Governor Maura Healey is asking the Trump administration to move faster on a natural gas pipeline expansion she once made a political career out of opposing. The request landed on October 1, about a month before the November 2026 general election, in a letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright urging federal agencies to clear reviews […]
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A diesel export ban is the kind of policy that polls well and trades poorly. With the AAA national average at about $6.53 a gallon as of September 22, 2026 — a record — and California well above $8, the political impulse is obvious: keep more barrels at home. That impulse misunderstands how U.S. refining […]
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The United States is not short of crude oil. It is short of spare refining capacity, spare distillate inventory, and spare time. Diesel is the pressure point. National retail diesel is printing all-time highs near $6.40 a gallon. California is above $8.30. Midwest pump prices are breaking state records after ExxonMobil’s Joliet refinery in Illinois […]
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Energy News Beat — The question is no longer whether Winter Storm Uri was a one-off. The question is whether the United States is still pricing electricity as if kilowatt-hours were interchangeable, when what grids actually sell is energy that shows up when people need it. A widely circulated Electroverse post this weekend put the […]
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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 […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Alberta Spends $5 Million to Support World’s First Direct Air Carbon Capture Centre Would Trees Be Cheaper? China’s EV Market is in turmoil June 25, 2025 Clark Savage China’s EV market is quite fascinating, and some of their products are equipped with cool features; however, their predatory practices, which contribute to trade […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories The Senate Caves on IRA Wind and Solar Subsidies – David Blackmon June 18, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: This article from David Blackmon’s Substack is spot on – and RINOs are at it again… We need some huge primaries, and this is just disgusting. The RINOs in Congress, not David […] […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Why Spain’s Rooftop Solar Owners Weren’t Spared From the Blackout May 4, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: Rooftop solar panels on homes are not bad; they must be appropriately designed and set up for disaster use. I have taken the time to learn how to get the rooftop solar, […] Saudis […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Saudi Arabia’s Budget Deficit Surged Before the Oil Price Crash May 6, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: The story below is from Tsvetana Paraskova on Oilprice.com, and she has some great points about the Saudi Budgets. I have been saying that the Saudis need the $80 to $85 oil, […] US Cut […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Trump’s Plan To End The Green Spending Grift Once And For All March 4, 2025 Mariel Alumit Trump’s executive order only paused IRA funds, but repealing the endangerment finding could permanently end ‘Green New Deal’ spending. President Donald Trump campaigned on ending what he calls the “Green New Scam.” Toward that end, […] […]
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