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

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 […]

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EU Triples Down on Net Zero: Parliament and Commission Push Absurd, Destructive Policies

This week, the European Union doubled (or tripled) down on its net-zero agenda with a flurry of proposals that critics describe as micro-managed, unrealistic, and dangerously detached from energy system realities. From a sweeping electrification mandate to tweaks in carbon pricing and selective delays on enforcement, Brussels continues to prioritize targets over reliable power, affordability, […]

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Net Zero and Power Problems

David Blackmon, Dr. Tammy Nemeth and Stu Turley have way too much fun today. 1. Canadian Pipeline Proposals The hosts discuss two major pipeline initiatives: Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion: A third pipeline is being added to the existing route with government and private partnerships, including undisclosed Indigenous partners. It’s facing environmental litigation over port dredging. […]

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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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The Iran War Is Pushing the Global Gas Trade Into the Shadows. – Energy News Beat Analysis

The global LNG market, once prized for its transparency and reliability, is rapidly adopting the opaque tactics of the shadow oil trade. As the Iran conflict—sparked by U.S. and Israeli strikes in late February—continues to throttle flows through the Strait of Hormuz, major Gulf producers like Qatar and the UAE are turning off AIS transponders […]

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