DAVID BLACKMON: Why Policymakers Should Reject The IEA’s Silly Peak Oil Notions
OPEC Secretary-General Haitham Al-Ghaith said in a statement posted on the organization’s website on Thursday that the concept of “peak oil demand” is nowhere to be found in the organization’s forecasts of future global crude demand. “[A]Looking to the future, the versatility of oil is what ensures that peak oil demand is not likely to […]
DAVID BLACKMON: Supreme Court Has A Chance To Torch One Of The Left’s Favorite Legal Tactics
From fuel emissions standards to gasoline-powered vehicle bans to sweeping climate disclosure rules, states like California are constantly testing the extent to which state laws can shape national climate policy. But for nearly a decade, activists and left-leaning lawmakers have simultaneously pursued a backdoor strategy of using state courts, rather than state or federal legislatures, […]
DAVID BLACKMON: Biden’s Mad War On Natural Gas Will Not End Well For Americans
While Biden administration regulators are moving to deem the construction of new natural gas power plants too costly to justify, there is a growing consensus in the analyst community that meeting the growing electricity demand from AI will require a significant expansion of natural gas generation to ensure grid stability. In just 20 days between […]
DAVID BLACKMON: Two New Studies Shed Light On Biden’s Green Energy Money Pit
A study released last week by big energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie says a Republican (i.e., Trump) win in November’s elections could “decelerate [the] energy transition,” and result in a reduction of “energy investment” of $1 trillion. Anticipating a possible Trump victory, Wood MacKenzie’s study includes what it calls a “delayed transition” scenario, in addition to a “base […]
DAVID BLACKMON: Legacy Media Outlets Pounce on DeSantis For Protecting American Energy
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the series The energy bill was signed into law on Wednesday, causing an uproar from climate change activists and traditional media. Taken together, the new laws give less attention to climate change and prioritize energy affordability and reliability. This goal has been the main focus of power companies and grid […]
DAVID BLACKMON: Corporate Media Appears To Just Now Be Learning How Fundraising Works
When we learned that Donald Trump hosted a roundtable at Mar-a-Lago with guests from the oil and gas industry, many traditional media platforms reported that politicians make promises at fundraisers. The news reacted in America as if it had never happened before. Some of the reports reminded me of the famous scene in Casablanca, where […]
DAVID BLACKMON: Market Realities Are Throwing Wrench In Biden’s Green Energy Dreams
Over the past two years, I and others have been pointing out the reality that there is no real “energy transition” happening around the world. This week, two new pieces of information came to light that conclusively prove that point. Just as governments across the Western world are bankrupting their countries by funneling trillions of […]
DAVID BLACKMON: Trump Was Right — The EV ‘Bloodbath’ Is Already Here
Since presidential candidate Donald Trump on March 16th. caused a controversy President Joe Biden’s efforts to force Americans to switch to an electric vehicle (EV) lifestyle will end in a “bloodbath” for the U.S. auto industry, predicting the industry’s own dire consequences. He has consistently proven him right. The latest example occurred this week. Reported […]
DAVID BLACKMON: No Political Movement On Earth Can Match The Hyperbole Of The Climate-Alarm Community
When it comes to rank hyperbole, no political movement on Earth can ever hope to match the stuff that comes out of the climate-alarm community. They have treated us to so many dire warnings about having just 10 years or 7 years or 12 years or 5 years to ward off certain impending doom since […]
DAVID BLACKMON: Washington Needs To Get The Message Jamie Dimon Is Delivering
Jamie Dimon, the Chief Executive Officer of JP Morgan Chase, has made a habit over the past several years of speaking out in defense of America’s oil and natural gas industry as a key contributor to energy security. One such instance happened in December, 2022, when he reminded a CNBC interviewer that “we need cheap, reliable, safe, […]