ENERGY

Defying earlier expectations of slowing growth, U.S. crude oil production has surged this year to extend America's lead at the top of the ranking of the world's biggest oil producers.

In September, U.S. oil output surged to a record high for any month in history, and forecasts are that production will continue to increase. 

U.S. oil producers are set to lower their 2024 spending by 1%, with private drillers cutting budgets by an average of 4%, per a spending survey by (more…)

Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

The amount of waste piling up from solar panels and wind turbine blades can be measured in tons. And the industry is just getting started.

(Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock)

Almost all spent solar panels in the United States end up in landfills, and many first- and second-generation panels are already tapping out, well ahead of their anticipated 30-year lifespan.

Added to that will be an estimated 9.8 (more…)

Authored by Duggan Flanakin via RealClear Wire,

President Biden in 2021 drove a Ford F-150 Lightning and expressed his desire to electrify the White House’s fleet of vehicles, including the armored presidential limo known as “the Beast.”

At the time, Bryan Hood doubted the wisdom, given its weight of 15,000 to 20,000 pounds, its armor and high-tech security features, and its oversized truck frame. At twice the weight of the GMC Hummer EV, the Beast would require a (more…)