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U.S. Energy Shift Offers Economic Hope to Global South

October 17, 2025 7:38 amOctober 17, 2025 7:38 am

For decades growth strategies in poorer countries of the Global South – Asia, Africa and South America – leaned heavily on energy-intensive industries powered by fossil fuels and, in a handful of cases, by nuclear power. Cities grew, factories rose,...

California’s Energy Loophole is Funding Russia’s War

September 29, 2025 2:55 amSeptember 29, 2025 2:56 am

Did you know that each time you fill up your gas tank, some of that money flows straight to Russia, helping finance Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine? In 2021, the year before Russia attacked Ukraine, California bought 18.3 million barrels...

India’s Ethanol Gambit: A Muddled Climate Policy

September 22, 2025 4:00 pmSeptember 22, 2025 4:02 pm

Indian authorities have accelerated a nationwide transition to a 20% ethanol blend in gasoline. Of the 1.46 billion people in India, many, including myself, were completely unaware that gasoline at the pumps was now a 20% blend. This is because...

Choosing the Positive Reality of Hydrocarbons Over ‘Green’ Fantasies

August 13, 2025 11:13 amAugust 13, 2025 11:34 am

British multinational BP has announced its largest oil and gas discovery in 25 years in Brazil’s Santos Basin. By 2030, daily production is expected to be 2.3 to 2.5 million barrels of oil equivalent, which leaves little doubt that the...

Summertime Reality Twisted Into Climate Exasperation

April 21, 2025 7:11 amApril 21, 2025 7:11 am

Growing up in the sun-scorched plains of Southern India, where summer temperatures often flirt with 104 degrees Fahrenheit, I learned early that extreme heat is not an anomaly but a seasonal reality to be expected. Yet, all of us confront...

Colombia’s Hydrocarbon Promise Threatened by ‘Green’ Foolishness

January 1, 2025 8:42 pmJanuary 7, 2025 9:46 am

With mist-shrouded peaks of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and a sun-drenched Caribbean coastline, Colombia’s landscape is as diverse as its people. However, decades of internal conflict and economic uncertainty demonstrated that incredible natural beauty alone are not sufficient...

Biden Departs San Francisco Following 4 Days At The APEC Summit

November 17, 2023 5:58 pmNovember 17, 2023 5:58 pm

President Joe Biden departed San Francisco aboard Air Force One on Friday afternoon following four days attending the APEC Summit and holding critical meetings with world leaders. Following his arrival on Tuesday, Biden had one of the most critical meetings...