Louisiana’s lawsuits undermine Trump’s vision of energy dominance
One of Donald Trump's main objectives over the next four years is to restore American energy independence. “Drill Baby, Drill!” It wasn't featured in his second inauguration, but maybe he has that too. He and his team, led by Home Secretary Doug Burgham, worked straight to work to reduce their reliance on energy imported from […]
DAVID BLACKMON: Trump’s Energy Secretary Wasting No Time In Declaring End To Biden’s War On Coal
It seems safe to predict that Chris Wright will become a consistent news maker during the country's era Chief Energy. Wright has never steered away from public controversy related to energy and climate policy, and the past week has brought a good example. Between Interview Together with Bloomberg on Wednesday, Wright spoke about the “all […]
Trump Creates National Energy Dominance Council Led by Burgum, Wright
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to establish the National Energy Control Council to advise the president on a strategy to control the US energy. White House documents on the order provided to Breitbart News point out that the secretary of interior Doug Burgum will chair the council, while energy secretary […]
Energy Dept. Postpones Biden’s Efficiency Standards on Appliances
The Energy Department under the Trump administration has announced it has postponed the implementation of the Biden administration's efficiency standards for home appliances. In the announcement, the Ministry of Energy has announced that it is effective for household appliances such as central air conditions, washer and dryer, walk ink and freezers, general service lamps, gas […]
Watch: Trump signs orders targeting school vaccine mandates, establishing energy council
President Trump on Friday signed two executive orders attempting to strip funds from schools with Covid-19 vaccine obligations, and set up a new council focused on “control of energy.” Trump has been increasingly leaning into the anti-vaccine movement in recent years, including naming one of his most prominent supporters, heading the Department of Health and […]
House GOP Spending Plan Advances – Extends Tax Cuts, Lays Out Funding Plan Trump’s Border, Defense, And Energy Policies
The Pro Trump News homepage has 60 new headings every 24 hours. Click here to check. The House Budget Committee voted to proceed with a $4.5 budget resolution. The resolution introduces a funding plan for Trump's border, defense and energy policy. The Donald Trump tax cut, which was signed in 2017, will also be extended […]
Trump picks oil industry vets for key posts in energy, environment
{beacon} Energy and the environment Energy and the environment Big story Trump chooses petroleum industry veterinarians for important posts in energy, environment President Trump has selected people with important ties with oil and other industries for key posts Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs. ©Matthew Brown, Associated Press File Among […]
Why red states are pulling ahead in America's clean energy race
Renewable energy generation has skyrocketed in many red-tilted states in the country, with some positioning outweighing their blurry peers on the national drive towards grid decarburization. Their new leadership in the region is, in a sense, against the political front that has been attracted to energy in recent years. At the federal level, Democrats were […]
UK halves subsidies for Drax and says it must use 100% sustainable wood | Energy industry
The UK government has ordered the use of 100% sustainable wood after halving subsidies for the Drax power plant and receiving criticism for its business model. Large North Yorkshire power plants will play a “more limited role” in the future, the government said. The plant is an important generator for the UK, but has been […]
Energy experts blast failed billion-dollar DOE project as ‘financial boondoggle,’ ‘disaster’
The major solar power plant project, granted over $1 billion in federal loans, is on the road to closure, with energy experts blasting the project as a “boondoggle” that damaged the environment Masu. In 2011, under former President Barack Obama, the US Department of Energy (DOE) was to fund the Ivanpah Solar Power facility, a […]