On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” New York Times columnist Ezra Klein said that “Energy would be cheaper if we just built a bunch of coal plants,” but “decarbonization is a trade-off.” After Klein said that Texas builds tons
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Cavuto: Coast to Coast,” White House Senior Adviser Amos Hochstein stated that the White House wants to lower energy prices and “we’re going to try to work to make sure that we
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Cavuto: Coast to Coast,” White House Senior Adviser Amos Hochstein stated that the Biden administration “made enormous progress to advance renewable energy in this country, to advance electric vehicles, but that’s not
During an interview aired on Wednesday’s edition of MSNBC’s “11th Hour,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm responded to a question on whether there is a plan to address energy prices that have started to tick up by stating that “the better
Climate activists reacted with equal measures of anger and despair Sunday at the news oil giant Saudi Aramco achieved record profits totalling $161.1 billion last year as global demand for fossil fuels shows no sign of abating anytime soon.
British Gas employed debt collecting contractors who broke into the homes of vulnerable people to install prepayment meters.
Reform UK called for an end to foreign ownership of Britain’s utility firms to prevent the taxpayer from being continuing to be “ripped off”.
Britain is increasing purchases of Indian oil amid the Western sanctions war with Russia – but much of it is likely refined from Russian product sold to India at a discount.
The new British government has confirmed a massive energy subsidy programme and widespread deregulation and tax reform for businesses.
The President of the EU Commission has demanded an “emergency intervention” into the electricity market to curb prices as warnings emerge that further spikes in energy costs are to be expected.
UK residents will see an 80 per cent increase in their annual household energy bills, the country’s energy regulator announced Friday, following a record 54 per cent spike in April. That will bring costs for the average customer from 1,971 pounds ($2,332) a year to 3,549 pounds.
Swedish electricity prices have increased 400 per cent since last year as costs for other goods such as food and alcoholic beverages continue to rise as well.
BERLIN (AP) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany’s decision to reactivate coal and oil-fired power plants to relieve energy shortages because of the war in Ukraine is only temporary and his government remains committed to doing “everything” to combat the climate crisis.
The EU Commission vowed to create a new emergency plan to reduce or remove Russian energy products, including pushing for more renewables.
A potential cutting-off of Russian gas would lead to recession and “chaotic conditions”, various German officials are now warning.
BERLIN (AP) – Fearing Russia might cut off natural gas supplies, the head of Germany’s regulatory agency for energy called on residents Saturday to save energy and to prepare for winter, when use increases.
BRUSSELS (AP) – European Union leaders will gather Monday in a new show of solidarity with Ukraine but divisions over whether to target Russian oil in a new series of sanctions are exposing the limits of how far the bloc can go to help the war-torn country.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will impose a temporary windfall tax on banks and multinationals which he says are profiting from the Ukraine war, to protect Hungarians from energy bill increases and enhance the military.
Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder has quit his role on the supervisory board of the Russian oil company Rosneft after pressure from the European Union.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that the still will “put our arms around the British people again as we did during Covid” amid the cost of living and inflationary crisis.
The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy says there is no guarantee that the 27-nation bloc will be able to finalise a new set of sanctions against Russia, with a small group of countries led by Hungary opposing a full oil embargo.
German citizens should be willing to endure hardship and deprivation to help in the war effort against Russia, a Ukrainian minister has said.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lashed out against “prejudice” against his leftist green agenda among members of his own Conservative Party, and shot down proposals to lift of taxes on energy bills.
Inflation in the UK has resulted in basic wages “falling noticeably” in real terms, the Office for National Statistics reported on Tuesday.
Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi has drawn ridicule for saying that people can either choose peace in Ukraine or their air conditioners.
Italian inflation rose to 6.7 per cent in March as the Russian invasion of Ukraine led to a surge in energy prices, marking the highest inflation the country has seen since July of 1991.
Far-left green activists have blockaded key oil terminals and depots in Britain the same day the energy price cap is being hiked by 54 per cent.
Germany saw the price of imported energy more than double in February of last year, primarily as a result of the rising cost of Russian gas.
The Spanish government has announced it will be aiming to reduce petrol prices by 20 cents per litre in an effort to combat rising energy prices affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a
LISBON, Portugal (AP) – High energy costs are stoking unrest in parts of Europe, with Spain deploying more than 23,000 police officers amid a truckers’ strike Friday and farmers in France and Greece snarling traffic with their protests.
“Put drop boxes next to the pump and see who gets elected,” Andrew Wilkow said, adding, “Start voting at gas stations.”
A mere 33 percent of Americans “approve” of how Joe Biden has handled the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, a poll shows.
Gas prices are set to soar across Europe and the UK following Germany’s decision to block the approval of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hallie Jackson Reports,” Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) argued that to fight inflation and rising energy prices, “we need to come up with a plan like the infrastructure plan that passed” that will create jobs. Meeks
In the Build Back Better effort to radically transform the UK’s energy system, millions of Britons will be paid to ration their energy usage.
Britons are being assaulted by soaring costs, with the increase to the cost of living reckoned by one MP to be nearly three thousand a year.
Boris Johnson has conceded to the European Union and dropped his post-Brexit regulation cutting plan in favour of a ‘Net Zero’ agenda.
Diesel prices in Germany have hit record levels, as the energy crisis currently plaguing Europe continues.
A UK energy supplier was forced to apologise after advising Britons to “cuddle” with pets to keep warm amid soaring energy prices.
Inflation numbers in the Eurozone hit a record high of five per cent in a single month in December, topping the previous record set the month before as high energy prices are believed to be driving the trend.
