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ChatGPT generated panoramic image of North and Central America with Canada, Greenland and Panama as Banana Republics

What Does The Return Of The US Monroe Doctrine Mean For Cleantech?

After the first three weeks that Trump 2.0 has been unfolding, with a mix of absurd ego, drill baby drill, radical loyalty requirements, elimination of soft power, purging of ‘enemies’ and devastation of science, it’s worth asking what the foreign policy tea leaves suggest for clean technology globally. It’s actually … [continued]

ChatGPT generated graphic image of an Asian 1960s scene were a university is being demolished

Science Purge Is Part of United States’ Echoing Of Mao’s Cultural Revolution

As Mark Twain is reported to have said, history doesn’t repeat but it rhymes. Trump 2.0’s actions are very much rhyming, albeit discordantly, and with a dismal period from the past of the United States’ proclaimed great enemy, China. Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, launched in 1966 and lasting until 1976, … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of buses labeled "H2" and "Hydrogen" sinking in a bog with dollar signs pushing them under and bubbles labeled "CO2e" escaping

Canada’s Hydrogen Bus Trials Canceled Due To High Costs & Emissions

For several months I’ve been digging through what’s going on with a Canadian transit ‘think’ tank, CUTRIC, and why it’s pushing hydrogen buses into city plans across the country. It keeps claiming hydrogen buses have been a success and are cheap, but cities keep canceling their plans for them as … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a group of people huddled shivering in a snow covered bus stop beside an out of service bus labeled "H2"

Hydrogen Buses Hurt The People They Are Meant To Help

A sign of a great city is that the rich take public transit. Well, not really. They take light rail and subways. But they don’t take buses. In many cities, light rail systems attract a more affluent ridership compared to buses, highlighting a persistent disparity in public transit usage. Studies … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of the country of China racing ahead of Europe

China Responds to Trump Tariffs

In response to Trump’s administration imposing new tariffs on Chinese goods, China has responded. However, make no doubt about it, China has been planning for this for a long time. “It’s aiming for finding measures that maximize the impact and also minimize the risk that the Chinese economy may face,” … [continued]

Natural Gas Spot Prices Fell Across Key Regional Trading Hubs in 2024

Average natural gas spot prices at most major trading hubs in the Lower 48 states declined in 2024 compared with 2023 in real terms, according to data from Natural Gas Intelligence. Inflation-adjusted natural gas prices in the Northeast at Algonquin Citygate and Eastern Gas South averaged 32 cents per million British thermal … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of an LNG terminal being loaded at a Texas LNG terminal with dollar signs burning above it

LNG Bubble Is Going To Deflate Rapidly With Harsh US Impacts

LNG exports are a big US success story in recent years. The first large export terminal was commissioned in 2018, and only seven years later, the country is the largest LNG exporter in the world, providing about 20% of the global supply. The industry has had a lot of favorable … [continued]

US Electric Power Sector Has Driven Rising Pennsylvania Natural Gas Consumption Since 2013

Natural gas-fired electric power generation has increased in Pennsylvania since 2013 as the state has shifted toward natural gas as its main fuel source for electric power generation. In October 2024, natural gas-fired generation accounted for 57% of the electricity generated in Pennsylvania, more than twice the share in October … [continued]