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DAILY ENERGY NEWS | 10/13/2025
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** Happy Columbus Day
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Christopher Columbus (1960) Mell-O-Toons Animation

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** "[I am] very cautiously optimistic that renewables can continue to grow and continue to displace fossil fuels in the U.S. I am more optimistic on the world scale."
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– Amanda Smith, Project Drawdown ([link removed])

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The future for renewables on federal land is not good, thankfully.

** Politico ([link removed])
(10/10/25) reports: "The Trump administration’s cancellation of what would have been one of the world’s largest solar power projects has some industry observers fretting over the future of renewable energy on public lands. They predicted the Esmeralda 7 project — by far the largest solar project that had moved through the permitting process under former President Joe Biden’s Interior Department — won’t be the last major project in the pipeline to be pulled. It was one of a number of Nevada desert solar projects that had been steadily advancing through regulatory review by the Biden administration. The Trump administration has made its skepticism of the solar build-out in Nevada clear in recent months, with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and other officials saying solar is an 'intermittent' technology that doesn’t provide reliable energy. But some conservationists alarmed by the proposed rollout of large solar projects in Nevada and other Western states celebrated the demise of Esmeralda 7,
saying as designed it took up far too much land."

If only California would realize how much better it would be if it embraced, and not fought, oil.

** ABC ([link removed])
(10/12/25) reports: "Thousands — perhaps tens of thousands — of workers could lose jobs in the coming years as California tries to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. Energy company Valero said earlier this year it would close a refinery in the Bay Area. California's leading Democrats are grappling with how to confront lost jobs and high gas prices that the oil industry says are the result of the state's climate policies. State energy regulators are negotiating to keep the Valero plant open and recently backed off a proposal to penalize oil companies for high profits, while Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to speed oil well permitting in the Central Valley. That action came after years of Newsom declaring he was 'taking on big oil.' That inconsistent messaging has left the industry's workers unsure of what the future holds."

A proclamation for Columbus Day.

** White House ([link removed])
(10/09/25) proclamation: "Today our Nation honors the legendary Christopher Columbus — the original American hero, a giant of Western civilization, and one of the most gallant and visionary men to ever walk the face of the earth. This Columbus Day, we honor his life with reverence and gratitude, and we pledge to reclaim his extraordinary legacy of faith, courage, perseverance, and virtue from the left-wing arsonists who have sought to destroy his name and dishonor his memory. Born in Genoa, Italy in 1451, Columbus quickly emerged as a titan of the Age of Exploration. On August 3, 1492, following years of intense study, preparation, and petitioning, Christopher Columbus secured funding from the Spanish Crown to set out on a daring expedition that most believed to be impossible. Commissioned by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Columbus and his crew boarded three small ships — the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria — to set sail on a perilous voyage across the Atlantic."

Energy Markets


WTI Crude Oil: ↓ $59.82
Natural Gas: ↓ $3.11
Gasoline: ↓ $3.08

Diesel: ↓ $3.65
Heating Oil: ↑ $225.65
Brent Crude Oil: ↓ $63.61
** US Rig Count ([link removed])
: ↑ 578



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