Tag: Energy independence
US Foreign Energy Funding Redirected to Fossil Fuel Expansion
From Africa to Southeast Asia, the Trump administration is cancelling US support for projects designed to replace coal, oil, and gas with clean energy, pushing instead for the use of American taxpayers’ money to...
US Advocates Gas Over Renewables in Energy Security Discussions
So, like, at this energy security summit in London, around 60 government officials were super opinionated about fossil fuels and renewable energy, you know? The US was all about fossil fuels, while the UK,...
Energy Security: US vs. Europe Perspectives Clash
At a high-profile summit in London, Trump administration officials are expected to clash with European politicians and experts over differing visions of what energy security means. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused gas prices...
Baltic Nations Join EU Power Grid, Unplugging from Russian Network
In a historic move for the Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania, these nations officially unplugged from Russia's electric grid and transitioned to receiving power from the European Union’s network. The integration into...
Clean Energy Metals Caught in US-China Trade War
Clean Energy Metals Caught in Global Trade FrayIn the summer of 2023, Vasileios Tsianos, the vice president of corporate development at Neo Performance Materials, found himself at the center of a transatlantic whirlwind. Neo,...
Challenges Facing Energy Secretary in Achieving ‘Energy Abundance’
Amiable Confirmation of Chris Wright as Energy Secretary
Chris Wright, a Colorado fracking executive, was recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate with a resounding vote of 59 to 38 to become the Secretary of Energy....
