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German Industry Warns Energy-Price Shock is Crippling Investment and Growth

July 27, 2026 Clark Savage26

German companies are delaying investments and increasingly eyeing production moves abroad as stubbornly high energy costs erode competitiveness, according to the latest survey from the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK). The findings, highlighted in a July 27, 2026 Bloomberg report drawing on the DIHK’s Energiewende Barometer 2026, underscore deepening structural pressures from Germany’s […]

We Are in an Energy Addiction Costing Consumers Billions

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 Clark Savage44

Be careful who you vote into office – you will end up paying for their decisions. Humanity’s growing thirst for energy shows no signs of slowing. Despite years of “energy transition” rhetoric promising a shift away from fossil fuels, the reality is far different: we are in an Energy Additions Era, where new sources are […]

U.S., Qatar, Nigeria, and Algeria Warn Proposed E.U. Methane Regulations Could Disrupt Europe’s Oil and Gas Supply

June 25, 2026 Clark Savage54

ENB Pub Note: This is from the US Department of Energy and is very important. Well done, Secretary Chris Wright. Make no mistake, the EU’s overreach on methane reporting adds costs and is a way for them to justify their carbon markets for the wealth transfer they want to keep funding. We need to stand […]

California Extends Its Key Climate Programs, Condemning the State to High Energy Prices

June 1, 2026 Clark Savage90

On Friday, May 29, 2026, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved sweeping updates to the state’s Cap-and-Invest program (formerly Cap-and-Trade), extending California’s signature climate initiative through 2045. State regulators framed the changes as a balanced move to meet aggressive greenhouse gas reduction targets while supporting affordability and preventing industry “leakage”—the exodus of major polluters […]

$6 gas and refinery fears collide with California’s climate ambitions

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Clark Savage82

By Alejandro Lazo, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California is considering handing oil refineries and other major polluters billions of dollars in free emission allowances just as the state says carbon reductions need to come faster than ever. In the last six months, two refineries have closed […]

UN Climate Panel Quietly Admits Its Doomsday Climate Scenarios Were ‘Implausible’ – How much money has been spent on Net Zero because of lies?

May 16, 2026May 16, 2026 Clark Savage148

The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has quietly conceded that the extreme “doomsday” climate scenarios that have driven global energy policy, media headlines, and trillions in spending for more than a decade were never realistic. In a major update to its modeling framework for the upcoming Seventh Assessment Report (CMIP7), the IPCC […]

Maryland Blames Data Centers for $1.6 Billion Power Bill Shock, but Democrats Omit Green Energy Costs

May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 Clark Savage120

Maryland ratepayers are staring down an estimated $1.6 billion hit to their electric bills over the next decade—roughly $345 per household—to fund transmission upgrades driven largely by data centers in Northern Virginia. The state’s Office of People’s Counsel (OPC) has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), arguing that PJM Interconnection’s […]

BP to Sell Stakes in UK Carbon Capture Projects, Getting Back to Basics

May 8, 2026May 9, 2026 Clark Savage116

In a move signaling a renewed focus on its core oil and gas operations, BP announced on May 7, 2026, that it plans to sell portions of its equity stakes in two flagship UK carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in Northern England. The decision comes as both projects—Net Zero Teesside (NZT) Power and the […]

Virginia’s Carbon Market is a Wealth Transfer the Democrats are Trying to Hide

May 8, 2026 Clark Savage109

As Virginia prepares to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) this summer under Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger, ratepayers are facing yet another round of higher electricity bills. Proponents frame the move as a smart climate policy that will somehow deliver affordability amid surging data-center demand. But the reality, backed by years of data from […]

California’s Self-Inflicted Energy Disaster: Steve Hilton, Chris Wright Slam Dems With The Truth

May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 Clark Savage106

ENB Pubnote: This article was run on David Blackmon’s Energy Additions Substack, and we highly recommend subscribing. This morning on Mornings with Maria, Secretary Chris Wright hit it out of the park, and we will have that information out later. California is a self-imposed energy island with a crisis brewing, and Secretary Wright is spot […]

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German Industry Warns Energy-Price Shock is Crippling Investment and Growth

We Are in an Energy Addiction Costing Consumers Billions

U.S., Qatar, Nigeria, and Algeria Warn Proposed E.U. Methane Regulations Could Disrupt Europe’s Oil and Gas Supply

California Extends Its Key Climate Programs, Condemning the State to High Energy Prices

$6 gas and refinery fears collide with California’s climate ambitions

UN Climate Panel Quietly Admits Its Doomsday Climate Scenarios Were ‘Implausible’ – How much money has been spent on Net Zero because of lies?

Maryland Blames Data Centers for $1.6 Billion Power Bill Shock, but Democrats Omit Green Energy Costs

BP to Sell Stakes in UK Carbon Capture Projects, Getting Back to Basics

Virginia’s Carbon Market is a Wealth Transfer the Democrats are Trying to Hide

California’s Self-Inflicted Energy Disaster: Steve Hilton, Chris Wright Slam Dems With The Truth

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