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Project Blue Point: $3.7–4 Billion World’s Largest Low-Carbon Ammonia Plant Moves Forward in Louisiana at “Trump Speed”

May 20, 2026 Clark Savage4

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced on May 19 that the Blue Point low-carbon ammonia project in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, is advancing rapidly under streamlined permitting. The roughly $3.7–4 billion facility is expected to become the world’s largest ammonia production plant by nameplate capacity. According to Secretary Rollins’ post on X, permitting for the […]

The data center doomers must be defeated – But not at the cost of our family farms and water

May 17, 2026May 17, 2026 Clark Savage20

The Washington Examiner was right on target in its May 16, 2026, editorial: the “data center doomers” — the coalition of socialists, Democrats, and foreign-funded activists pushing moratoriums and fear-mongering — must be defeated. Data centers are the backbone of the AI revolution, national security, economic growth, and America’s edge over China. Blocking their hands […]

Who are the Winners and Losers from the China-US Meetings?

May 15, 2026 Clark Savage61

President Donald Trump’s two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing (May 14-15, 2026) delivered a mix of tangible trade deliverables and diplomatic signaling on the Iran war—framed against a backdrop of disrupted global energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz. While no sweeping new trade war truce or grand bargain emerged, both sides […]

Higher-Ethanol Gasoline Wins House Vote in Biofuels Boost – A Mistake Disguised as Farm Aid

May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 Clark Savage28

In a 218-203 vote on May 13, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would greenlight year-round, nationwide sales of E15 gasoline—a blend containing 15% ethanol. This is also part of Big Oil companies and refineries ganging up on smaller refineries, trying to wipe them out. That is also a major point I […]

The War Between Refiners Over E15 Rises Again This Week In Washington

May 10, 2026 Clark Savage25

ENB Pub Note: This article was originally run on David Blackmon’s Substack, and we highly recommend subscribing. Ethonal needs to go away and have an organized move out of the market. This needs to be shut down, as it is worse for the environment, and ruins cars and shortens their useful life. Unless you are in favor […]

Expansion of E15: A Gift to the Ethanol Lobby and a Consumer Betrayal

May 7, 2026 Clark Savage26

It is time to get out of ethanol and other renewable fuels that deliver no real benefit to the environment or to American consumers. The latest push for year-round sales of E15 — gasoline blended with 15% ethanol — is not deregulation or consumer choice. It is a Trojan horse for expanding the Renewable Fuel […]

Farm Bill Amendment Pits Big Refiners Against Smaller Operations. Is It Time to End Ethanol?

April 29, 2026 Clark Savage60

A controversial amendment to the 2026 Farm Bill is lighting up Capitol Hill, pitting big refining interests against smaller operations in a classic Washington showdown over the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and ethanol mandates. Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) introduced Amendment 289, which would force year-round nationwide sales of E15 (15% ethanol gasoline) by aligning its […]

The Global PetroChemical Feedstocks Shock is Unfolding

April 25, 2026 Clark Savage97

As the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed following the escalation of the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict in late February 2026, the world is witnessing what energy experts are calling the largest supply shock in history. Traffic through the strait has plummeted by over 95%, choking off roughly 20% of global oil and LNG flows, along with […]

How the Iran War Is Shaking Up the Global Agriculture and Food System

April 24, 2026 Clark Savage54

The conflict in the Persian Gulf—sparked by U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran beginning February 28, 2026—has sent shockwaves through the global food system, even though the region itself is not a major agricultural breadbasket. As detailed in Bloomberg’s April 24, 2026, analysis, the war has cut off critical sources of energy and fertilizers, essential inputs for […]

Diesel Prices Surge Faster than Gasoline as Diesel is Commerce, and Gasoline is Consumer

April 18, 2026 Clark Savage73

In every energy crisis, a clear pattern repeats: diesel prices climb faster and higher than gasoline. As of April 2026, with Middle East tensions disrupting tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the divergence is stark once again. Since the latest conflict intensified, U.S. national average gasoline prices have risen by roughly $1.11 per gallon, […]

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Project Blue Point: $3.7–4 Billion World’s Largest Low-Carbon Ammonia Plant Moves Forward in Louisiana at “Trump Speed”

The data center doomers must be defeated – But not at the cost of our family farms and water

Who are the Winners and Losers from the China-US Meetings?

Higher-Ethanol Gasoline Wins House Vote in Biofuels Boost – A Mistake Disguised as Farm Aid

The War Between Refiners Over E15 Rises Again This Week In Washington

Expansion of E15: A Gift to the Ethanol Lobby and a Consumer Betrayal

Farm Bill Amendment Pits Big Refiners Against Smaller Operations. Is It Time to End Ethanol?

The Global PetroChemical Feedstocks Shock is Unfolding

How the Iran War Is Shaking Up the Global Agriculture and Food System

Diesel Prices Surge Faster than Gasoline as Diesel is Commerce, and Gasoline is Consumer

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