FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company
An FBI informant has been charged with lying to his handlers about President Joe Biden’s relationship with his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company. Alexander Smirnov falsely testified to FBI agents in June 2020 that executives connected to the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter Biden and Joe Biden $5 million each in 2015 […]
Vulnerable Dem senator flip-flops on supplying energy to China in middle of reelection campaign
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), embroiled in a high-profile re-election bid, voted against a 2022 bill that would ban the sale of emergency oil reserves overseas. Still, he expressed concern this week that U.S. energy exports are benefiting China. China. Brown said Tuesday he supports President Biden’s recent action to suspend permits for liquefied natural gas […]
Biden met with chairman of Chinese energy firm Hunter did business with in 2017, ex-associate testifies
President Biden met with Hunter Biden, chairman of a Chinese energy company, at the Four Seasons in Washington, D.C., in 2017 with the intention of forming a joint venture, his eldest son’s former business partner told Congressional investigators. Rob Walker, a former business associate of Hunter Biden, testified before the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees […]
European stocks higher as sentiment remains cautious; Saab, Siemens Energy climb – CNBC
51 minutes ago BNP Paribas Wealth Management CIO says mid-cap stocks are part of the market rally Edmund Singh, Chief Investment Officer of BNP Paribas Wealth Management, discusses recent earnings reports and developments in the US and European stock markets. 3 hours ago Economists say profits are now more important than the macro environment for […]
Duke Energy will remove Chinese battery company CATL from Marine Corps base
Lee Steinhauer, an expert on China-US relations policy, refutes FBI Director Christopher Wray’s warnings about Chinese hackers and the threat to US infrastructure. US utility company Duke Energy is reportedly retiring industrial batteries made by Chinese company CATL, which is associated with a green energy project at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Additionally, […]
DOE says Puerto Rico can transition to ‘100% renewable energy’ by 2050 amid persistent blackout challenges
Biden administration’s Department of Energy announced Wednesday when Puerto Rico can migrate “100% renewable energy” by 2050based on a two-year analysis of Puerto Rico’s Electric Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable Energy Study, also known as PR100. What was recently released PR100 summary report The report claims Puerto Rico, which suffers from long and […]
Puerto Rico able to make full transition to clean energy by 2050, feds say
As Puerto Rico struggles with chronic power outages and an aging power grid, federal officials say they believe the U.S. territory, which relies heavily on fossil fuels, can fully transition to clean energy by 2050. This was revealed in a report released Wednesday. . A report from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Federal […]
Farmers flood Bulgaria’s capital protesting EU regulations, high energy costs
hundreds of angry farmer People took to the streets of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on Monday to call out the government’s “total failure” to address the growing challenges in the agricultural sector. They called on Agriculture Minister Kirill Vatev to resign and demand state compensation for high costs and lost income for failing to keep his […]
European Union, industry at odds over energy security impact of US LNG pause
Former Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette weighs in on the Biden administration’s pause on natural gas projects and the push for electric vehicles. European Union energy officials are at odds with industry over the long-term effects of the Biden administration’s energy policy suspension. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) Implications for exports and European energy security. The United […]
US to require cryptocurrency mines to report energy use data
The US government plans to require companies that mine cryptocurrencies to report information on their energy usage. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced that starting next week, “identified commercial cryptocurrency miners will be required to investigate and provide details about their energy use.” “We specifically focused on how the energy demands of crypto mining are […]