Friday, September 25, 2026

Tag: energy

Have we reached peak fossil fuels? Wind & solar met all...

That statistic requires us to conclude that there was no growth in fossil fuels globally during that period. Ember anticipates that Q4 will show the same result.

‘A pretty ugly history’: How Exxon exported climate denial to the...

With Brazil about to host COP30, DeSmog has obtained copies of checks Exxon mailed to the right-wing Atlas Network in the 1990s to turn Latin America against climate treaties.

With China’s help, Saudi Arabia is deploying solar power faster than...

The kingdom is aware that fossil fuels, the source of its fabulous wealth, are on their way out. Its leaders want to have a modern electro-state in place when the pumps fall idle.

Brazilian government grants license for exploratory oil drilling in Amazon basin

Despite environmental and Indigenous concerns, the Brazilian government cited that the potential for energy sovereignty.

Trump is pushing allies to buy US gas. It’s bad economics—and...

As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets U.S. President Donald Trump this week, he will face pressure to boost U.S. fortunes—complicated by the fact that Australia is itself a major LNG exporter.

Renewables are a global economic engine, not a culture war threat

While oil is a cyclical commodity, and prices rise and fall over time, this time the decline is structural.

EPA administrator Lee Zeldin moves to rescind ‘legal foundation for all...

The move was anticipated. What has been anticipated has happened—and is happening.

Ireland becomes sixth European country to end use of coal ahead...

Ireland became the sixth country in Europe to end its use of coal with an additional 23 European countries committing to a cleaner energy future.

Wind and solar power grows along side fossil fuel to help...

All major energy sources hit a record high in 2024 making renewable energy, oil, gas, coal, nuclear and hydropower responsible for the worldwide energy demand.

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The Charles R. Huntley Generating Station in Tonawanda, New York. Photo: Andre Carrotflower / CC BY-SA 4.0

EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue

The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Farragutful / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs

A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
The lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Photo: Daderot (public domain)

7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
A patient exam room at a U.S. urgent care clinic. Photo: Harrison Keely / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage

Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Demonstrators protest ICE conduct in Minneapolis. Photo: Fibonacci Blue / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run

DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.