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Republicans consider eliminating many green energy initiatives
“For the first time in about 20 years, electricity demand in the United States is growing very rapidly, principally due to data centers and artificial intelligence,” said Paul Bledsoe, a lecturer at American University Center for…
Trump frets oil price spike after bombing Iran
President Donald Trump is cautioning against oil price hikes and urging his administration to increase domestic oil production in the wake of the U.S. attack on Iran over the weekend. Trump signaled Monday that…
Orioles need a new strategy to win again
t’s no surprise the Orioles fired manager Brandon Hyde last weekend, because their season so far has been an utter disaster. After averaging 96 wins over the last two seasons, this year, despite playoff expectations…
Both Parties Must Limit Surging Electricity Inflation
Prices are surging in the electricity sector, presenting new headwinds for U.S. consumers and manufacturing alike. Fortunately, Congress has…
Developing world urges rich nations to defy Trump’s ‘climate nihilism’
Developing countries are calling on the rich world to defy the US president, Donald Trump, and bridge the global chasm over climate action, before the goal of limiting global temperatures to safe levels is irretrievably lost…
Can Orioles’ young roster carry team to a World Series?
After the Orioles were swept out of the playoffs without a win for the second straight year, many baseball mavens expected the team to make aggressive off-season trades or free agent signings, especially to help replace…
Trump trade war has Canada rethinking its energy future
Canadian officials were caught in the middle of trade war whiplash at one of the world’s top energy conferences Tuesday, causing them to reexamine their country’s relationship with the United States…
Tariffs risk raising costs of power infrastructure
A wave of U.S. tariffs on construction materials like steel and cement is poised to ratchet up costs for new data centers, power plants, pipelines and other big infrastructure, even as President Donald Trump promises to cut energy costs…
Why the Arctic is important
Losing the Arctic sea ice might make business more profitable for the shipping and mining industries (“Break the ice”, January 25th). But it will cost the rest of the world dearly. Half of the Arctic…
The Biden administration pursued a mistaken policy on LNG exports
“We can now assess the future of natural gas exports based on the facts.” So declared Jennifer Granholm, America’s outgoing energy secretary, in a statement published on December 17th. It accompanied…
Republicans in Congress Could Kill 400,000 Energy Jobs
New EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin made headlines last week bragging that he could rescind billions in loans for clean energy. But as with many Trumpian threats, it turns out to be hugely overstated, if not just a flat-out lie. All the money in…
AI is the future of tech, but its effects on the climate could change everything
Over the last few years, the tech industry and their energy-hungry data centers have been responsible for large increases in climate emissions, with Microsoft’s emissions growing 30 percent since 2020 and…
‘Backsliding’: most countries to miss vital climate deadline as Cop30 nears
The vast majority of governments are likely to miss a looming deadline to file vital plans that will determine whether or not the world has a chance of avoiding the worst ravages of climate breakdown…
Elon Musk’s journey from climate champion to backing EV-bashing Trump
Donald Trump’s attempts to slash incentives for electric cars would cause sales of the vehicles to plummet, with this effort cheered on by a seemingly confounding supporter – Elon Musk, the billionaire…
How Trump is targeting wind and solar energy – and delighting big oil
For several years, Republicans accused Joe Biden of waging a “war on energy” even as the United States drilled more oil and gas than at any time in its history. Now, a more tangible assault is gathering pace under…
End offshore wind energy development
During his 2024 campaign, President Donald Trump promised to end offshore wind energy development. On his second term’s first day, Trump signed an executive order that set back federal efforts embracing wind energy…
Trump signs order to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time
Donald Trump on Monday moved to withdraw the US, the world’s second biggest emitter of planet-heating pollution, from the Paris climate agreement for a second time, and put the United Nations on notice…
California Wildfires Offer a Taste of the Problems Trump Faces
The wildfires rampaging through Southern California this week are only a hint of the climate-change-caused devastation that is likely to grow far worse during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term. These changes…
Methane Cuts Are Key for Natural Gas, Even Under Donald Trump
The politics of natural gas are again heating up as President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term, while domestic and international demand for U.S. gas keeps growing and…
Trump has a fighting chance to prevent Arctic meltdown. He should take it.
The Arctic Ocean could see its first ice-free day before the end of the decade, according to a new study by Céline Heuzé and Alexandra Jahn recently published in Nature. When that happens, a vast stretch of newly…
Republicans consider eliminating many green energy initiatives
“For the first time in about 20 years, electricity demand in the United States is growing very rapidly, principally due to data centers and artificial intelligence,” said Paul Bledsoe, a lecturer at American University Center for…
Trump frets oil price spike after bombing Iran
President Donald Trump is cautioning against oil price hikes and urging his administration to increase domestic oil production in the wake of the U.S. attack on Iran over the weekend. Trump signaled Monday that…
Orioles need a new strategy to win again
t’s no surprise the Orioles fired manager Brandon Hyde last weekend, because their season so far has been an utter disaster. After averaging 96 wins over the last two seasons, this year, despite playoff expectations…
Both Parties Must Limit Surging Electricity Inflation
Prices are surging in the electricity sector, presenting new headwinds for U.S. consumers and manufacturing alike. Fortunately, Congress has…
Developing world urges rich nations to defy Trump’s ‘climate nihilism’
Developing countries are calling on the rich world to defy the US president, Donald Trump, and bridge the global chasm over climate action, before the goal of limiting global temperatures to safe levels is irretrievably lost…
Can Orioles’ young roster carry team to a World Series?
After the Orioles were swept out of the playoffs without a win for the second straight year, many baseball mavens expected the team to make aggressive off-season trades or free agent signings, especially to help replace…
Trump trade war has Canada rethinking its energy future
Canadian officials were caught in the middle of trade war whiplash at one of the world’s top energy conferences Tuesday, causing them to reexamine their country’s relationship with the United States…
Tariffs risk raising costs of power infrastructure
A wave of U.S. tariffs on construction materials like steel and cement is poised to ratchet up costs for new data centers, power plants, pipelines and other big infrastructure, even as President Donald Trump promises to cut energy costs…
Why the Arctic is important
Losing the Arctic sea ice might make business more profitable for the shipping and mining industries (“Break the ice”, January 25th). But it will cost the rest of the world dearly. Half of the Arctic…
The Biden administration pursued a mistaken policy on LNG exports
“We can now assess the future of natural gas exports based on the facts.” So declared Jennifer Granholm, America’s outgoing energy secretary, in a statement published on December 17th. It accompanied…
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