Ed Crooks

Yes! And that really comes across in the film. Have you seen it? I think you would enjoy it

And I did greatly enjoy ‘A Complete Unknown’, which makes it very clear that Dylan is the villain

In all honesty it is kind of a bit. I don’t *hate* Dylan. But I do hate exactly the phenomenon that you are talking about: the compulsory obeisance. When I was young it seemed terrible to still be in thrall to the dead legends of the 1960s, when there was so much excitement in our own time

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I liked the Jevons Paradox when it was playing the small clubs

Demand growth creates new challenges for the power industry | Wood Mackenzie Utilities already grappling with decarbonisation and climate risks now face growing demand from data centres to support AI applications.

I am pleased to see the Jevons Paradox being widely discussed in the past few days. I wrote about it in the context of AI last year: www.woodmac.com/blogs/energy...

Merry Christmas, everyone

Tradition has it that the Greeks have English accents when the Romans have American accents. No Romans in the Odyssey, so maybe not needed here. Quite a few Brits I’m the cast, though

The Energy Gang looks back at the year in energy | Wood Mackenzie In January we made some predictions for the year ahead. How did we do?

Some festive listening for you while you are peeling the sprouts. @mclott.bsky.social, @amyjaffeenergy.bsky.social and I review the year in energy. www.woodmac.com/podcasts/the...

I kid, of course. Really looking forward to this. Presumably it’s Pattinson as Odysseus, Holland as Telemachus, Zendaya as Nausicaa, Hathaway as Penelope, Nyong’o as Calypso and Damon as Mentor. Although Hathaway as Calypso and Nyong’o as Penelope might be more interesting casting

Excited to see Nolan taking on the story of a brilliant but troubled man who has to overcome a series of challenges, and the loyal wife and child who wait for him. A bit of a departure there

You could call Crystal Palace wise men, because they have given three gifts to Jesus this Christmas

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Loved those books as a teenager. Picked them up again for $1.99 each recently, but I haven’t yet gone back to them. Slightly scared to see if they still hold up

The article's conclusion: "Federal agencies will need to adapt to new judicial scrutiny, legislators may face increased pressure to craft more precise laws, and courts will brace for a heavier caseload as they take on a more prominent role in statutory interpretation."

The End of Chevron Deference: What Does It Mean, and What Comes Next? The Supreme Court decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo marks a tectonic shift in administrative law in the United States, with immediate impact.

Via @eduardoraul.bsky.social, this is an excellent American Bar Association article on the end of Chevron deference. Key quote: it is "a tectonic shift in administrative law and could reshape the landscape of American governance for years to come." www.americanbar.org/groups/busin...

@meidastouch.com did a podcast on how legal groups will be able to use Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce ruling to help block the Republicans' agenda as well.

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But in the short and medium term, there is going to be a lot more uncertainty over what lines the courts will take. And that could have a big impact on policy and regulation, in energy and in many other areas. How will it play out? We will find out! (12/12)

I have some sympathy for the view that in the long (long) term, ending Chevron deference will lead to greater stability in policy. The interpretation of the law will not change with every change in administration; it will be what the courts say it is, until the law is changed. (11/x)

It's important to remember that when SCOTUS first created the doctrine in its Chevron decision in 1985, it was seen as a victory for business, because it made courts more inclined to accept the legal interpretations offered by the Reagan administration. Now we are back to the status quo ante. (10/x)

The end of Chevron deference was often presented as a check on the ambitions of an activist Democratic administration. But it could equally impede a Republican presidency. (9/x)

That creates problems for both Democratic and Republican administrations seeking to push through their policy agendas. Anything they try to do will be more vulnerable to legal challenges. (8/x)

The doctrine of Chevron deference held that where a law was ambiguous, courts should defer the executive agency’s interpretation, so long as it was "reasonable". With that doctrine gone, courts have to decide for themselves how the law should be interpreted. (7/x)

So we will have a DC Circuit court that already - back in 2021 - felt able to reject FERC decisions that it saw as not in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. Now its authority has been strengthened by the SCOTUS decision in June to scrap Chevron deference. (6/x)

...as a general rule, the end of Chevron deference takes power away from the executive, and gives it to the courts. (US legal experts feel free to correct me here if I am wrong, but I think that is the clearest way to understand it.) (5/x)

If the Trump administration tries to rush through approvals for LNG exports to non-FTA countries, those decisions could also be vulnerable to legal challenges. The 1938 Natural Gas Act explicitly give the administration the authority to decide if exports are in the public interest. But... (4/x)

'Right Thing to Do': FERC Delays Controversial LNG Export Terminal | Common Dreams "With this order, it seems FERC is finally willing to acknowledge that it has not done enough to properly consider the cumulative harm on communities caused by building so many of these LNG export ter...

The DC Circuit court has already shown great willingness to overturn FERC decisions, repeatedly insisting on more comprehensive environmental assessments for two LNG projects. And FERC showed this week it is starting to modify its behaviour as a result. (3/x) www.commondreams.org/news/ferc-pa...

The Trump administration will want to expedite the construction of new LNG facilities as much as possible. But it will face various obstacles, including legal challenges to approvals from the Department of Energy and FERC. (2/x)

I have been down the rabbit hole over the past couple of days on the outlook for US #LNG, and I realised there is a massive unanswered - and unanswerable - question hanging over all US energy policy and regulation over the next few years: the impact of the end of Chevron deference. (1/x)