US is canceling almost $30 billion in Biden-era energy loans
27 Jan 2026
The Trump administration said it’s canceling almost $30 billion of financing from the Energy Department’s green bank after reviewing transactions approved under former President Biden.
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‘We make a lot of money’: Trump downplays rise in gas prices during Iran war
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Donald Trump on Thursday shrugged off the economic toll the war in Iran is taking on gas prices across the United States, writing on social media that “when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money”.
As Russia bombs Ukraine’s power plants, Gulf Coast LNG companies win big
Wed 11 Mar 2026
Record LNG exports to Europe are pushing up prices for US consumers even more than forecast.
The war in Iran shows us another cost of our fossil-fuel economy
6 Mar 2026
When people debate the cost of fossil fuels versus renewables, the conversation almost always centers on the price at the pump or the cost per kilowatt-hour on your electricity bill. That’s understandable — those are the costs you can see. But they’re not the whole story.
Climate deniers expected more resistance to Trump’s fossil fuel blitz
6 Mar 2026
As Donald Trump assaults the legal foundation of America’s ability to regulate global warming emissions, climate deniers have been privately celebrating what they claim is the “silent” acquiescence of billionaires, Democrats, climate activists and even reporters to the president’s aggressive pro-fossil fuel agenda.
Repeal of endangerment finding is part of a systematic effort by US to dismantle climate policy
3 Mar 2026
COMMENT: Climate policy expert and founder of the NewClimate Institute in Cologne, Germany, explains what the step means for the US and for global climate diplomacy.
Judge orders Greenpeace to pay $345m over Dakota Access pipeline protest
2 Mar 2026
Greenpeace says the case is far from over after being found liable for defamation and other claims brought by the energy firm.
Surviving on Trump's dangerous planet
2 Mar 2026
COMMENT: Yet another war, and yet another argument for an end to oil.
Trump’s plan for rising energy costs: Pump oil, make data centers pay
26 Feb 2026
Energy affordability was in the spotlight during President Trump’s lengthy and at times rambling State of the Union address Tuesday evening as the president promised to bring down electricity prices in an effort to assuage voter concerns about rising costs.
Why California could be the big winner as EPA abandons climate policy
26 Feb 2026
The federal government is walking away from its tailpipe emissions rules, sparking a legal debate over whether states can now write their own standards.
US Supreme Court to hear bid by oil companies to toss climate suits
25 Feb 2026
The U.S Supreme Court has agreed to hear a bid by ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy to scuttle a lawsuit brought by officials in Boulder, Colorado that seeks to hold the oil companies liable for helping fuel climate change in a case that could affect dozens of similar lawsuits around the country.
