Scott Waldman
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White House energy reporter for POLITICO and E&E News.
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Simon Evans
26 days ago
Wind and solar have now beaten fossil fuels in Great Britain for a record 15 months in a row Just a decade ago, fossil fuels were generating four times more than wind + solar Now that's flipped: Since the Iran war, wind and solar generated twice as much as fossil fuels
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Diesel prices are likely days away from breaking record high because of the Iran war. Diesel is the economic backbone of the US economy, and drives inflation while raising the cost of virtually everything. It's another hit to Republicans gearing up for midterms.
www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
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Diesel price spike raises stakes for Trump, GOP ahead of midterms
A surge in diesel costs is set to ripple through the U.S. economy, raising prices on everything from groceries to housing and adding new political risk for Republicans.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/06/diesel-price-spike-raises-stakes-for-trump-gop-ahead-of-midterms-00907349
27 days ago
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Trump, Treasury Sec. Bessent and other admin officials are claiming Iran will soon feel such significant financial pressure that they'll cut a deal. But the worst financial pressure is months away and if Hormuz is not opened by then, the global and domestic economic pain will be substantial.
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about 1 month ago
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Casey Seiler
about 1 month ago
Anthony Constantino's campaign hired a "support agent" to help with the candidate's communications; a simple Google search would have revealed that Alec Flores was (and is) facing a murder charge for allegedly slashing or stabbing a man to death in June 2023.
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Constantino campaign hired man facing murder charge in Nevada
Anthony Constantino's campaign hired someone to help manage his online presence. The person they hired had been arrested on open murder charges the year before, with the case still ongoing.
https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/constantino-campaign-hired-man-facing-murder-22234507.php
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"There's a day of reckoning coming." Energy analysts believe Trump's jawboning of the oil market is artificially keeping prices too low when they should be higher to reflect the reality caused by the Iran war. A correction is coming.
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āThereās a day of reckoning comingā: Energy experts expect another spike at the pump
Trump's jawboning of the markets is sending the wrong signals to oil producers by keeping crude prices artificially low.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/27/trump-keeps-trying-reassure-oil-markets-some-analysts-think-he-making-it-worse-00894257
about 1 month ago
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Chelsea Harvey
about 2 months ago
Artemis is "an echo of what America could still be, but is not today, because of the attacks on science," Rep. Whitesides told me. The mission has captured imaginations worldwideābut also casts Trump's deep proposed cuts to federal research into sharp relief. My story:
www.eenews.net/articles/art...
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Artemis II: Beleaguered federal scientists take a victory lap
As the NASA astronauts return to Earth, President Donald Trump is promoting deep cuts in research funding for the second year in a row.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/artemis-ii-beleaguered-federal-scientists-take-a-victory-lap/
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Zack Colman
about 2 months ago
Addressing a climate science deniers conference, EPA chief Lee Zeldin acknowledged his presence meant the "walls have collapsed" between federal government and a fringe group of contrarians that other administrations kept at arm's length. w/
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www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
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Zeldin stars at climate denial conference
The EPA administrator became the first agency chief to speak at the Heartland Institute's annual gathering of people who say climate change benefits humanity.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/zeldin-stars-at-climate-denial-conference-00863533
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Iran has inflicted real political and economic pain on Trump by closing the Strait of Hormuz. Here are four of the widely varying and contradictory accounts Trump has given for how Hormuz will reopen, ahead of his pledge that a "whole civilization will die tonight."
www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
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4 ways Trump has suggested the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened ā and why they're a tough lift
President Donald Trump has floated several ā at times contradictory ā ways for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, even as Iranās blockade is already driving up prices and squeezing economies amid an un...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/07/four-ways-trump-has-suggested-the-strait-of-hormuz-could-be-reopened-00862588
about 2 months ago
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The Trump White House is now discussing the possibility of $150 a barrel oil. It comes as a supply shock makes it way through Asia, then Europe, then the US. āThis is going to be effectively a massive tax that will sap excess disposable income."
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
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With gas prices on the rise, Trump officials discuss feared $150 oil
White House braces for a potential oil spike to $150 or higher as the Iran war chokes supply
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/31/white-house-discuss-150-oil-00853465
2 months ago
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NEW: NEW: A Houthi-affiliated group tells me they are not planning to close the Bab el-Mandeb strait right now and will continue to let ships pass through. After Hormuz, it's the second major oil and gas shipping route in the Middle East.
www.eenews.net/articles/hou...
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Houthis pledge to keep open Middle East strait, for now
There is no current plan to shutter the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb, a Houthi group told POLITICOās E&E News.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/houthis-pledge-to-keep-open-middle-east-strait-for-now/
2 months ago
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If Trump escalates, Iran will likely close a second strait in the Middle East, which will cause another oil price shock. As one expert told me: āWe are not in a situation where the Iranians are capitulating as Trump is also desperate for negotiation."
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2 months ago
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It's much easier for Republican-controlled states to get disaster aid from the Trump administration. Trump is rejected disaster aid to Democratic states at the highest rate in FEMA's history. Republican states also get the aid faster, my colleague Tom Frank reports.
www.eenews.net/articles/its...
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It's three times harder for blue states to get disaster funding under Trump
The president has approved just 23 percent of blue state requests for disaster aid, compared to 89 percent for red states.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/its-three-times-harder-for-blue-states-to-get-disaster-funding-under-trump/
2 months ago
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Politico
2 months ago
Gas prices are up in every state and the biggest increases are hitting key political battlegrounds. States with competitive races like Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin and Michigan have seen price jumps of at least $1 per gallon. How it's impacting midterms:
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Corbin Hiar
2 months ago
Lots of E&E News greats are walking out the door today. A true tragedy.
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Israel's strike on an Iranian gas field is a new phase of the war, one that might take a long time to come back from if it escalates. An all-out war on Middle Eastern energy infrastructure means it could take months or years to return to normal.
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
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Strike on key Iranian gas field is a new phase of the war. Trump blames Israel.
Israelās targeting of the South Pars gas field is a major escalation in the war that energy watchers feared could turbocharge the economic disruption.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/19/strike-on-key-iranian-gas-field-is-a-new-phase-of-the-war-trump-blames-israel-00837052?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
3 months ago
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Trump is poised to take Iran's Kharg Island and its oil-exporting facility. It's a very risky move that could put more US troops directly in harm's way and possibly create lasting economic challenges that will dog him and the GOP for the rest of his tenure.
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
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Trump is poised to take Iranās Kharg Island. Hereās what could unfold next.
The presidentās attacks on Iranās oil infrastructure could determine the course of the war ā and its domestic political fallout.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/19/why-targeting-kharg-island-could-backfire-on-trump-00834972
3 months ago
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Jean Chemnick
3 months ago
EPA's endangerment finding and car rules repeal suggested that oil prices fall because of Trump policies. Lower future prices at the pump would mean consumers pay less for policies that keep demand high. But then came Trump's war...
www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
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EPA tied its climate rollback to low oil prices. Then came the Iran war.
The Trump administration relied on rosy price estimates to argue that repealing emissions limits for cars would save consumers money.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/epa-tied-its-climate-rollback-to-low-oil-prices-then-came-the-iran-war/
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It's not just oil. The Strait of Hormuz is also a primary shipping route for helium, which is essential to the manufacturing of semiconductors, the backbone of modern life. It's also used in MRIs, welding and party balloons. Price inflation could soon follow.
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
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It's not just oil. Here comes Hormuz inflation.
Garden supplies, birthday balloons and semiconductors could get hit by price inflation or shortages.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/14/hormuz-inflation-helium-fertilizer-00828680
3 months ago
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Corbin Hiar
3 months ago
"Last year, $239 million was traded on Kalshiās climate markets ā the fifth-most of any prediction category, according to data provided by the company. The volume of trading on its climate markets is on pace to grow to more than $1.2 billion."
www.eenews.net/articles/you...
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You can bet on climate disasters. Business is booming
Traders are placing wagers on the likelihood of disasters, activists being jailed and oil depots exploding.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/you-can-bet-on-climate-disasters-business-is-booming/
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Tom Toro
3 months ago
My latest for
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Even if the Iran war ended today, it would take months for energy markets to go back to normal, experts tell me. And the longer the fighting continues, the higher the risks for "the worst recession that anyone has seen since the 1930s."
www.eenews.net/articles/why...
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Why high oil prices may outlast Trumpās Iran war
Tanker backlogs, damaged energy infrastructure and threats in the Strait of Hormuz could keep gasoline prices elevated.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/why-high-oil-prices-may-outlast-trumps-iran-war/
3 months ago
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āI donāt want to brag, but no other president can do the shit Iām doing," Trump told GOP members of Congress just now.
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And the war on energy infrastructure in the Gulf region has just begun. How quickly could it hit $4 a gallon?
www.eenews.net/articles/nig...
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3 months ago
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Iran is widening attacks on energy infrastructure in Gulf region, which could cause maximal pain to Trump's political fortunes at home when gas prices head for the stratosphere. "The mother of all nightmare scenarios for the global oil market was this."
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āNightmare scenariosā: Iran hits oil targets, testing Trumpās Teflon
The regimeās attacks on tankers and refineries could reverberate through the U.S. economy ahead of midterms.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/nightmare-scenarios-iran-hits-oil-targets-testing-trumps-teflon-2/
3 months ago
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A tiny island inhabited by gazelles is the key to Iran's entire economy and funding for the brutal war machine of the regime. It's so sensitive that both Israel and U.S. forces have avoided destroying it for decades.
www.eenews.net/articles/the...
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The oil island that could break Iran
President Donald Trumpās allies are urging him to take control of a small spit in the Persian Gulf that controls nearly all of Iranās oil exports.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/the-oil-island-that-could-break-iran/
3 months ago
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I was at this incredible show as was director Jim Jarmusch, who filmed the whole thing. Then we all hustled up to Cleveland, where Waits played a second show that started at 1 a.m. and had an entirely different set list. One of America's greatest living songwriters, who rarely plays shows.
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3 months ago
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Climate denialists claimed victory when the Trump administration published an unprecedented report reliant on decades of debunked claims. The administration just proved it has no confidence their work could withstand scrutiny in a legal fight over climate regulations
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Trump sidelines climate contrarians in science rollback
The president has mocked global warming as a āhoax,ā but his administration avoided testing that claim in court as it targeted the endangerment finding.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/13/trump-sidelines-climate-contrarians-science-rollback-00779098
4 months ago
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Kevin Bogardus
4 months ago
Here are my stories about how the last Trump EPA didn't end but *saved* the endangerment finding I cite lots of
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www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
www.eenews.net/articles/ins...
Of course, many of these people are now serving in this Trump admin ā which just axed the finding
#FOIA4eva
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Trump EPA took eleventh-hour look at endangerment finding
With just days remaining for the Trump administration, EPA reviewed the agency's foundational ruling underpinning its climate change rules. But in a
https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-epa-took-eleventh-hour-look-at-endangerment-finding/
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Bob King
4 months ago
Greenhouse gases stopped being harmful at 1:30 pm EST on Thursday, February 12, 2026.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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EPA repeals endangerment finding
The move discards a scientific determination that empowered the government to limit climate pollution.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/epa-repeals-endangerment-finding-vehicle-climate-standards-00732274
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Trump claims people are "dying" because of the endangerment finding and the way it restricted air conditioning and fossil fuels. Which, of course, is not reality.
4 months ago
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Jean Chemnick
4 months ago
I'm told that the endangerment finding repeal package lands next week. I look at what that could mean for other climate rules, state action, and the future of U.S. climate policy. And on Signal at jchemnick.01, for any tips on when, where, etc.!
www.eenews.net/articles/Her...
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Hereās what could happen when the endangerment finding dies
States, courts and Congress could be forced to fill the climate policy vacuum.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/Heres-what-could-happen-when-the-endangerment-finding-dies/.
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Chelsea Harvey
4 months ago
Months ago, during the first government shutdown, a source suggested I take a look at how small federal contractors were being affected. I started making calls and quickly realized that this story went beyond the shutdown ā some of these folks had been losing money all year. 1/
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Florida's DOGE team is now using the misleading DOE climate report to attack government spending on infrastructure, EVs, mass transit and more in one of the most climate-vulnerable states.
www.eenews.net/articles/flo...
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Florida DOGE embraces Trumpās disputed climate report
The DeSantis administration, seeking to curtail local spending, cited a Department of Energy report to question the "so-called climate crisis."
https://www.eenews.net/articles/florida-doge-embraces-trumps-disputed-climate-report/
4 months ago
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Internal emails show Department of Energy's debunked climate science report was reviewed by scientists internally, who found it "biased," "misleading," and "hypocritical." Contrarian authors tailored their work to ensure it focused on weakening climate regulations.
www.eenews.net/articles/doe...
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DOE scientists blasted climate report ordered up by boss
Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five climate contrarians to write about global warming. Department experts pushed back on the findings.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/doe-scientists-blasted-climate-report-ordered-up-by-boss/
4 months ago
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I love it when a plan comes together
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4 months ago
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jae holzman
4 months ago
BIG SCOOP
@heatmap.news
: The Trump administration is now going after renewable energy projects on both public and private lands by indefinitely delaying water permits ⦠on grounds that the projects might have bad āaestheticsā Yes, theyāre hurting renewable energy projects by calling them ugly
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The Trump Administration Is Now Delaying Renewable Projects It Thinks Are Ugly
The Army Corps of Engineers is out to protect āthe beauty of the Nationās natural landscape.ā
https://heatmap.news/plus/the-fight/spotlight/army-corps-water-permit-aesthetic
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Trump is speaking in Iowa now, starting with a claim that cold weather means global warming is not real.
@adamaton.bsky.social
and I wrote about how Iowa, which receives 2/3 of its power from wind and has low utility bills, is a powerful argument for clean energy.
www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
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Trump opposes wind energy. That could be a tough sell in Iowa.
The president takes his affordability message Tuesday to the state where turbine farms have helped keep electricity prices low.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-opposes-wind-energy-that-could-be-a-tough-sell-in-iowa/
4 months ago
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This is another example of the Trump administration's desire to control the natural resources of other countries. Alberta is a center of Canada's oil and gas industry.
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4 months ago
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Trump is, once again, repeating lies about wind turbines. China, in fact, has twice the wind and solar capacity of any country in the world. Energy Secretary Chris Wright certainly knows this fact.
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NEW: I obtained internal emails from the Department of Energy's climate working group. They show the group plotting to produce a second misleading climate report, DOE officials avoiding public disclosure laws, DOE peer reviewers stating they weren't qualified:
www.eenews.net/articles/doe...
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DOE sees bigger role for climate contrarians, records show
A small team of researchers who dispute mainstream climate science may play an outsize role in the next National Climate Assessment.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/doe-sees-bigger-role-for-climate-contrarians-records-show/
5 months ago
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Trump just said if he does not "take over" Greenland, Russia and China will do so. He said "we will doing something with Greenland either the nice way or the hard way." He said US must "own" Greenland because otherwise it's like a rental or lease.
5 months ago
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Trump just said that his goal is not to approve any more "windmills" during his next three years in office. He then falsely claims that all wind turbines are made in China and that they only last 8 years. He said he has ordered Interior Secretary Burgum not approve any more wind turbines whatsoever.
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Chelsea Harvey
5 months ago
Today's story with
@saraschonhardt.bsky.social
on the implications of Trump's stated intent to withdraw from the IPCC (which has been the de facto situation for most of the past year) and how some organizations are stepping up to fill in the gaps.
www.eenews.net/articles/the...
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The IPCC said humans cause climate change. Is that why Trump quit it?
Withdrawing from the worldās premier climate science organization supports the presidentās views about global warming.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/the-ipcc-said-humans-cause-climate-change-is-that-why-trump-quit-it/
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Will Justice Alito recuse from court cases related to climate regulations and the fossil fuel industry? Will he recuse from the EPA's attempt to roll back the endangerment finding, which is likely to be the subject of litigation that reaches the Supreme Court?
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5 months ago
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As the Trump considered deposing Maduro in his first term, officials consulted with the oil industry, former National Security Advisor John Bolton told me. Bolton said Trump has never planned for what comes next. āThereās no Plan B because thereās no plan A."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Q&A: John Bolton on Trumpās Venezuelan oil grab
āThe idea that American oil companies are just lining up to go invest in Venezuela is just flatly wrong,ā he told POLITICO's E&E News.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/07/john-bolton-trump-actions-against-venezuela-00713284
5 months ago
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The Trump administration is preparing to write its own National Climate Assessment, the gold-standard science report that tracks how climate change is transforming the US. Authors could include Grok + researchers who produced the misleading Department of Energy report.
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Itās the gold standard of US climate research. Contrarians could write the next one.
Researchers who have downplayed the threat of global warming have been asked to author the next National Climate Assessment.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/its-the-gold-standard-of-us-climate-research-contrarians-could-write-the-next-one/
5 months ago
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Trump has long claimed he wants to seize oil from other countries as a result of US military intervention, stating at one point that "to the victor belong the spoils." That would be a war crime, but Venezuela may be Trump's first chance to test the world on the issue.
www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
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Trump has long claimed US can take other countriesā oil
The presidentās posture toward Venezuela isnāt new. He previously has said the U.S. should seize oil from Iraq and Syria.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-has-long-claimed-us-can-take-other-countries-oil/
6 months ago
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Trump just said this: "Within the next 12 months, we will have opened 1600 new electrical generating plants, a record. And it's a record that won't be beaten by practically, I would say, by anybody, or certainly not." That's not even on the same planet as reality.
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The problem for Trump is that the US government doesn't drill for oil and Big Oil generally doesn't think its worth investing in Venezuela right now:
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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6 months ago
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Trump wants Venezuela to "return" its own oil and land to the US?
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6 months ago
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