Iran war brings US close to net crude exporter for first time since World War Two
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iran-war-brings-us-close-net-crude-exporter-first-time-since-world-war-two-2026-04-16/ Summary Net imports of US crude narrows to lowest on record last week US exports climb to seven-month high on wide Brent-WTI spread US exports near capacity limits, analysts and traders say HOUSTON, April 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. nearly turned into a net crude exporter last week for the first time since World […]
UK Economist Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: High Energy Prices are ‘Good for the Climate’
https://tilakdoshi.substack.com/p/uk-economist-says-the-quiet-part By TILAK DOSHI Excerpt: When petrol prices rocket because of supply shocks—such as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the rerouting of oil tankers—one might have expected a discussion of geopolitics, market signals and the obvious supply-side remedies. Of which there has been plenty, some competent and even masterly, some not so […]
Watch: Morano on Fox on how Gov. Newsom’s climate policies are a national security risk & create poverty: ‘I’m expecting to see Bernie & AOC on their oligarch tour in Calif. because Newsom brags he has the most billionaires’
Watch: Morano on Fox on how Newsom’s California is being hit hardest by Iran energy disruptions pic.twitter.com/ohUdnIJVcx — Marc Morano (@ClimateDepot) April 9, 2026 Rough Transcript: Host Elizabeth MacDonald: The Wall Street Journal reports that the Iran war is poised to hit California harder than any other state. Why? California imports roughly 75% of […]
Hormuz Choke Point Displays ‘Green’ Vulnerabilities – ‘A decade of climate-themed hostility to fossil fuels has hollowed out resilience’
https://co2coalition.substack.com/p/hormuz-choke-point-displays-green by Vijay Jayaraj In the volatile waters of the Strait of Hormuz, maritime traffic has slowed to an agonizing crawl. Roughly a fifth of global oil trade passes through this narrow passage. Nearly half of the crude headed toward Asia must cross these waters. As the Iran war escalated, insurance firms raised premiums sharply, […]
Energy Lockdown: ‘Our go-to guy on global warming fanaticism, Marc Morano of Climate Depot, called our attention to all the government controls that the International Energy Agency is recommending’
That ‘70’s Show (Again) Via Committee to Unleash Prosperity: We warned last week that the doubling in global oil prices would incite a new round of crazy remedies ranging from Stalinistic energy consumption rationing to a repeat of the idiocy of Jimmy Carter-era energy price controls. After all, the left thinks fossil fuels are even […]
POLITICO: ‘Top Brussels official urges Europeans to work from home & drive less’ – Iran war could bring lengthy upheaval ‘reminiscent of the Covid pandemic’
https://www.politico.eu/article/europeans-urged-to-work-from-home-and-drive-less-as-eu-warns-of-long-crisis/ BY JAMES FERNYHOUGH, ELENA GIORDANO, BEN MUNSTER AND BEN MAKUCH BRUSSELS — The European Commission has urged people to work from home, drive and fly less, and for EU countries to urgently roll out renewables, as it warned of a prolonged energy crisis as a result of the conflict in the Gulf. In a […]
Prepare for ‘Energy Lockdowns’ – The ghost of the 2020 COVID-19 crisis is beginning to reappear in the corridors of the EU
Prepare for ‘Energy Lockdowns’… Just in Case By Javier Villamor Excerpt: What if the next major restriction does not come from a virus but from a lack of energy? In Brussels, nobody wants to utter the term yet. The European Commission avoids any official comparison with the pandemic and rejects talk of “energy lockdowns.” But […]
American Energy Alliance: A far cry from the 70s: The days of Americans waiting in Middle East-induced lines at the pump are over.
https://mailchi.mp/americanenergyalliance.org/a-far-cry-from-the-70s?e=02e2394a9b Reuters (4/1/26) reports: “U.S. refined products exports hit a record high in March as the Iran war left Europe, Asia and Africa scrambling to fill supply shortfalls created by the near-complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has been disrupting shipping in the strait, through which oil and fuel exports flow that represent a […]
Watch Morano on Fox: Climate Activists seek to impose COVID-style energy lockdowns – ‘Rooting for Iran to do more destruction to energy infrastructure & keep the Strait blocked’ so they can resurrect net zero
The Bottom Line – Fox Business Network – Broadcast March 31, 2026 Marc Morano criticizes IEA’s fuel consumption reduction guidance as ‘climate agenda’ – ClimateDepot.com executive editor Marc Morano discusses the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) new guidance on reducing fuel consumption amid the war in the Middle East on ‘The Bottom Line.’ Because maybe […]
Democrats’ pivot to ‘affordability agenda’ pulls blue states from green goals: ‘States that had taken the biggest swings at cutting emissions during the Biden admin are stepping back’
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2026/03/30/affordability-agenda-pulls-blue-states-from-green-goals-00851003 Excerpt: By ADAM ATON The cost of Democrats’ pivot to an energy affordability agenda appears to be climate action, particularly in blue states along the East Coast. The states that had taken the biggest swings at cutting emissions during the Biden administration are stepping back from their old playbook. Now, they’re pulling money away […]