Energy
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U.S. LNG exports up again in March on global panic buying
Cheniere Energy CEO said at the CERAWeek Conference in Houston on March 25 that his company is doing “whatever it can” to increase production.
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Taxpayer-funded science academy will keep controversial climate chapter in judicial training manual
The National Academies of Science, which received $200 million from federal agencies in 2024, refuses to remove a chapter about climate from a science manual provided to thousands of judges. Critics argue it is one-sided and biasing judges in climate lawsuits. A new study details the left-wing funding, and possible self-interest that the academies are promoting.
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Not just gasoline: Rising costs from Iran conflict will impact food, plastics and electronics
The Strait of Hormuz is an artery through which oil, natural gas, petrochemicals and nitrogen fertilizers flow. Just about every consumer product will be more expensive with increased costs of diesel, gasoline, fertilizers, plastics and helium, all of which require oil products. How high prices go and what the impact will be on the economy will depend on how long the conflict continues, and its eventual outcome.
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Virginia gas prices rise, still remain below Maryland
GasBuddy said the national average for gasoline rose more than 23 cents over the last week to about $3.68 a gallon.
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Arizona utility proposes rate hike to maintain grid reliability
Last June, APS filed paperwork with the Arizona Corporation Commission to increase its rates by 14%. However, state Attorney General Kris Mayes filed expert testimony opposing the hike last week, saying it should be limited to 3%.
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Hochul to seek delays in New York climate change law
"I think we need a longer runway," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in remarks in Buffalo. "All the goals we’re supposed to meet would have to be met by 2030, 2031. That’s not possible without prices going up."
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Louisiana preparing nuclear energy framework as power demand grows
Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois said the governor has made clear he sees a future for the state in the domestic resurgence of nuclear power and has directed state agencies to develop a plan for what that could look like.
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Trump steamrolls over California’s anti-fossil fuel crusade to get oil flowing from offshore rigs
Were it not for the fact that California GDP accounts for 14% of the U.S. total, and is home to military installations and key shipping ports, Trump might be happy to let the state run its energy industry into the ground. But with its impacts reaching beyond state borders, Trump is taking action.
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Trump considering temporary U.S. energy shipping waivers
The president said in an early-morning network interview he would “take a look” at suspending the Jones Act for 30 days, potentially allowing foreign-flagged oil and gas tankers, which are cheaper to charter than U.S.-owned vessels, to ship gasoline, diesel, and other liquid fuels between domestic ports.
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Demand-based energy payment system delayed in Nevada
The change comes shortly after the energy company admitted to overcharging Nevadans for over two decades and after approval to increase its revenue.
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Grassroots campaign fights carbon capture amid accusations it is only a front for climate groups
Louisiana is cultivating a carbon capture and sequestration industry that has many locals concerned over safety and risks to water. Left-wing climate groups are also fighting the industry out of an opposition to all fossil fuel projects. Now, those locals are being accused of being a front for anti-fossil fuel interests.
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24 AGs question federal funding of orgs refusing to remove climate agenda from manuals for judges
"The organizations producing these manuals and pushing their climate agendas on judges must be investigated and all funding to them should stop," Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen said.
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Trump’s release of strategic oil reserves will lower stockpiles below Biden administration's levels
By the time President Donald Trump took office in January 2021, approximately 47 million barrels had been added to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and as of March 6, it held 415,442,000 barrels of oil. The release of 172 million barrels will bring it down to less than it was at the lowest point of the Biden administration.