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MIN: Do you know how much new energy China put online last year? BURGUM: Intermittent or base load? MIN: All energy. 543 GW. How much was renewable? 434 GW. BURGUM: But only when the wind is blowing and sun is shining MIN: Meanwhile, the US put up 53 GW of new energy last year -- less than 10% of China. You're clear bias against renewables is harming our national security.

Burgum: When the sun goes down, solar panels produce zero electricity. The whole machine doesn't work. Rep. Huffman: I request to enter into the record this amazing new technology that apparently the Secretary is unaware of. It's a battery.

The part of MAHA that’s about cutting vaccine research is going gangbusters, but the part that’s about environmental toxins is shifting into reverse — kids and pregnant women getting dosed with more brain-killing mercury. nytimes.com/2026/05/11/cli…

BIG SCOOP: Energy reps tell me the Trump administration is now extrajudicially blocking all new wind projects in the United States Apparently the Pentagon is refusing to sign off on FAA airspace clearances even when military assets aren’t around For @heatmap_news (link below)

COLBERT: How dumb do you think it is for people to say that I should run for president? OBAMA: Well, you know, the bar has changed. I think you would perform significantly better than some folks we've seen. COLBERT: Is that an endorsement? OBAMA: It was not

Gas prices today are higher in all 50 states compared to last Wednesday. Biggest jumps vs a week ago: MT +36c/gal IL +35c OH +34c PA +34c NH +34c WY +33c GA +33c WV +33c RI +33c FL +32c

Trump wasted almost $2 billion in taxpayer dollars to kill projects that would’ve helped to lower energy costs. With gas at more than $4/gallon, the president is making it clear: he has no intention of giving working families relief.

not good when the gas price guy is literally saying his system can't handle how fast prices are rising

Chicago/Midwest wholesale diesel now ABOVE the West Coast- $208 per barrel for ULSD... the market is completely unhinged.

A Perry Mason moment here between AOC and Lee Zeldin. After Lee Zeldin denies meeting with Bayer to discuss litigation the company was facing, AOC presents visitor logs and emails from Zeldin’s senior advisor stating that Zeldin would be meeting with the Bayer CEO to discuss “legal/judicial issues.” “In this internal email, it says that Bayer was specifically seeking and discussing Supreme Court action, it would want an update on EPA’s regulatory review, and that, interestingly, Bayer will provide a small thanks for updating the glyphosate webpage from the EPA and work on MAHA.”

Profits of oil majors started today with BP posting profits over $3.2 BILLION -- more than double what they made over same period last year.

"The figure was higher than analysts had expected and far ahead of income in the same period last year which reached $1.38bn." bbc.com/news/articles/…

BP's profits for the first three months of the year have more than doubled, hitting over $3.2 billion already in 2026. The oil giant made these staggering profits as oil prices surged since the beginning of the war on Iran.

Today, BP announced $3.2 billion in Q1 profits, more than doubling their profits from Q1 of 2025.

The number of Americans who are singling out energy costs as their most important financial problem is now at 13%, the highest it’s been in nearly two decades. semafor.com/article/04/28/…

Reporter: “How much longer will Americans continue to see these high gas prices?” Trump: “Well, they’re not very high.” FACT: US gas prices have surged past $4 a gallon.

We are launching a big project today with MIT — The Electricity Price Hub! You can view monthly electricity prices per kwh and avg. bills for every major utility in the country going back to Jan 2020. electricity.heatmap.news

Fox guest: With oil prices as high as they are for as long as they've been, it's going to cost more to build new homes. Unfortunately, affordability is still out of reach for a lot of people, especially the first-time home buyers. Oil affects everything from lumber, diesel, steel, everything.

Trump is asking Congress to eliminate LIHEAP, the bipartisan program that helps with high winter and summer utility bills. It would save the government $4 billion by hurting millions of Americans. Meanwhile Trump is suing our IRS for $10 billion all for himself.

GORSUCH: Do you think Native Americans are birthright citizens under your test? SAUER: Ah, I think ... so. I have to think that through.