Archive for the 'Energy' Category
Lithium from Shale Gas Well Waste Water
May 15th, 2024Via: University of Pittsburgh: Most batteries used in technology like smart watches and electric cars are made with lithium that travels across the world before even getting to manufacturers. But what if nearly half of the lithium used in the U.S. could come from Pennsylvania wastewater? A new analysis using compliance data from the Pennsylvania […]
Gavin Newsom Is Coming For Your Car, And He Wants You To Know It
May 12th, 2024Via: Politico: Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking California’s climate story — with its big ambitions and political risks — on the road. The Democratic governor, Biden surrogate and potential presidential contender is pushing aggressive climate action in appearances from China to the Vatican, selling it as a winning issue beyond the borders of his deep-blue […]
Natron Energy: Lithium-Free Sodium Batteries Enter U.S. Production
May 3rd, 2024These have no supply chain constraints; made in U.S. They are for stationary applications only. Via: New Atlas: Two years ago, sodium-ion battery pioneer Natron Energy was busy preparing its specially formulated sodium batteries for mass production. The company slipped a little past its 2023 kickoff plans, but it didn’t fall too far behind as […]
An Oil Price-Fixing Conspiracy Caused 27% of All Inflation Increases in 2021
May 3rd, 2024Diabolical. Via: BIG by Matt Stoller: Last Sunday, I wrote a piece alleging that U.S. shale oil producers colluded with the Saudi government from 2021-2023 to drive up gas prices. That essay was based on some reporting I had done, as well as a complaint from a savvy Kansas City class action law firm, Sharp […]
Ukrainian Drones Hit Major Rosneft Refinery in Russia
May 1st, 2024Via: OilPrice: Just as Russia had started to bring back some refinery capacity damaged by Ukrainian drone attacks earlier this year, a new wave of drone attacks hit a major refinery owned by Rosneft, for a second time. Rosneft’s Ryazan refinery southeast of Moscow caught fire after the overnight drone attack, an anonymous Ukrainian military […]
Ukraine Destroys Russian Oil Depots in Smolensk
April 24th, 2024This is 500km inside Russia. Does anyone know what sort of long range unmanned system Ukraine is using for these attacks? I found this from 2023: Zelenskyy says Ukraine has developed a long-range weapon, a day after a strike deep inside Russia: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday his country has developed a weapon that […]
National Security Implications of Baltimore Bridge Catastrophe
April 19th, 2024In short, coal. Via: Real Clear Defense: Domestically, the impacts of these hiccups in the energy supply chain are already being felt. CSX’s Curtis Bay Piers in particular – heavily impacted by the bridge collapse – supplies coal to power the Maryland electric grid and provides metallurgical coal critical for the steel industry. The inability […]
ISRAEL ATTACKS IRAN
April 18th, 2024Update: Oil, Markets Shrugging Off Attack There is remarkably little solid information about what, precisely, has happened. After an initial move higher, oil is pulling back at this time. SP500, Dow, Nasdaq futures all down less than 1% (0500UTC). Standing by to see if Iran retaliates. Oil shrugging off Israel's attack on Iran at this […]
Iran Seizes Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz After Threats to Close Waterway
April 13th, 2024Months ago, I called these low probability scenarios: 1) If the Strait of Hormuz somehow winds up closed/blocked. 2) If Saudi Aramco’s deep water port at Ras Tanura somehow winds up closed/destroyed. And now… Via: Reuters: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, days after Tehran said […]
Climate The Movie: The Cold Truth
April 5th, 2024Via: Climate The Movie: Backup More: Climate-Con and the Media-Censorship Complex
