Europe’s Industrial Death Spiral due to Net Zero Energy may not be recoverable

Europe’s once-mighty industrial engine is sputtering, and Germany—the continent’s manufacturing powerhouse—is at the epicenter of a deepening crisis. High energy costs driven by aggressive Net Zero policies, renewable intermittency, heavy regulations, and carbon pricing are accelerating deindustrialization. Major firms are slashing jobs, closing plants, and relocating production to the United States and Asia, where energy […]

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As legislators look to write meaningful bills to help consumers, some are missing the mark before they start

A new series on legislators trying to virtue-signal consumer protection, starting with Virginia. – The Energy News Beat SubStack.  Not passing the Save America Bill may be one of the primary reasons the Republicans will lose the Midterms if they don’t stop acting like a Uni-party and helping the Democrats more than President Trump and […]

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

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 […]

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