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Election Interference? Biden Admin Asked Saudi Arabia to Delay OPEC+ Oil Vote ‘for a Month’

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 13, 2022 27 Comments

According to the Foreign Ministry, the kingdom explained to Biden "that all economic analyses indicate that postponing the OPEC+ decision for a month, according to what has been suggested, would have had negative economic consequences."...

Britain Faces Possible Winter Blackouts as European Energy Crisis Worsens

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on October 09, 2022 23 Comments

The Guardian: "Households could experience a series of three-hour power cuts this winter if Vladimir Putin shuts off gas supplies from Russia and Britain experiences a cold snap."...

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Petroleum Firms Push Back Against Gov. Newsom Smearing Them as “Greedy” after Proposing Windfall Tax

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 09, 2022 26 Comments

"From the perspective of a refiner and fuel supplier, California is the most challenging market to serve in the United States...

Europe: Massive Energy Crisis Looms as Winter Drains Gas Reserves

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on October 06, 2022 39 Comments

Germany's Energy Supervisory Authority: "The situation could become 'very serious' if we don't significantly reduce our gas consumption."...

“Range Anxiety” and the Realities of Electric Vehicle Dependability

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 05, 2022 150 Comments

Battery problems, charging times, and power outages during emergencies are all factors that are not noted in glossy green-energy dialog....

Average National Gas Prices Up 11.1 Cents Thanks to the West Coast as California Hits New Records

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 03, 2022 25 Comments

Silence from the Biden administration....

Was the Catastrophic Rupture of the Nord Steam 2 Pipeline an Accident or Sabotage?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 03, 2022 100 Comments

A look at the chemistry of methane hydrates and pipeline process safety issues....

EU Announces “Emergency Measures” to Ration Energy Across Europe

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on October 01, 2022 36 Comments

German state TV ARD: "Germany is heading directly into a recession." ...

German Officials Believe Nord Stream Pipelines Blown Up By “State Actors,” Undersea Repair “Unlikely”

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 30, 2022 47 Comments

German weekly DER SPIEGEL: "Since the damaged pipelines are currently flooded with seawater, the special inner coating is corroding very quickly." ...

EU Says ‘Sabotage’ Behind Damage to Russian Nord Stream Pipelines

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 28, 2022 72 Comments

EU foreign policy chief Borrell: "All available information indicates that these leaks are the result of a deliberate act." ...

‘Road to Hell for America’: JP Morgan CEO Rejects Rep. Tlaib’s Demand to Stop Funding Fossil Fuels

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 23, 2022 62 Comments

Get off your high horse, Tlaib....

Perhaps It’s Time That Fossil Fuel Industry Fights the Eco-Zealots

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 19, 2022 36 Comments

The fossil fuel industry should take a page from Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins (R), who recently challenged an environmental lawyer....

Germany’s Energy Crisis: Berlin Police Prepare For Mass Rioting, Looting in Wake of Blackouts

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 17, 2022 41 Comments

Die Berliner Zeitung: Berlin "Police want to be prepared for the state of emergency."...

College in California Cancels Classes Due to Power Outage

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 10, 2022 1 Comment

"For the health and safety of our community, we canceled in-person evening classes and sent employees home."...

Putin Threatens To “Freeze” Europe By Cutting Off Energy Supply

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 08, 2022 41 Comments

UK's Daily Telegraph: "Russia’s president warned that Europeans would face a bleak winter if the Kremlin stopped deliveries to the Continent."...

California Residents Forced to Prepare for Rolling Blackouts as State Leadership Pushes ‘Green’ Initiatives

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 08, 2022 45 Comments

The operator of California's power grid is advising state residents to prepare for rolling outages because of a heatwave. Governor Gavin Newsom constantly brags about the state's commitment to green energy, but he can't even keep the power on. How will they power all the electric cars once they ban gas-powered vehicles if they can't keep the power on?

Finnish economist: “I am telling you people that the situation in Europe is much worse than many understand”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 07, 2022 74 Comments

Says Tuomas Malinen. Adds Murtaza Hussain of The Intercept: "If you turned the electricity off for a few months in any developed Western society 500 years of supposed philosophical progress about human rights and individualism would quickly evaporate like they never happened."...

Europe’s Self-Inflicted Energy Crisis: Germany Issues Nationwide “Energy Saving Decree”

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 04, 2022 40 Comments

German cities switch off street lighting amid surging migrant crime....

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