News of the Day: Democrats put scrapping Trump rules on the back burnerKelsey Burger, E & E News, February 18, 2021 Talk about the Congressional Review Act flared in early January, after Democrats won the Georgia Senate races and secured the chamber majority. The once rarely cited 1996 law was thrust into the national spotlight as Democrats and regulatory policy … read more
OIL: Saudi Arabia Set to Raise Oil Output Amid Recovery in PricesSummer Said and Benoit Faucon, The Wall Street Journal, February 17, 2021 Saudi Arabia plans to increase oil output in the coming months, reversing a recent big production cut, say advisers to the kingdom, a sign of growing confidence over an oil-price recovery. The world’s largest oil exporter surprised oil markets … read more
News of the Day: This Blizzard Exposes The Perils Of Attempting To ‘Electrify Everything’Robert Bryce, Forbes, February 15, 2021 The massive blast of Siberia-like cold that is wreaking havoc across North America is proving that if we humans want to keep surviving frigid winters, we are going to have to keep burning natural gas — and lots of it — for decades … read more
