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The Strait of Hormuz’s Bitter Lesson for the European Union
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (821+ words) by Dr. Samuel Furfari A half century later, energy insecurity persists with undiminished intensity. Yet as early as 2000, the European Commission emphasized the imperative for the European Union to ensure the security of energy supplies. Those warnings, however, were not…...
Drones Over Dubai – Watts Up With That?
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (1284+ words) The resilience I saw in Dubai, where life continued amid ongoing attacks, now faces an even greater test as the global energy supply chain is under strain. With escalation showing no signs of abating, volatility in oil, LNG, and gasoline…...
The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Shows the World Still Runs on Fossil Fuels
1+ week, 1+ day ago (739+ words) The Strait of Hormuz is barely 21 miles wide at its narrowest point. Yet this narrow maritime corridor carries one of the greatest concentrations of economic risk on the planet. When tensions flare in the Persian Gulf, the reverberations travel far…...
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #664
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (1755+ words) Number of the Week: 16.8% " 11.0% for Solar; 40.2% for Offshore Wind; 22.8% for Onshore Wind. THIS WEEK:By Ken Haapala, President, Science and Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) Separating what global climate models can do well from what they cannot do well is a…...
Greta Thunberg Announces Plan to Copyright “How DARE You!”
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (290+ words) " Legal Settlements to Fund New Activist Flotilla In a surprise press conference streamed live from her carbon-neutral sailboat, climate activist Greta Thunberg declared that she is filing to copyright her now-famous UN outburst, "How DARE you!, citing "unethical overuse by…...
Trump Authorizes Strategic Reserve Refill as Oil Prices Dip
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (460+ words) It has been about six months since we last wrote about the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). When President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring a "national energy emergency," he directed the Department of Energy (DOE) to prioritize refilling the…...
The Doughnut Delusion: A Case Study in How to Turn Data into Ideology
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1674+ words) In other words: capitalism bad, GDP evil, and you should feel guilty for owning a refrigerator. But now, armed with regression models, acronyms, and just enough math to intimidate the uninitiated, the authors assure us their pastry is "science." Let's…...
China’s Expanding Strategic Footprint in Libya: Energy, Infrastructure, and a New Gateway to Europe
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (615+ words) From the SinoSage Substack These combined port and airport projects'would create a modern, multi-modal logistics hub in Tobruk, from which China could control the flow of goods and energy into southern Europe.'Strategically, it would give Beijing an unparalleled foothold…...
Ted Cruz Demolishes Activist’s “Climate H*micide” Claims
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (35+ words) Senator Ted Cruz destroys wacko Professor who wants oil executives locked up for murder: Senator Ted Cruz destroys wacko Professor who wants oil executives locked up for murder: Discover more from Watts Up With That?...