Gerry Runte

Did Trump admin say 'we don't know where' sun goes at night? The claim spread after the Trump administration revoked a scientific finding that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases threaten public health.

Sad commentary when a satirist posts a claim that the current administration's revocation of the endangement finding report says "we doesn't know where the sun goes at night" and many people, used to loony pronouncements, find it plausible. www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...

Extreme progressives play an important role and deserve a seat at the table. But if you really want an unelectable candidate almost anywhere in the US, put one up for office.

The Weekend Wonk: Hilarious Slap Down of DOE Climate “Red Team” Get Coffee for this one. Last week at an event at the University of Texas, 3 leading climate deniers faced off against a single scientist.The Deniers were authors of the Department of Energy’…

Hilarious: Real Scientist Crushes @SecretaryWright 's gang of grifters - the DOE "Red Team" climate denial publication. It was meant to undergird Trump's gutting of GHG regs, but they were too embarrassed to cite it even for that. Climate wonk nirvana.
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What Energy Secretary Wright gets wrong about the grid Chris Wright trashed solar and wind for not providing much power during Winter Storm Fern — and ignored basic facts about how much renewables contribute…

How do you deal with a Department of Energy head that does not understand the fundamentals of the system over which he directs policy? www.canarymedia.com/articles/tra...

The 4 lessons New England’s grid can learn from Winter Storm Fern Extreme cold and lots of snow revealed the electric system’s strengths and weaknesses as the region debates how to build a more reliable, affordable grid.

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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
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#Maine might do well to consider a customized variant of this concept.

What the schizophrenic Trump energy policy does to New England electricity prices. Our cost follows the natural gas price. The DOE is increasing exports of LNG raising domestic prices by the end of the year. Expect big price hikes here. Affordability? Its own agency: www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...

UK offshore wind prices come in 40% cheaper than gas in record auction The UK just pulled off one of its most consequential offshore wind auctions yet – delivering massive volumes of new capacity at prices that undercut gas. more…

UK offshore wind prices come in 40% cheaper than gas in record auction

The Department of Dunning Kruger strikes again. DOE eliminates radiation standard "As Low As Reasonably Achievable" (ALARA). www.eenews.net/articles/doe...

Judge Clears Work On Offshore Wind Project To Resume, Again | CT News Junkie On Monday, Attorney General William Tong announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has granted a preliminary injunction to block the Trump Administration’s latest effort to s...

Need to end the cycle of federal orders to stop wind meant solely to create short term victory memes feeding misinformation to the base. ctnewsjunkie.com/2026/01/13/j...

False. Low gas prices are entirely because OPEC+ has been increasing production since March, lowering world prices. Why? To gain market share from the US. US shale oil needs high prices to keep rigs running. reuters.com/business/ene...

As #Maine faces more complicated energy choices, do we have institutions that most people trust to tell fact from opinion before ideology takes over? worthingtonsawtelle.com/energy-polic...

Good energy policy is technology-agnostic. worthingtonsawtelle.com/good-energy-...

Exxon CEO wants "significant changes" to the status quo in Venezuela, calling it "uninvestible" The future of Venezuela remains uncertain as the Trump administration asserts US oversight over the country for the foreseeable future. Follow for live updates

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Energy connectivity, electricity grids Practical informationComposition of the study groupAdministrator / Assistant in charge: Giorgia Bordignon/Maria Grazia RuoccoContactBackgroundStrengthening energy interconnectivity is key to energy se...

The US ought to be having a similar discussion- not just to optimize the inefficient parochial networks within the US but to create an interconnected North American grid. But won't happen as long as our Dunning Kruger DOE persists. www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/...

Looks like someone fails to understand correlation and causation. Trying to correlate gas prices to politics is nonsens, like claiming the divorce rate in Maine affects margarine consumption.

Time to rename this to the Department of Dunning Kruger Dominance.

#Maine energy committee voted out a bill requiring the state energy department to be technology agnostic on emerging technologies, rejecting a bill that prioritized #SMRs. Doubtless this will be spun as anti-nuclear. Nothing could be further from the truth. worthingtonsawtelle.com/good-energy-...

No work necessary. All he has to do is convince the Speaker to allow a vote on the Democrat bill that has been blocked by Republicans since 2024. The "End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act" (S.3402/H.R.6608)
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We are constantly being told by a political party in #Maine that our electricity rates are high because of wind and solar. Here's #ISO-NE wholesale prices vs natural gas price.

Venezuela's Self-Reported Oil Reserves - Apollo Academy Venezuela’s self-reported crude oil reserves tripled from around 100 billion barrels in the early 2000s to 300 billion barrels in...

2 Essential charts on Venezuela. Guess who ws in power when reserves were reclassified? www.apolloacademy.com/venezuelas-s...

How Trump dismantled a promising energy industry — and what America… The demolition of the offshore wind sector in 2025 will reverberate for decades, resulting in lost jobs, higher utility bills, and less reliable power…

The demolition of the offshore wind sector in 2025 will reverberate for decades, resulting in lost jobs, higher utility bills, and less reliable power grids. www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...

ISO New England statement on Department of the Interior offshore wind announcement   - ISO Newswire ISO New England is aware of the stop work orders for two projects in the region.

ISO-NE's statement on the latest attempt to thwart offshore wind. #Maine #wind isonewswire.com/2025/12/22/i...

The man behind the fall of offshore wind David Stevenson has solar on his roof and drives a hybrid. How did he become the leader of the movement that helped Trump crush offshore wind farms?

This should be required reading for all those interested in off shore wind, regardless of your position on the topic. www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...

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After a five-month freeze, BLM finally advances a solar project The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has approved changes to the 700 MW solar, 700 MW 2,800 MWh energy storage Libra Solar Project in Nevada, marking the first time it has advanced a solar project since...

After a five-month freeze, BLM finally advances a solar project - but I bet it is not on the map of "Trump Planned Power Plants" pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/12/17/a...

Trump fusion sets deals dial to ludicrous mode By Robert CyranDonald Trump is wrapping up a wild year of M&A with his own personal bow. The U.S. president's social media venture, Trump Media & Technology NASDAQ:DJT, unveiled plans on Thursday to m...

Trump #fusion sets deals dial to ludicrous mode www.tradingview.com/news/reuters...

In the full of falsehoods speech Wednesday night Trump showed this chart. He failed to note his deal with the Saudis that caused the price increase late in 2020, or that he has had nothing to do with price declines this year - entirely due to OPEC+ increased production.

Yeah, so about that "warrior bonus."