administration picks expert who disputes climate crisis narrative to head key climate program
Feeling that a career in academia would be too restrictive on his intellectual freedom, Dr. Matt Wielicki left the university and has since called himself a "professor in exile."
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Ford's EV sales drop 40% in the second quarter
The company's new vehicle sales, which includes its gas-powered lines, dropped 10.3% in the quarter.
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Justice Department, FTC ask state AGs to investigate Trump's allegations of gasoline price gouging
In their letter, the FTC and DOJ direct state attorneys general to investigate, under their state laws, Trump's allegations that since gasoline prices haven't immediately dropped as oil prices have, then Big Oil is engaging in illegal price gouging.
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Out Cold: Vermont’s electric-powered buses prove unreliable for transportation this winter
“Taxpayers were sold an $8 million ‘solution’ that can’t operate in cold weather when the home for these buses is in New England," spokesman for energy workers group says.
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U.S. LNG exports hit new high as Turkey buys big
Turkey imported the most U.S. LNG of any country in November, with inbound shipments of American gas totaling 69.6 million cubic feet.
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Facing fires and toxins, citizens and firefighters in New York rally against battery facilities
A report prepared for the Hauppauge Fire Department in Long Island finds that a fire at a proposed facility in the area could spread a toxic cloud over a large area, even entering the ground water. Such an event would result in the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents, and is just one facility proposed in the state.
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Surge in gas-fired power for data centers, with Texas leading
Many of the developers of the largest projects want to install natural gas plants directly at the site of new data centers, which allows them to avoid the seven-year wait typically required to get a standard grid connection.
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Indiana’s electricity bills have soared, now bill would make utilities prioritize affordability
Jumps in electricity rates in Indiana have lawmakers in the state looking to change the way rate increases are approved so that utilities will prioritize affordability.
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U.S. regulator licenses deepwater port in Gulf for oil exports
The port, which will be located approximately 27 nautical miles off the coast of Brazoria County, Texas, is designed to export up to 1 million barrels of crude oil per day.
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Critical mineral reserve may reduce supply shock, but may have unintended consequences, experts say
Project Vault, as it's called, would store critical minerals in the way the Strategic Petroleum Reserve stores crude oil. However, the economics of mineral commodities are different in some ways from those of crude oil.
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Gov. Newsom’s 'Big Oil' war creates collateral damage as private property values rendered worthless
Unconstitutional "taking"? A law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in 2022 bans new oil and gas operations within 3,200 feet of homes, businesses, schools, hospitals and any place people gather. The law has effectively rendered many mineral owners' property worthless.
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Trump announces plan to stockpile critical minerals, similar to the nation’s oil reserves
The plan is being called Project Vault, and will utilize a mix of loans from the U.S. Export-Import bank and private capital.
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Power grid watchdog warns that over-reliance on wind and solar will make winter blackouts likely
The North American Reliability Corporation's latest long-term assessment warns that half the U.S. will face increased risks of blackouts during winter storms as demand for electricity increases while coal- and natural gas-fired power plants are retired.