Banks Predict $50 Oil on Ukraine Peace — But Can We Believe Them?

Daily Standup Top Stories Citi Says Russia-Ukraine De-escalation Could Impact Oil to $50, and Oil’s Surplus Is Here—But What’s the Real Story? October 19, 2025 Clark Savage In the volatile world of energy markets, headlines from major financial institutions like Citigroup often grab attention. Recently, Citi analysts suggested that a potential de-escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict […]

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Get Ready to Be Taxed on Your Sun Use!

Daily Standup Top Stories Germany’s Net Zero Plans Include Taxing the Sun and Closing Stable Power Plants August 10, 2025 Clark Savage In a bizarre twist of environmental policy, Germany’s push toward Net Zero emissions has evolved into what critics are calling a “tax on the sun.” This comes amid the country’s aggressive shutdown of reliable […]

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California\’s Wildfire Emissions Top Its Power Plants, but Go Uncounted

This exclusion stems from a technicality known as the \”fast carbon cycle,\” which assumes forests will quickly reabsorb the released carbon. However, with longer fire seasons and degraded ecosystems, this assumption is increasingly unreliable, potentially masking the true scale of California\’s climate impact. The problem is compounded by decades of horrific land management practices that […]

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