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DAILY ENERGY NEWS  | 09/29/2025
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It's a good start. How about adding "fossil fuels" to that list?


Politico (9/28/25) reports: "The Energy Department has added 'climate change,' 'green' and 'decarbonization' to its growing 'list of words to avoid' at its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, according to an email issued Friday and obtained by POLITICO. 'Please ensure that every member of your team is aware that this is the latest list of words to avoid — and continue to be conscientious about avoiding any terminology that you know to be misaligned with the Administration’s perspectives and priorities,' the directive from acting director of external affairs Rachel Overbey said. Those instructions apply to both public-facing and internal communications and cover documents such as requests for information for federal funding opportunities, reports and briefings. In addition to 'climate change' and 'green,' EERE forbid officials from using “emissions” to avoid the implication that they are a negative. Climate change is caused by rising greenhouse gas emissions, which is driven primarily by burning oil, coal and natural gas for energy."

"No green project relying on taxpayer subsidies has ever made any economic or environmental sense." 

 

– Steven Milloy, Energy & Environmental Legal Institute, Senior Fellow

It must be nice to be a Democrat. Always the problem, but never to blame.


Wall Street Journal (9/28/25) opinion: "Electricity prices have jumped 6% nationwide over the last year, about twice as much as overall inflation. They’re now becoming a political flashpoint, as the tightening race for New Jersey Governor illustrates. Democrats downplayed surging electricity prices during the Biden Presidency. Residential electric rates increased 32% over the last five years nationwide, and even more in states like New Jersey (53%) and California (63%). Now Democrats are blaming the GOP’s new tax bill, which rolls back future subsidies for solar and wind. This doesn’t wash. Projects can still qualify for tax credits as long as they begin operating before the end of 2027 or start construction by next July 4. That means a wind project in the pipeline can continue to claim tax credits for 10 more years once it begins operating. The real problem is hostility to fossil fuels. New Jersey’s rates spiked 22% this summer as tight power supplies pushed up wholesale prices. Federal emissions regulations, the state’s renewable energy mandate and rich green-energy subsidies have made baseload nuclear and coal plants uneconomic. Five large coal plants and one nuclear reactor in the state have shut down since 2017."

The real inconvenient truth: renewable energy doesn't deliver more affordable energy.


Fox News (9/25/25) reports: "At the Sept. 23, 2025, U.N. General Assembly, President Donald Trump drew global headlines by blasting what he called the 'extreme cost' of the green transition, arguing that climate alarmism is impoverishing ordinary people while enriching elites. Whatever one thinks of Trump’s rhetoric, he touched on an inconvenient truth: despite endless assurances from campaigners and institutions like the U.N., World Bank, and World Economic Forum, wind and solar are still not delivering cheap energy. In fact, they are making electricity more expensive. For years, media and green advocates have insisted that solar and wind are now the cheapest forms of electricity. This claim is central to the idea that a green transition is inevitable and beneficial — even under a second Trump administration. But two decades of evidence shows the opposite. The countries that have added the most solar and wind also have the highest power costs."

Couldn't agree more, Governor. America has plenty of resources at home.


Newsweek (9/26/25) opinion: "President Donald Trump rightly understands that rebuilding American manufacturing requires transformational change on multiple levels. His focus on U.S. energy dominance, which Alaska’s abundant natural resources can support, will keep costs low for businesses and families alike. But rebuilding American manufacturing also requires the United States to develop its own sources of raw materials—and Alaska can help on this front too. While the last administration decided to look overseas to diversify the world’s graphite supply, the best solution would be to focus on developing American natural resources—and American graphite manufacturing—right here at home. Take graphite, the largest component of lithium-ion batteries by weight. Graphite has myriad applications—from batteries and nuclear reactors to advanced missiles and hypersonic systems—and has been designated as a critical mineral essential to our national security under the Defense Production Act. Yet the United States has a 100 percent import reliance on this important mineral—and China controls the vast majority of global processing."

Energy Markets

 
WTI Crude Oil: ↓ $63.68
Natural Gas: ↑ $3.21
Gasoline: ↓ $3.13
Diesel: ↓ $3.67
Heating Oil: ↓ $236.17
Brent Crude Oil: ↓ $68.16
US Rig Count: ↑ 588

 
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