Chatgpt generated panoramic editorial visualization of the Strait of Hormuz as a global energy chokepoint.
Almost 8 months into Trump’s war on Iran, we can see more clearly the consequences of this quagmire. Some have been quite unexpected, like the surprising resilience of the oil market, the emergence of multiple failure points outside of Hormuz (including Bab-al Mandeb, the East-West pipeline, and global refinery capacity), … [continued]
For much of the climate-policy era, national self-interest and climate action could plausibly point in different directions. A country could let others spend more on emissions reductions while continuing to use familiar coal, oil and gas infrastructure at home. When the low-carbon alternatives were expensive, limited or immature, that could … [continued]
If Implemented, Methane Gas Projects Could be Approved Without Proper Review of Harmful Impacts Washington, DC — Today, at its monthly meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposed two new measures to speed up approval of methane gas projects without the proper review or oversight. FERC opened a rulemaking … [continued]
I have countless sources for tracking and following cleantech news. Every day, I go through numerous feeds and websites and news alerts to try to find out what’s happening and spot the biggest stories to cover. I very seldom see anything notable cleantech-wise from Tesla or other Elon Musk companies … [continued]
How the Trump administration’s policies are driving up costs at the pump and the plug while deepening dependence on fossil fuels, with a focus on nine states: Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. While running for president, Donald Trump vowed to slash “energy and electricity … [continued]
The cost of diesel fuel in the US remains stubbornly high, even as US President Donald Trump experiments with various schemes to push prices down ahead of the mid-term elections (screenshot courtesy of US Department of Energy).
The cost of diesel fuel in the US remains stubbornly high, even as US President Donald Trump experiments with various schemes to push prices down ahead of the mid-term elections.
As of 4:00 a.m. central time on October 9, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects Hurricane Isaias to make landfall on the Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday, creating the potential for significant disruptions to energy infrastructure. Hurricane Isaias is the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season … [continued]
Washington, D.C. — Today, Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency announced it would once again extend the deadline for Big Polluters to report how much greenhouse gases their power plants are emitting. The deadline, originally in March 2026, was pushed back to October for the EPA to finalize its dangerous proposal to … [continued]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Trump administration invited fresh controversy when it announced it will abandon environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to allow oil and gas companies to run roughshod over pristine Arctic ecosystems to search for expensive, far flung oil. The Bureau of Land Management … [continued]
Hawaiʻi’s proposed LNG bridge has a costly possible exit in imported green ammonia, while local solar and storage offer another path.
The argument for bringing liquefied natural gas to Oʻahu is straightforward enough. LNG could replace oil for a period, potentially lower generation costs and give Hawaiʻi more time to build out renewable electricity. The difficulty is that Hawaiʻi law requires electric utilities to reach 100% renewable electricity generation by 2045, … [continued]
