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Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves

From elsewhere — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:03:06 +0000

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that, if realized, could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country’s untapped oil reserves, at cost. Trump in a social media post announcing the agreement said it was negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez. “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement...

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Trump seeks vast, potentially costly U.S. stake in Venezuelan oil industry

From elsewhere — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:20:46 +0000

The Washington Post reports: The Trump administration is negotiating a long-term stake in a vast share of Venezuela’s oil fields, according to three people close to the discussions, a costly and legally precarious proposal that aims to nudge reluctant energy companies to drill in the risky region. The contours of the plan, which is still evolving and could change or fall apart, would involve the United States taking more direct control over Venezuelan reserves as crime and steep logistical challenges...

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New tariffs and expired tax credits put a dent in U.S. solar panel sales, but there’s reason for optimism

From elsewhere — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:14:07 +0000

By Dan Gearino August 27, 2026 This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Rooftop solar installers feel like a dog that’s been repeatedly kicked. President Donald Trump has made solar more expensive—or at least slowed the long-term decline in costs—by imposing tariffs on imported photovoltaic panels and other parts. Trump also signed a measure last year that phased out the main...

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Depleted strategic oil reserve nears level that raises concerns about damage to storage caverns

From elsewhere — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:03:22 +0000

CNBC reports: The caverns that hold the U.S. strategic oil reserves could get damaged by the rapid release of stockpiles in response to the Iran war, experts warned this week as inventories hit a four-decade low. Damage to the caverns would make it more difficult to respond to future energy emergencies, the experts said. The oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is stored at 60 salt caverns thousands of feet underground at four major sites along the Gulf Coast...

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The real reason why data center gas power plants are so dirty

From elsewhere — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:05:26 +0000

Wired reports: Amazon has acquired a massive off-grid power plant being built in Texas for one of its data centers that could be one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the US. But size isn’t the only reason its climate toll will be so high. The plant will rely on a much less efficient set of gas turbines than regular power plants use; these kinds of turbines are also increasingly being put to use at other data...

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Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since joining Supreme Court, analysis shows

From elsewhere — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:20:12 +0000

The Guardian reports: The supreme court justice Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from his fossil fuel interests between 2005 and 2024, a new review of financial disclosures shows. The analysis from the non-profit advocacy group and judicial watchdog Court Accountability, shared exclusively with the Guardian, found that even at the lowest range of estimates, Alito gained almost $400,000 from his oil and gas interests since being tapped for the high court by George W Bush in 2005. The findings...

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How AI will accelerate climate change by boosting fossil fuel production

From elsewhere — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:54:06 +0000

The Guardian reports: AI-driven productivity gains enable more planet-heating pollution from fossil fuels than they avoid from renewables, a study has found. Researchers modelled the technical potential for AI to boost clean power generation along with projections for how it can help produce coal, oil and gas. Across 64 scenarios, they found net yearly carbon pollution rose by 0.47-1.8 gigatonnes, or about 1-5% of the energy sector’s annual emissions. The study is the first to quantify the climate impact of...

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Iran insists Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until U.S. complies with demands

From elsewhere — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:08:42 +0000

The New York Times reports: Iran said on Monday that any deal with Oman on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz would not lead to the waterway being fully reopened and that the route would remain closed until the United States agreed to demands including lifting a naval blockade. The comments were the latest sign that Iran sees its grip on the strait — which has driven up global energy prices, creating a political headache for President Trump — as...

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Iran issues list of demands, complicating efforts to reopen Strait of Hormuz

From elsewhere — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:44:30 +0000

The New York Times reports: A top Iranian national security official delivered a sweeping set of demands on Saturday that he said the United States must meet before the Strait of Hormuz can reopen to maritime traffic, throwing the fate of the critical trade waterway into question. Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, issued a statement carried by state media laying out multiple requirements for reopening the strait. He called for the United States to...

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Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill

From elsewhere — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:44:10 +0000

The Guardian reports: An American oil company connected to Donald Trump is preparing to sink wells in remote Greenland despite not having received permission from the local authorities. As the US president renews his threats to claim the vast Arctic territory, materials to prepare for drilling were brought ashore in recent days on Greenland’s eastern coast. That has prompted Greenland’s government to issue a “strong warning” that no approval had been granted to land the kit. “All future logistical matters...

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