Anti-Trump bump hits Australian, Canadian elections

The anti-Trump bump played a key role last week in federal elections of two of America’s closest English speaking allies, Australia and Canada. Both elections — just five days apart — held energy implications. In both cases, the most conservative, Trumpish, party held huge polling leads when Trump won the U.S. elections last November. Both… More Anti-Trump bump hits Australian, Canadian elections

D.C. tidbits: DOE follies, Palisades hearing, planet Trump

By Kennedy Maize A DOGE desperado has dug in at DOE. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has replaced his original chief of staff, Alex Fitzsimmons, with a veteran of Elon Musk’s extra-legal Department of Energy Efficiency and former software entrepreneur Carl Coe. According to a DOE news release, Fitzsimmons will take over as head of the… More D.C. tidbits: DOE follies, Palisades hearing, planet Trump

Is AI data center disastrous electric demand hyped?

By Kennedy Maize Early last month, AP reported, Microsoft Corp. announced it has put a billion-dollar data center project in Ohio on hold, including turning over two of three sites in Licking County outside of Columbus to agricultural use. In December, Microsoft pulled the plug on future phases of a $3 billion data center in… More Is AI data center disastrous electric demand hyped?