Weekly Daily Standup Top Stories A New Era for Nuclear Power in the U.S. August 17, 2024 Stu Turley The US government is supporting the reopening of the Palisades nuclear power plant, the first such effort in the country’s history. This reflects a shift in US energy policy towards nuclear power as a clean […] Lebanon Faces […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories China’s Coal Production Surges to Meet Energy Demands August 20, 2024 Mariel Alumit China’s coal production reached a new record high in July, surpassing the previous record set in 2023. Thermal power generation declined in July due to increased hydropower generation, but overall power generation increased. Analysts expect […] Fed Confronts Up to […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Ford scraps plans for $1.8-billion Oakville EV assembly plant, will retool to make gasoline pickups July 21, 2024 Stu Turley New plan comes after Ford postponed EV plant launch to 2027; those EVs will now be made elsewhere, while Oakville may get an electric pickup later in the decade Ford Motor […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Global Tech Outage Wreaks Havoc July 20, 2024 Mariel Alumit The disruption underscores just how reliant much of the world is on key software providers. Digital Disruption International air travel, financial services, medical systems, and television broadcasts briefly ground to a halt on Friday after […] Ford scraps plans for $1.8-billion Oakville EV […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Ex-Biden Lackey Tells CNBC: To Fix Inflation, Ditch Fossil Fuels And Boost Green Spending July 17, 2024 Andy Del Prado A former Biden official promoted spending billions more dollars on green energy as a solution to economic and inflationary woes. Heritage Foundation economist E. J. Antoni quickly set a former Biden […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories 1PointFive Signs an Agreement to Sell 500,000 Metric Tons of Carbon Credits to Microsoft July 10, 2024 Mariel Alumit 1PointFive has signed an agreement to supply Microsoft with 500,000 metric tons of carbon credits for the next six years. Takeaway Points 1PointFive signs an agreement to sell 500,000 metric tons of carbon […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Shell to build carbon capture and storage projects in Canada June 26, 2024 Mariel Alumit Shell Canada Products, a subsidiary of Shell plc, announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Polaris, a carbon capture project at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park, Scotford in Alberta, Canada. Polaris is designed to capture approximately […] US Treasury […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories EU Sanctions 17 Ships that Carried Oil for Russia June 25, 2024 Mariel Alumit The European Union placed sanctions on more than two dozen vessels, including 17 that hauled oil for Moscow. The sanctions follow similar steps taken by the UK, which included so-called dark fleet ships on a list of […] Fervo Energy Announces […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Texas Oil Regulator Flags Endangered Species Designation May 22, 2024 Mariel Alumit In a statement posted on its website, the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) highlighted that the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS) announced that it would be listing the Dune Sagebrush Lizard (DSL) as an endangered […] EIA Warns Severe Hurricane Season […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Biden Administration Finalizes Power Plant Rule April 27, 2024 Stu Turley ENB Pub Note: I will discuss this article on the Daily Energy News Beat Stand Up. Look at the two videos at the end of the article to get a sense of the utter futility […] China calls for ‘international investigation’ […]
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