Biden Forgot Own Policy in Negotiations With GOP: Report

President Joe Biden reportedly forgot the details of his own administration’s energy policy in a February meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.).

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Activists Want Energy Companies To Pay Climate Damages. That Could Imperil US National Security, Former Joint Chiefs Say.

Oil and gasoline products remain "critical to national security," two former chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a legal brief, weighing in on a closely watched court case in Hawaii that has activists calling on America's top energy companies to pay damages for contributions to climate change.

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California Wants Everyone To Drive Electric Cars. The State’s Energy Policies Make Charging Them More Expensive Than Ever.

As California pushes consumers to drive electric vehicles, the state is also moving away from fossil fuels, making electricity—and charging those vehicles—more expensive.

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Hamas-Sheltering Qatar Cashes In on Biden Natural Gas Pause

President Joe Biden’s pause on liquefied natural gas production is already turning into a major financial windfall for Qatar, even as the Gulf regime undercuts the United States and its allies by funding terrorists and sheltering fugitive Hamas leaders.

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House Passes Bill To Reverse Biden Natural Gas Pause

The House on Thursday passed a bill overriding President Joe Biden's decision to halt domestic Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production, amid concerns that the permit freeze will benefit American adversaries such as Russia and Qatar.

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CA Dems Want To Borrow $1 Billion To Rebuild Ports for Offshore Wind as Industry Flails Under High Costs

California legislators are proposing to take on $1 billion in debt for a seaport overhaul to help offshore wind companies build their turbine factories in federal waters even as the industry is losing subsidies and flailing under high costs.

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America Is In Deep Trouble

The 2024 election took another unpredictable turn on February 8 when Justice Department special counsel Robert Hur concluded that President Biden had willfully retained and disclosed classified information but did not deserve prosecution because a jury would see him as a "well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." The special counsel report reinforced GOP criticisms of a two-tier system of justice while amplifying widespread doubts that Biden is up to the job of president.

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Energy Department Blasts EPA's Proposed Chemical Ban, Alleging It Would Hurt US Ability To Detect WMDs

The Department of Energy is blasting a proposal from President Joe Biden's Environmental Protection Agency to ban a popular chemical, arguing a ban on methylene chloride would hinder the Energy Department's ability to detect weapons of mass destruction and conduct "complex" national defense research.

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Save the Stoves: Majority of Americans Oppose Plans To Eradicate Natural Gas From Buildings, Poll Finds

A majority of Americans oppose plans to eliminate natural gas hookups from new buildings, a policy that some liberal states and cities have used to effectively ban gas stoves.

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Joe Biden and the 'Impossible' Task of Refilling America's Oil Reserves

President Joe Biden in December began working to replenish the 180 million barrels he sold last year from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Nearly six months later, he still has zero barrels to show for it.

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