How long can the South Korean government keep shielding motorists from expensive oil without straining public finances, distorting the market and delaying an adjustment to higher energy costs? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/23/economy/south-korea-fuel-holidays/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #southkorea #oil #energy #electricity #batteries #utilities #leejaemyung
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On April 28, GOP Rep. Jim Jordan accused environmental law scholars of bias, conspiracy and colluding to influence the U.S. judiciary.
The next day, free-market conservatives kicked off a multiday climate skepticism event for more than 150 judges.
https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-science-oil-gas-fossil-fuel-judges-jim-jordan?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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The Latest Trump and DOGE Casualty: Energy Data
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The Energy Information Administration has long provided reliable data on everything from oil and gas to alternative energy. Now one of its signature reports has been slashed and a second one canceled entirely amid sweeping job reductions and turmoil.
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-latest-trump-and-doge-casualty-energy-data?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, weaken or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines.
Experts say the changes will cost lives.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dot-regulation-safety-rollback-sean-duffy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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Although Tom Ragsdale’s #oil companies owe New Mexico more than $3.5 million for #pollution and unpaid fees, the state has recovered only about $50,000.
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
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The Mount Vernon News was family owned from 1939 until it was sold in 2020 to a “pink slime” media company with ties to conservative billionaires. Then it began publishing one-sided articles that make dubious claims about solar power.
(Published Oct. 2024)
https://propub.li/3CY5WFR
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Industry documents obtained by ProPublica reveal how NW Natural, Oregon’s largest natural gas company, pursued an approach that ended up perpetuating its core fossil fuel business while the company painted a picture of going green.
(Published Sept. 2024)
https://propub.li/3PlzCQ7
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North Dakota Sued the Interior Department at Least Five Times Under Gov. Doug Burgum. Now He’s Set to Run the Agency.
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The state was hostile to Interior Department policies during the Biden administration. A review of its lawsuits under Burgum reveals an aggressively pro-fossil fuel agenda.
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Iran proposes opening the Strait of Hormuz within 7 days… Why did Trump reject the plan?
Abu Dhabi, UAE – Iran has thrust the Strait of Hormuz back into the spotlight by proposing a…
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/307369/
Trump Order Shifts the Financial Burden of Climate Change Onto Individuals
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The change would effectively transfer financial responsibility from oil drillers, auto manufacturers and others and leave Americans to face greater direct costs as warming continues.
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The Doublespeak of Energy Secretary Chris Wright
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In his confirmation hearing, the Liberty Energy founder pledged broad support for renewable energy. But when speaking to conservatives, he declared, “We don’t have replacements” for coal, oil and gas.
https://www.propublica.org/article/energy-secretary-chris-wright-climate-change-double-speak-oil-gas-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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“You Feel Like You’re Being Cheated”: Oil Companies Unfairly Take Millions, North Dakota Mineral Owners Say
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Oil companies are holding back a large portion of revenue payments to the people they lease drilling rights from, often with little explanation. But the industry has an outsize influence in the state, and public officials have refused to take action.
https://www.propublica.org/article/north-dakota-mineral-owner-royalty-deductions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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Wisteria (also spelled Wistaria or Wysteria) is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that includes ten species of woody climbing vines native to the Eastern United States and to China, Korea, and Japan. Some species are popular ornamental plants, especially in China and Japan.
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Wisteria (also spelled Wistaria or Wysteria) is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that includes ten species of woody climbing vines native to the Eastern United States and to China, Korea, and Japan. Some species are popular ornamental plants, especially in China and Japan.
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Frustrated by oil companies mysteriously withholding large amounts of royalties, North Dakota mineral owners lobbied for change.
Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fails to address the issue it was created to solve.
https://www.propublica.org/article/north-dakota-oil-gas-oversight-mineral-rights?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
“I hope that the people in North Dakota wake up and realize how much money should be in their pockets instead of industry’s pockets,” said Tom Huber, leader of West Virginia’s royalty owner association.
https://www.propublica.org/article/north-dakota-oil-mineral-rights-comparison?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Trump Says America’s Oil Industry Is Cleaner Than Other Countries’. New Data Shows Massive Emissions From Texas Wells.
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The oil industry touts Texas as a success story in controlling climate-warming methane emissions. The state’s regulator, however, grants nearly every request to burn or vent gas into the atmosphere.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-methane-oil-emissions-climate?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
We Investigated How Oil Companies Take Millions From Mineral Owners. Now, Some Lawmakers Push for Change.
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For years, North Dakota legislators rejected proposals to protect mineral owners from oil and gas companies withholding their earnings. “Something has to be done,” one lawmaker now says.
https://www.propublica.org/article/north-dakota-lawmakers-oil-gas-royalty-proposals?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
New Bills Seek to Rein In Oil Companies’ Pollution of Oklahoma Groundwater
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The legislation comes after The Frontier and ProPublica found over 150 incidents where oilfield wastewater had gushed from the earth, releasing toxic chemicals — including some that cause cancer — near homes and farms and into drinking water sources.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-legislation-oil-gas-injection-wells-water-pollution-cleanup?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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An Oklahoma family was forced to abandon their home after it filled with slick, black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels.
Despite ample evidence of oil and gas pollution, state regulators say they cannot help.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-regulators-fort-gibson-meredith-family?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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New Mexico’s lawsuit accuses three Texas oil executives of pocketing revenue from oil and gas wells and offloading cleanup costs to the public.
A 2024 ProPublica and Capital & Main investigation uncovered some of their companies’ business dealings.
https://www.propublica.org/article/new-mexico-oil-orphan-wells-cleanup?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Iran and the U.S. remain far apart on how to end their war, but diplomacy must continue, an Iranian official said Wednesday, after Iran's president told the U.N. that Tehran would never surrender to U.S. pressure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/24/world/politics/iran-us-peace-talks-pezeshkian/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #middleeast #iran #straitofhormuz #oil #persiangulf #un #masoudpezeshkian
Iran insists on diplomatic solution after Trump rejects peace plan
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO – Iran on Sunday insisted that only diplomacy can solve its conflict with the United States…
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/308414/
The Chevron Plant That Broke the Fertilizer Market — And...
Chevron's Wheatstone LNG plant outage triggered a global fertilizer crisis, driving urea prices up 50% amid China and Russia export bans. Analysis of market impact through 2024.
https://theboard.world/articles/energy/chevron-plant-broke-fertilizer-market-not-war-zone
The Boarman family’s water was undrinkable: It corroded taps. It withered plants. Their ice maker expelled clumps of salt.
But why was this happening? For two years, Oklahoma delayed basic tests that could help them find out.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-polluted-drinking-water-boarman-family?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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