Bloomberg News: Impact of U.S. strike on Venezuela: The World’s Biggest Oil Reserves Just Opened Up – ‘Everything we thought we knew about world oil markets changed’
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-01-05/venezuela-s-oil-reserves-open-up-after-maduro-arrest-but-will-need-investment Bloomberg Excerpt: Everything we thought we knew about world oil markets changed with the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro this weekend. The sight of the former strongman blindfolded and handcuffed on a US warship headed to New York to face drug trafficking charges sent shock waves around the globe—but nowhere more so than […]
U.S. seeks to tap Venezuela’s vast oil reserves after military strikes
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/venezuela-oil-reserves-us-strike-trump-what-to-know/ CBS News excerpt: The U.S. strike on Venezuela has renewed focus on the country’s oil sector, which includes some of the richest crude reserves in the world. “We’re going to rebuild the oil infrastructure, which will cost billions of dollars, it will be paid for by the oil companies directly. And we’re going to get […]
Maduro overthrow could help these U.S. oil companies recover assets seized by Venezuela
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/05/maduro-overthrow-could-pave-the-way-for-us-oil-companies-to-recover-venezuela-assets.html By Spencer Kimball Excerpt: Regime change in Venezuela could pave the way for the return of U.S. oil majors to the South American nation, which has the largest proven crude oil reserves in the world. President Donald Trump called for U.S. oil companies to invest billions of dollars in Venezuela’s energy sector, hours after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas […]
Climate Terrorism: Militant left activists use grid arson to blackout 45,000 Berlin homes in midwinter
https://joannenova.com.au/2026/01/climate-terrorism-militant-left-activists-use-grid-arson-to-blackout-45000-berlin-homes-in-midwinter/ They wanted to “cut the juice to the ruling class” By Jo Nova Saving the world now means committing arson, and cutting off grandma’s electricity for days in midwinter Germany. The attack burned through a cable connected to one of Berlin’s gas plants. The so-called Vulkangruppe (Volcano Group) claimed responsibility and published their manifesto online in […]
Media continues to ring climate alarm, but 2025 saw the fewest deaths from extreme weather ever
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/media-blast-climate-alarm-2025-ends-year-saw-fewest-deaths-extreme-weather Legacy media outlets rounded out 2025 with articles recounting extreme weather events, presenting the year as one of climate chaos. They aren’t reporting that 2025 was likely the year of the fewest deaths from climate-related natural disasters in recorded history. By Kevin Killough Excerpt: As 2025 came to a close, the legacy media was […]
Analysis: Ending Net Zero Doesn’t Mean Replacing One Doomsday Scenario With Another – ‘We should value abundant energy because it benefits us, not for ‘national security’
https://www.climateskeptic.org/p/ending-net-zero-doesnt-mean-replacing By BEN PILE In the Telegraph yesterday, an editorial only somewhat rightly claims: ‘The global scramble for cheap energy exposes Britain’s folly.’ Other governments, it observes, are making moves to correct the green agenda. “Trump has acted to strengthen America’s role in energy markets,” it explains, “by contrast the British Government seemingly does everything in its power […]