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The EPA is moving toward a major advanced recycling reclassification. ♻️ By potentially removing pyrolysis from "incineration" rules, the agency is clearing the path for billions in petrochemical investment.  shalemag.com/epa-advanced-r… #AdvancedRecycling #Sustainability #EPA

The Islamabad diplomacy energy impact is the only thing standing between $102 Brent and a massive regional escalation. If the April 21 deadline passes without a breakthrough, the energy map changes forever. #OilPrices #Hormuz shalemag.com/islamabad-dipl…

Is AI an accelerator or a risk for the energy workforce? 🤖 KymBolado talks with Tim Tarpley of EnergyWorkforce about: 🔹AI’s impact on energy jobs 🔹Grid security & policy 🔹Human vs. Machine optimization Watch the full episode: youtu.be/jCsJ5lQN7LM #Energy #AI #Workforce

Google is going off-grid with gas. ⛽️ To power its massive "Goodnight" campus in Texas, the tech giant is turning to data center gas power instead of relying solely on renewables. Is the AI boom officially colliding with 2030 climate pledges? shalemag.com/data-center-ga… #Google

Clean energy firms are fighting fire with fire. 🔥 Facing massive budget cuts, the industry is adopting Big Oil's playbook to protect renewable energy survival strategies. shalemag.com/renewable-ener… #CleanEnergy

The FY2027 White House energy budget is out and the pivot is massive.  $3.5B redirected to baseload power, a 52% slash to the EPA budget, and a laser focus on AI supercomputing to fix the grid. The era of "prevention" is over; it's time for production. shalemag.com/white-house-en…

The EPA just greenlit a nationwide E15 fuel expansion for summer 2026. 🌽 By suspending boutique fuel rules and pushing ethanol blends, they’re aiming for price stability, but at what cost to refinery margins and vehicle efficiency? shalemag.com/nationwide-e15… #E15 #EnergyNews #EPA

The DOE just unveiled a $1.9B DOE grid infrastructure investment under the new SPARK program. ⚡️ The goal? Bypass the 10-year regulatory headache for new lines by upgrading existing ones with advanced composite conductors.  shalemag.com/doe-grid-infra… #GridReliability

Diesel is rising faster than gasoline. That’s not random—it’s structural. Robert Rapier explains why ⬇️ 🔗 shalemag.com/diesel-prices-… #Diesel #EnergyMarkets #Inflation

Presidents don’t control gas prices. But in a crisis—they can move them. Robert Rapier breaks down the real Presidents Gas Prices Impact ⬇️ 🔗shalemag.com/presidents-gas… #GasPrices #EnergyMarkets #Oil

President Trump’s 2027 budget proposal is here: Major Trump energy budget cuts for green initiatives, big wins for nuclear, and a laser focus on "Energy Dominance." Here is the breakdown of the $53.9B DoE request. shalemag.com/trump-energy-b… #EnergyNews #TrumpBudget #FossilFuels

The EPA biofuel mandate surge is official. 🌾 27B+ gallons of renewable fuel required by 2027, with major changes to RINs and a push for domestic feedstock security. Are refiners ready for the Set 2 reality? shalemag.com/epa-biofuel-ma… #Biofuels #EnergyPolicy #RFS #OOTT

Texas is officially going all-in on the atom. ⚛️ Gov. Abbott just opened the Texas Nuclear Development Fund with $350M to anchor the state's grid for the AI era. More power, more reliability, less bureaucracy. shalemag.com/texas-nuclear-… #Texas #Nuclear #Energy #SMR #ERCOT

The Strait of Hormuz moves ~25% of the world’s seaborne oil. Restrictions on tanker movement are keeping markets volatile — and gas prices could follow. ▶️ Watch: youtu.be/cHJASAb0HnM #EnergyMarkets #OilPrices #StraitOfHormuz #GlobalEnergy #EnergySecurity #EnergyMinute

The Strait of Hormuz is under a U.S. naval blockade. 🚢 Brent is over $100 and the global supply chain for 20% of the world's oil is at risk.  shalemag.com/hormuz-blockad… #Hormuz #Oil #EnergySecurity

The NRC approved a 20-year Diablo Canyon license extension, but California state law still mandates a 2030 shutdown. 🚨 We have a federal green light crashing into a state-level wall. The grid reality is about to get very interesting. shalemag.com/diablo-canyon-… #Nuclear

The nuclear logjam is officially over. ⚛️ The NRC finalized the NRC Advanced Reactor Framework, paving the way for SMRs and advanced designs to hit the grid faster and cheaper. Seventy years of regulatory bottlenecking just ended. shalemag.com/nrc-advanced-r… #NuclearPower #SMR

Flying this summer? 🧳 A massive jet fuel price surge has forced United, Delta, and Southwest to hike baggage fees. With the Strait of Hormuz largely closed, the energy-to-aviation ripple effect is just beginning. shalemag.com/jet-fuel-price… #Airlines #EnergyNews #OilPrices #Travel

Think U.S. refineries can’t process shale oil? They can. They just don’t want to. Robert Rapier breaks down the US Refinery Shale Myth ⬇️ 🔗 shalemag.com/us-refinery-sh… #Oil #EnergyMarkets #Shale

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