New York Just Got a Huge Influx of Clean Power From Canada. It Still Needs More, and Will Canada Cut the Power if They Don’t Agree with Trump?

New Yorkers woke up to a major milestone in the state’s green energy transition on June 1, 2026: the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) transmission line began flowing hydroelectric power from Quebec, Canada, directly into Queens. This $6 billion underground and underwater project, developed in partnership with Hydro-Québec, delivers up to 1,250 MW of carbon-free […]

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The Hormuz Squeeze Is Redrawing Global Oil and Gas Markets for Good – By Energy News Beat Channel

The Strait of Hormuz has long been the world’s most critical energy chokepoint—handling roughly 20 million barrels per day (b/d) of oil and a significant share of global LNG before the 2026 crisis. But Iran’s de facto closure of the strait since late February 2026, amid escalating conflict, has forced a permanent rethink. Even if […]

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State Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration Over Payment Ending Offshore Wind ProjectsHow Much Has Climate Lawfare Cost US Consumers?

In the latest chapter of the green energy wars, a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general filed suit Tuesday against the Trump administration’s deal to wind down costly offshore wind projects. The lawsuit, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James and joined by her counterparts in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and […]

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California Extends Its Key Climate Programs, Condemning the State to High Energy Prices

On Friday, May 29, 2026, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved sweeping updates to the state’s Cap-and-Invest program (formerly Cap-and-Trade), extending California’s signature climate initiative through 2045. State regulators framed the changes as a balanced move to meet aggressive greenhouse gas reduction targets while supporting affordability and preventing industry “leakage”—the exodus of major polluters […]

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WSJ Writes – If the Road to Economic Hell is paved with Good Intentions, don’t expect to see German Cars driving on it

The Wall Street Journal recently captured Germany’s predicament with brutal clarity in pieces like “Germany’s Slow Industrial Suicide.” A LinkedIn post by Doug Sheridan amplified the editorial, highlighting how green mandates, Net Zero zeal, and the Energiewende have delivered deindustrialization instead of the promised green nirvana. The ironic title nails it: Good intentions around climate […]

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