Ireland has taken another step toward deeper integration with its European neighbors’ electricity grids, signing memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Spain and the UK to expand interconnection capacity. While officials frame these deals as advances in “energy security” and renewable integration, a closer look at the data reveals a different story: Ireland is doubling down […]
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New York and California have long positioned themselves as national leaders—some might say the “gold standard”—in aggressive climate legislation. Laws like New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA, 2019) and California’s AB 32 (2006), SB 32 (2016), and SB 100 (2018) set ambitious targets for greenhouse gas reductions, renewable energy mandates, and electrification. […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article is from the California Globe by Mike Ariza.. We recommend reading the California Globe daily, as Katy Grimes, as the Editor in Chief, does a great job keeping up with everything California. Currently, we only have two to three more weeks of fuel ships still in transit across the Pacific […]
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ENB Pub Note: This story was published on Watt-Logic by Kathryn Porter and is fantastic. We recommend subscribing to her Newsletter. We are reaching out to get her back on the Energy News Beat Podcast. (Kaythryn Porter ) I gave this speech at the Cirrus Investor Conference in Namibia last week: . Ladies and gentlemen, Thank […]
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The recent escalation in the Iran conflict — with strikes on energy infrastructure, threats to shipping, and disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz — has done far more than spike oil prices. It has laid bare the world’s true energy demand and the fragility of global supply chains. As Brent crude surged toward and beyond […]
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As energy prices continue to bite households and industry across the West, the UK government under Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has announced a fresh push for up to 10GW of new renewable capacity on public land—brownfield sites, railway land, Ministry of Defense estates, and other government assets. Officials claim this could power the equivalent of […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article is from America Outloud, and Ronald Stein, P.E., and Dr. Lars Schernikau have been on the Energy News Beat podcast! They are fantastic, and we recommend reading America Outloud. An extensive economic review of South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan 2025 (IRP 2025), approved by Cabinet in October 2025 has been conducted by the authors, and the report concludes […]
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The Energy Realities Gang of Irina Slav, Dr. Tammy Nemeth, David Blackmon, and me had way too much fun this morning. What a wild day with Irina Slav, Dr. Tammy Nemeth, David Blackmon and Stu Turley on the Energy realities podcast. We had GREAT questions from the live viewers on YouTube and LinkedIn! Thank you […]
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In a recent statement that has sparked widespread discussion, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright highlighted a stark reality in the global push for renewables. Quoting from the White House Rapid Response account on X: “We definitely want energy from everywhere we can get it. We’re driving nuclear forward in the Trump Administration—but in the last […]
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ENB Pub Note: This story was originally published by the California Globe by Katy Grimes. We highly recommend reading their publication daily. Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to make sure US military bases have fuel for their jets and their boats By Katy Grimes, April 18, 2026 9:45 am Another oil and gaslighting press […]
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